Pandit shiv kumar sharma biography of abraham

Shivkumar from his path. And I am also stubborn to a certain extent. I have a strong will power. He took upon himself the responsibility to improvise that instrument and made certain changes in its physical structure, which gave the instrument the ability to produce a greater resonance of the sound which, in turn, gave it continuity. The improved version of the santoor further deepened the attachment that Pandit Shivkumar had already for the instrument.

His name eventually got synonymous with Santoor. In an interview, he expressed his passion for the instrument and said, My father and guru Pandit Uma Dutt Sharma introduced me to the santoor. This instrument is the medium of expressing my feelings through melody and rhythm. After playing it for six decades, it has become my companion in my musical journey.

Santoor was never a part of the Indian classical genre; it was only limited to Sufi music in Kashmir. But I modified the instrument to bring it on a par with the sitar and sarod. Once, during a performance in the s with Brij Bhushan Kabra in Ahmedabad, my santoor sustained a crack. But surprisingly, after I got it repaired, it sounded better than before.

I care for it like my own child.

Pandit shiv kumar sharma biography of abraham

When Pandit Shivkumar Sharma was 28 years old, he got married to Manorama in an arranged marriage. He started accompanying his father for various performances and the father-son duo started performing together professionally in On 1 Junehe moved to Mumbai. In an interview, he revealed that he had only Rs. He said, I came to Mumbai with only Rs in my pocket.

His father pushed him all along and wanted him to be the first musician to play Indian classical music on the folk instrument, santoor. He made his first public performance took place in in Bombay. Later, he concentrated only on the santoor and single handedly brought it into the limelight. He modified the santoor and increased its range to cover the three octaves to make it more appropriate for playing classical music.

He also formed a new technique to play it, wherein the notes could be sustained for sound continuity. Career Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma recorded his first solo album in In an interview, Pt. Films were a source of income, I would compose for only select films. And films are creative too. Though, yes, initially people would say that yeh toh filmon mein chale gaye.

He collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv—Hari and went ahead to give great music for around 9 films between and Some of their notable works include FaasleChandniLamheand Darr In an interview, he recalled, I remember when Yash Chopra asked me and Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia to compose music for Silsila, everyone thought he was taking a big risk by signing classical musicians.

There is a difference between classical and film music. And it was a tremendous challenge to live up to film music. He also collaborated with the prolific Indian tabla player Zakir Hussain for his concerts as well as for composing music for films. He teamed up with guitarist Brij Bhushan Kabra and Pt. Chaurasia to produce one of the greatest hits of Indian classical music in called Call of the Valley.

He gave special performances before the House of Lords in Britain and in front of the Queen of Holland after proving his mettle in the music industry. According to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, composing music for films is different and more difficult than playing music at a concert. Sharma played it again only once because the music director S.

Burman insisted on him. In an interview, he expressed, Classical music is not for entertainment. At the age of thirteen, Sharma started learning santoor - an instrument he later mastered in. He gave his first performance in Mumbai in The couple gave birth to two children-- Rahul and Rohit. His son Rahul began learning Santoor at the age of