Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009), often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad (master), was an Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Khan was instrumental in popularizing Indian classical music in the West, both as a performer, and as a teacher.

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  • Ali Akbar Khan (April 14, 1922 – June 18, 2009), often referred to as Khansahib or by the title Ustad (master), was an Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Khan was instrumental in popularizing Indian classical music in the West, both as a performer, and as a teacher. He established a music school in Calcutta in 1956, and the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which is now located in San Rafael, California and has a branch in Basel, Switzerland. Khan also composed several classical ragas and filmscores. He was a Distinguished Adjunct Professor of Music at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Trained as a musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, Khan first came to America in 1955 on the invitation of violinist Yehudi Menuhin and later settled in California. Khan was nominated for five Grammy Awards and was accorded India's second highest civilian honor, the Padma Vibhushan, in 1989. He has also won a MacArthur Fellowship and the National Endowment for the Arts's National Heritage Fellowship.
  • Ali Akbar Khan war ein indischer Musiker und Komponist.
  • Ali Akbar Khan, né en 1922 au Bengale de l’Est et mort le 19 juin 2009 à San Francisco, était un musicien et compositeur indien de musique hindoustanie, et un joueur renommé de sarod. Il était considéré en Inde comme un trésor vivant. Il est le fils et l'élève d'Allauddin Khan.
  • Ali Akbar Khan was een van de meest succesvolle Indiase muzikanten. Hij werd gezien als een levende legende in India en werd bewonderd door zowel Westerse als Oosterse muzikanten voor zijn composities en zijn vaardigheid met de sarod. Padmabushan Ustad Ali Akbar was de zoon van de multi-instrumentalist Padmabibushan Ustad Allauddin Khan, en in feite diens opvolger in de Gharana (school). Ali Akbar's zonen Ashish en Dhyanesh zijn beide ook bekende sarodspelers. Ali Akbar Khan was de oprichter van de eerste school voor de studie van Noord-Indiase klassieke muziek in het Westen in 1967/68: het Ali Akbar College te San Rafael, Californië.
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  • Ali Akbar Khan war ein indischer Musiker und Komponist.
  • Ali Akbar Khan, né en 1922 au Bengale de l’Est et mort le 19 juin 2009 à San Francisco, était un musicien et compositeur indien de musique hindoustanie, et un joueur renommé de sarod. Il était considéré en Inde comme un trésor vivant. Il est le fils et l'élève d'Allauddin Khan.
  • Ali Akbar Khan was een van de meest succesvolle Indiase muzikanten. Hij werd gezien als een levende legende in India en werd bewonderd door zowel Westerse als Oosterse muzikanten voor zijn composities en zijn vaardigheid met de sarod. Padmabushan Ustad Ali Akbar was de zoon van de multi-instrumentalist Padmabibushan Ustad Allauddin Khan, en in feite diens opvolger in de Gharana (school). Ali Akbar's zonen Ashish en Dhyanesh zijn beide ook bekende sarodspelers.
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