Kala Darpan is excited to present a fantastic instrumental concert of
two extremely accomplished Indian Classical musicians for the very
first time in Austin – Violin maestro Shri. Indradeep Ghosh and Tabla
Maestro Shri. Prafulla Athalye.

Titled as “Prince of Violin”, Indradeep Ghosh is one of the premier
Violinist and one and only Indian Classical Violist of India and a
trailblazer for the Maihar Gharana. He is an “A” grade artist of All
India Radio and performs regularly for National Radio and TV Channel
in India. He has to his credit many Classical and Fusion Music albums.
He is the only Indian Violinist to release first-ever commercial VIOLA
(Bass Violin) album titled “Tribute to Miyan Tansen on Viola”. He has
also contributed to the album, Melodic Intersect: One Vision, which
won the Akademia Music Award in January 2016 from Los Angeles.

Shri. Prafulla Athalye is a Tabla player par extraordinaire and a
senior ‘gandabandh’ disciple of the Tabla legend Ustad Alla Rakha. He
is an “A” Grade Artist of All India Radio and Doordarshan and
regularly performs there while he is in India. Prafulla has also
studied from another great Maestro, Pt. Arvind Mulgaonkar for 8+
years. Prafulla is an inspiration to many young and upcoming Tabla
players as he is not only an exceptionally talented Soloist but also
an outstanding accompanist in all 3 areas of Tabla accompaniment which
are Vocal, Instrumental and Kathak Dance.