Rajendra Prasanna


Rajendra Prasanna, born 15 April 1956 is an Indian classical flautist and shehnai player from Benares Gharana.

Career

Rajendra was born in Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India. He learnt music from his father Raghunath Prasanna and from his uncles Bholanath Prasanna and Vishnu Prasanna.
His family moved to Delhi in the early seventies, and he later became the disciple of Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Sarfaraz Hussain Khan. He also took lessons from singer Mahadev Mishra of Benares Gharana.

Performances

He performed at the Edinburgh festival, WOMAD Festival, World Music festival for golden jubilee celebration for India's Independence held in America, Canada and Switzerland in 1997, Concert for George in London.

Awards and honors