Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri (7 September 1971 – 6 May 2021) son of Padmabhushan Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, was an eminent Indian classical sitarist of the Senia Gharana (school) and graded as a "Top Class" Artist of India by the Radio & National Television, Government of India. He was also associated as a Professor with the Faculty of Music, University of Delhi, India.

Biography

He initiated his musical training under the tutelage of his father Pandit Debu Chaudhuri and also from his Father's Guru Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan Sahab.

Prateek Chaudhuri

Discography

Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar, Debu Chaudhuri And Prateek Chaudhuri Sitar

Prateek Chaudhuri

Death

Prateek Chaudhuri died of COVID-19 on 6 May 2021, in Delhi. This took place only five days after his father had passed from a covid-related illness on May 1.

Prateek Chaudhuri

Publications

Plucked Instruments of Northern India with Special Reference to Sitar, , Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India Indian Music. , Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India.

References

External links

https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110906/http://www.saregama.com/album/prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_102582 http://www.saregama.com/album/debu-chaudhuri-and-prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_57162 http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sitar-and-its-gharanas/article6887092.ece

Sitar players

Delhi University

1971 births

2021 deaths

People from Delhi

Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India