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Maestros in Concert

Presented by Mesa Arts Center at Mesa Arts Center Theaters

May 7, 2011

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Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is one of the truly great visionaries in the Indian classical music firmament. Popularity has led to a demand for recordings by him, to a degree that having a Shivkumar Sharma album acts like a kind of validation for a label. Consequently, the market is flooded with his recordings. His playing is consummate; therefore, he is unlikely to produce a piece of work that is below par, which makes selecting a shortlist even more difficult.



Pt. Sharma is the recipient of national and international awards, including an honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, in 1985, the Sangeet Natak Academi Award in 1986, the Padma Shri in 1991, and the Padma Vibhushan in 2001.



Internationally decorated, Zakir Hussain is today appreciated both in the field of percussion and in the music world at large as an international phenomenon and one of the greatest musicians of our time. A classical tabla virtuoso of the highest order, his consistently brilliant and exciting performances have established him as a national treasure in his own country, India, and as one of India's reigning cultural ambassadors. Widely considered a chief architect of the contemporary world music movement, Zakir's contribution to world music has been unique, with many historic collaborations, including Shakti, which he founded with John McLaughlin and L. Shankar, Remember Shakti, the Diga Rhythm Band, Making Music, Planet Drum with Mickey Hart, Tabla Beat Science, Sangam with Charles Lloyd and Eric Harland, and recordings and performances with artists as diverse as George Harrison, YoYo Ma, Joe Henderson, Van Morrison, Airto Moreira, Pharoah Sanders, Billy Cobham, Mark Morris, Rennie Harris, and the Kodo drummers. Zakir received the distinct honor of co-composing the opening music for the Summer Olympics in Atlanta, 1996.