A very special classical music concert by internationally renowned Indian violinist, Indradeep Ghosh and Pakistani tabla player, Yousuf Kerai demonstrating the music transcends borders.

Known as the “Prince of Violin”, Indradeep Ghosh is one of the premier Indian classical violinists and a trailblazer for the Maihar Gharana. He is one of the few Classical violinists to play a unique, custom made five-string violin and viola with eight sympathetic strings, modeled after the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle which gives a fuller tone and resonating effect. He performs regularly for national radio and TV channels in India, as well as performing extensively worldwide. He has to his credit many classical and fusion music albums and is the only Indian violinist to release a commercial viola (bass violin) album titled “Tribute to Miyan Tansen on Viola”. He also contributed to the album, Melodic Intersect: One Vision, which won the Akademia Music Award.

Yousuf Kerai, hails from Karachi, Pakistan and learned to sing and play the harmonium at the age of eight under the tutelage of the late Master Babu Khan. At the age of sixteen, he was accepted as a student of the late tabla maestro Ustad Khursheed Hussain and has been playing tabla for the last 25 years. Yousuf founded Tarz Group, an ensemble of classically trained musicians, committed to helping young listeners appreciate their South Asian musical heritage. Tarz Group has held many live concerts in Karachi and Lahore. Yousuf most recently served as Associate Professor of Practice at Habib University in Karachi where he taught courses in mathematics and South Asian music. He is the Founding Director of the Center for South Asian Music at Habib University, that offers a South Asian Music Minor, where students learn musical skills and take courses on music theory and history.