Initiated into the ‘tabla’ from the tender age of four years, Abhisek stepped into the domain of sitar when he was seven. Under the strict tutelage of his guru, Pandit Shyamal Chattopadhyay, who is the disciple of the Late Ustad Md. Dabir Khan (the Last descendant of Mian Tansen) as well as the legendary maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar, his musical skills blossomed into refinement, helping him evolve as one of the potential sitarists of this generation. He has also been fortunate enough to have received taalim from the doyen of Vishnupur Gharana, Pt. Manilal Nag. He gave his first public performance at the young age of eight and has been a regular artiste of All India Radio since he was ten.
Abhisek has proved his musical acumen by receiving the prestigious “President’s Award” from the Government of India, after achieving the first position in All India Radio (Hindustani Classical Instrumental) Music Competition in Sitar in 2003. Abhisek is an A-Grade artist of All India Radio, Doordarshan and other media channels. He has been touring extensively across the globe on account of his concerts, which include Chhandayan All night Concert 2010, New York City and Academy of Performing Arts.
Subrata is one of the leading tabla players in India today. As an accompanist of choice of some of the most renowned classical exponents. Subrata was a visiting professor at the Universty of Urbana Champaign, IL.He has received his taalim under Shri Tamal Krishna Chatterjee, Shri Nripen Karmakar and Shri Tapan Banerjee before he was finally accepted as a pupil of tabla maestro Pt. Shankar Ghosh, all of whom honed his talent to the level of refinement now witnessed by audiences everywhere. He has since proved himself a worthy exponent of the Farukhabad Gharana. Recognition of his talent has come in the form of such awards as the Sangeet Prabhankar and the Gold Medal and the Saangeet Praveen from Prayag Sangeet Samiti, Allahadad, and Sangeet Bhushan from the Bhatkhande College, Lucknow.
Being an accompanist is an essential aspect of any tabla player’s expertise, and here too Subrata has made his mark. Renowned artists whom he has accompanied in the past few years include Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Dr. L. Subramaniam, Dr.N.Rajam, Pt. Buddhaditya Mukherjee, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, Ustad Ali Ahmed Hussain, Pt. Tarun Bhattacharya, Pt. Ronu Majumdar, Chitraveena Ravikiran, and Pt. Tejendra Narayan Majumdar and Pt. Samaresh Chaudhury. He has played at Matagiri with Abhisek Lahiri, Sarod and most recently, the Sitar Brothers.