Free Concert Series: Many Strings Attached

Virtuosa Aruna Narayan shines the spotlight on the sarangi, an ancient North Indian bowed instrument that is considered one of the most difficult in the world to master. The Mumbai-born daughter of renowned sarangi master Pandit Ram Narayan, Aruna Narayan is one of only a handful of solo sarangi players active today, and the only woman to play this instrument professionally. Traditionally relegated to the role of vocal accompaniment, the sarangi re-entered the mainstream of Indian performing arts as a Hindustani classical instrument thanks to the efforts of Aruna’s father.