Tarang: New Contemporary Indian Music
Part of the Yoko Ono Lennon Lunchtime Concert Series
More tickets for this concert will be released on Wednesday 9 September (four weeks before the concert). If it is currently showing as sold out, please check back on this page then.
Tarang is an innovative Indian music collective bringing together the UK’s most exceptional young professionals. Far from a standard ensemble, Tarang is defined by its contemporary interpretations of Indian classical music, reflecting the global influences and diverse cultural environments experienced by this generation of British-born Indian musicians.
Produced by Milap and featuring bespoke arrangements by Girishh Gopalakrishnan, the repertoire for this lunchtime concert bridges the gap between classical rigour and modern experimentation.
This lunchtime concert features bold, innovative repertoire, from the intricate structures of Carnatic and Hindustani music to global contemporary influences. Highlighting a world premiere by tabla maestro Kousic Sen and bespoke arrangements of works by Hariharan and Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh, Tarang delivers a fresh, sophisticated, and entirely unique sonic identity.
This performance is a rare opportunity to hear Indian music reimagined for a modern, global stage—fresh, distinctive, and technically brilliant.
Programme highlights:
- Echoes of Benaras (world premiere), a new commission by Tabla Maestro Kousic Sen
- Midnight Sun, an original composition by Tarang’s own Girishh Gopalakrishnan
- Modern Masterpieces: Works by the legendary Hariharan, pioneering slide-guitarist Pt. Debashish Bhattacharya, and virtuoso Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh.
Presented in partnership with MILAP
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The Tung Auditorium Lunchtime Concert Series is supported by Yoko Ono Lennon via Spirit Foundations
Update on Lunchtime Concert Series Tickets
To help more people enjoy the concerts, we’ll now be releasing tickets for the free lunchtime concert series in two stages.
Half of the tickets for each concert will be released when the season goes on sale. The remaining half will be released four weeks before each concert date.
To find out more, please visit the Lunchtime Concert Series page.
If you book tickets for a free lunchtime concert and are subsequently unable to attend, please email [email protected] to return your tickets and allow someone else to go in your place.
Access seats are available to visitors with additional access requirements such as wheelchair users. Sign-up to the access scheme to book these seats.
This performance is not likely to be suitable for children under 5 due to the acoustics in the auditorium. Children under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult. Under-10’s are not permitted to sit on the balconies.
Food and hot drinks are not permitted in The Tung Auditorium.
The Fröhlich Café Bar is open Monday to Friday 8.30am-3.30pm during term-time.
This concert will last approximately 50 minutes.
This concert will last approximately 50 minutes.