One of India’s finest musicians, the virtuoso sitar player Nishat Khan has been dazzling audiences globally with his provocative expression and spellbinding technical mastery. He hails from one of the most famous music families in the North Indian classical tradition that extends back for seven generations. The son and disciple of Ustad Imrat Khan, Nishat stands at the threshold of the future of sitar and Indian music with his uniquely invigorating, contemporary approach. He draws on his own musical heritage as well as engages other genres as diverse as Western classical music, jazz, Flamenco and Gregorian chant. He has worked with other major performers and composers such as John McLaughlin, Philip Glass, Paco Peña, Evelyn Glennie. In 2013 his sitar concerto Gate of the Moon was premiered at the opening night of the BBC proms to much critical acclaim.