Concert · 18:00
Amjad Ali Khan
Scherr Forum- B of A Performing Arts Center, Thousand Oaks, Thousand Oaks
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Amjad Ali Khan
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Photo: Anees Kodiyathur / CC BY-SA 3.0
About Amjad Ali Khan
Ustad Amjad Ali Khan (born 9 October 1945) is an Indian classical sarod player, best known for his clear and fast ekhara taans. Khan was born into a classical musical family (the Bangash lineage of the Senia Gharana) and has performed internationally since the 1960s. He was awarded India's second highest civilian honor Padma Vibhushan in 2001, India's third highest civilian honor Padma Bhushan in 1991 and Padma Shree in 1975.
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Amjad Ali Khan live: what the critics said
Best review
Five stars
The Live Review, Emma Carney
Royal Festival Hall, London, 27 January 2025
Carney was highly enthusiastic about the concert, judging the Samaagam Concerto for Sarod to be the highlight of the evening. She found the performance moving and unforgettable, largely because of the close musical rapport between Khan, his sons and tabla player Tanmoy Bose.
Harshest review
ArtsATL, Pierre Ruhe
Symphony Hall, Atlanta, 15 September 2025
Ruhe gave a mixed review that praised Khan and his sons as fluent and masterful, and singled out the encore as a highlight. He was critical of the orchestra, feeling it was out of sync with the sarod soloists and that the concert never fully cohered musically or emotionally.
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Amjad Ali Khan's Atlanta show: a harsh ArtsATL verdict on the orchestra
Pierre Ruhe's ArtsATL review of the Symphony Hall concert praised the Khan family soloists but found the orchestra out of step and the evening never fully cohered.
Amjad Ali Khan's Royal Festival Hall concert earns five stars from The Live Review
Emma Carney's glowing notice of Amjad Ali Khan's London concert singled out the Samaagam Concerto for Sarod and the close rapport between the performers on stage.