Rishab Prasanna
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Rishab Prasanna | |
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 Rishab Prasanna playing in Paris | |
| Background information | |
| Born | New Delhi, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical |
| Occupation | Flute player |
| Instrument | Bansuri |
Rishab Prasanna (Hindi: ऋषभ प्रसन्ना, Urdu: رشبھ پرسنا) is an Indian flute or bansuri player. He was born in New Delhi.[1] He is son of flute and shehnai player Rajendra Prasanna.
Rishab Prasanna learned Indian classical music from his grandfather, Raghunath Prasanna, his father Rajendra Prasanna, and his uncles Ravi Shankar Prasanna and Rakesh Prasanna.
Apart from his solo concert, Rishab Prasanna also plays with his brother, Rajesh Prasanna.
He has worked on several projects with musicians in Europe
Rishab has played at the WOMAD Festivals in Australia, and New Zealand,[2] the Festival international de la musique andalou, in Algeria,[3] Les Allées Chantent in Isère (France),[1] Musique et Patrimoine in Chinon (France),[4] the Darbar Festival in London,[5] Festival Messiaen,[6] Salle Pierre Boulez- Philharmonie de Paris, Festival Avignon, Philharmonie of Hamburg, Sacred Music Festival Fez (Morocco), 75th anniversary of UNESCO in Paris.