Renowned Indian flautist Rakesh Chaurasia is as mesmerised with the flute and its melody today as he was as five-year-old listening to his uncle Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia play the flute. It is also what inspires him to come and play on stage ever since then over the last four decades. “It was more like my hobby turned into my profession,” he says, continuing, “I love travelling, and trying different cuisines, and this is the best way to do it.” 

Amid a busy touring scheduling, Chaurasia will be performing with table virtuoso Zakir Hussain and celebrated Indian sitarist Niladri Kumar in a triple concerto that has been specially commissioned by the Symphony Orchestra of India for the upcoming season. It will start on September 10, and will culminate with a performance by the trio.