Key facts
- Born
- 14 April 1922, Brahmanbaria
- Died
- 18 June 2009, San Francisco
- State of birth
- Brahmanbaria
- Sector
- Music
- Profession
- Hindustani musician (1922–2009)
- Gender
- Male
Biography
Ali Akbar Khan was an Indian Hindustani classical musician of the Maihar gharana, known for his virtuosity in playing the sarod. Trained as a classical musician and instrumentalist by his father, Allauddin Khan, he also composed numerous classical ragas and film scores. He established a music school in Calcutta in 1956, and the Ali Akbar College of Music in 1967, which moved with him to the United States and is now based in San Rafael, California, with a branch in Basel, Switzerland.
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Timeline
- 1922Born in Brahmanbaria
- 1967Awarded the Padma Bhushan
- 1989Awarded the Padma Vibhushan
- 1991Awarded the MacArthur Fellows Program
- 2009Dies in San Francisco
Sources & licences
- English Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- हिंदी विकिपीडिया (CC BY-SA 4.0) · 3/5
- Wikidata (CC0) · 3/5
- Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0) · Alephalpha