Back to Artists Home | Back to Schedule Home 7:15 - 9:45 pm Imrat Khan Kane Hall University of Washington Accompanist: Sameer Chatterjee Ustad Imrat Khan is the guardian of a centuries-old family tradition and an instrumental performer of international renown. He is a musical ambassador of his country, teacher, creator and innovator. He has established his reputation not only by an absolute mastery of two different instruments, the sitar and the surbahar, but also by the consistent purity and integrity with which he presents every aspect of the great Indian classical genres. His renditions span the whole spectrum of feeling and expression, from grave and meditative to light-hearted and playful, from serene to heroic, from devotional to romantic. He is a consummate musician whose art is based on deep insight into the melodic subtleties of raag and the rhythmic intricacies of taal. His breathtaking virtuosity is placed at the service of a brilliantly inventive wit, reaching across to audiences of widely different cultures making each performance an unforgettable experience.