Anoushka Shankar

Anoushka Shankar is the prodigiously talented 19-year old daughter of Ravi Shankar. She has studied under her father for the last ten years and in 1995, at the age of 13, made her professional debut in New Dehli, India. Since then she has accompanied her father in performances at major concert halls in India, Europe, the USA, and the Far East endearing herself to her audiences with her sincerity and exceptional talent.

Anoushka is the only student of Ravi Shankar to have studied under his tutelage from the absolute beginning. Trained also as a classical pianist, Anoushka is developing her own unique sound by studying the masterful style of her father. In March 1997 she accompanied him in a performance of his Concerto No 1 for Sitar and Orchestra with the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Zubin Mehta in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Independence of India. In January 1998 Anoushka played both the piano and the sitar in concert with Jean-Pierre Rampal. Critics world-wide have acknowledged the gifts of this rising star and hail her as the obvious successor to the great tradition of her father.

Anoushka was recently honoured by Parliament with a House of Commons Shield presented to her in London on July 17th 1998, in recognition of her artistry and musicianship. At 17, she was the youngest and only female recipient of such an award. In July 1999 she performed a new piece written by her father for sitar and cello, with Mstislav Rostropovich at the Evian Festival. She also became the first woman ever to perform at the Ramakrishna Centre in Calcutta in February 2000.

Her solo recitals have taken her to Italy, Spain and the USA and include New York (Central Park), Toronto, Ravinia Festival and Chicago. She returns to Europe for a tour in summer 2001.

Anoushka is an exclusive EMI-Angel artist and released her debut album Anoushka in 1998. Her second album, Anourag was released in August 2000.