Composer William Harvey and Tabla musician Dibyarka Chatterjee discuss the history of the Tabla, the traditional music of India, and William Harvey's new work, "Seven Decisions of Gandhi."
In advance of the Princeton Symphony Orchestra's upcoming world premiere performances of "Seven Decisions of Gandhi" by William Harvey, the library and Orchestra present a behind-the-scenes discussion.
Concertmaster of Mexico’s premier orchestra, the Orquesta Sinfónica Nacional, and violin faculty at the Universidad Panamericana, violinist, conductor, and composer William Harvey has appeared as violin soloist at Carnegie Hall with the New York Youth Symphony and has performed concerti with orchestras in Argentina, the Philippines, Mexico, and USA. His recording of the violin concerto by Hector Infanzón received two nominations to the Latin Grammys in 2021.
Dibyarka Chatterjee represents the Farrukhabad Gharana of tabla playing. Dibyarka was born in Kolkata, where even in his childhood he was already performing in concerts as well as on Akaashbani Kolkata's Children's Section (National Radio - Kolkata Station). At the age of ten he moved to New York City with his family; since then he has continued to perform regularly with both Indian and Western music. Dibyarka has had the honor and privilege of performing with renowned musicians like Pandit Jasraj, Pdt. Budhhadev DasGupta, Pta. Lakshmi Shankar, Utd. Shujaat Khan, Pta. Joya Biswas, Pdt. Ramesh Mishra, Utd. Mashkoor Ali Khan, Pta. Shubhra Guha, Pta. Tripti Mukherjee, Pdt. Suman Ghosh to name only a few. He has composed music for, and performed in, two off-Broadway theatrical productions (Nuraldeen's Lifetime & Lee/gendary). Dibyarka is a recipient of the 2017 Salon de Virtuosi Career Grant in honor of Charlotte White.
