"Ethereal, compelling, sensual, Nishat Khan master of the sitar" Los Angeles Times

"Profound and electrifying … pure exhilaration, taking tradition as a blueprint for ecstasy." New York Times

"Sublime, erotic, flamboyant harmony, spiritual serenity, sensual passion …" Independent, UK

"A chemistry that is hard to describe … it has allure and humour. He has a sparkling touch that beguiles and enchants at once. Ferociously gifted … no conceivable limitations … from whisper-soft pianissimos to the percussive thunder of jungle drum … his sitar roars, cries and exults" The Times of India

"Most unique about Khan's contribution to the art of Indian music, he extends the sound of a note while playing … extraordinary virtuosity and facility he brings to the sitar …" Chicago Tribune

"The foremost young instrumentalist of India…provoking to the listeners … fascinating, confident whispering … quiet breathing and great story telling purist lyric … Divine sounds and melodic richness " Berliniske Tidende, Copenhagen

"Khan created phases that included … cascading cadenzas of baroque toccatas … harmonies of monumental immobility … occasionally to dazzle but mostly to transfix" Washington Post

"Sun shines … Nishat proved no less if not better than contemporary masters in the field twice his age … Scintillating!" Guardian, UK

"A sitarist to reckon with" India Express

"Meeting of Angels … a genuine collaboration, preaching purity, human expression, spontaneous" BBC Music Magazine

"Khan…a mesmeric performer" Victoria Times, Canada

"An accomplished sitarist. He has cultivated a wealth of microtonal inflections which credited the music with a characteristic mood and emphasis…. fascinating" Times, UK

"India's finest among the new generation of sitar players" Suddeutsche Tribune

"Sitar music fit for kings...those listening to Khan were held transfixed as he dazzled and hypnotised with delicious ease…he built a transcendental holding pattern reminiscent of the days when rock stars came to sitar masters for spiritual nourishment" Evening Standard, London