Rewarding evening of occidental music

Occidental music is a rarity these days. Therefore, it comes Indian cello legend and maestro Anup Kumar Biswas's inaugural concert by the Bengal Philharmonic Orchestra and Choir along with eminent British composer and conductor Andrew Campling and the celebrated British sitarist Jonathan Mayer at the Kala Mandir auditorium recently.

- Anit Mukerjea

The principal soloists of the evening, Anup Kumar Biswas, the Calcutta born Bengali cellist had given wide ranging music concerts in Great Britain at such prestigious venues as the Royal Albert Hall, St James' Palace, Lambeth Palace, and Queen Elizabeth Hall among others. Andrew Campling, a senior conductor, is a member of the Ivor Academy of Composers. His music was featured on BBC and has composed three symphonies and nine concertos. His work premiered at St Paul's Covent Garden, London. Sitar soloist of repute Jonathan Mayer is the son of the late Kolkata based composer John Mayer from whom he learnt the ropes of composition and has created music extensively for many genres including jazz, fusion, Indian and symphonic music performed by the London Philharmonic Orchestra and promoting his father's Indo Jazz fusions.