Above image: © Darbar Arts Culture Heritage Trust
In August we awarded a grant of £62,625 to the Barbican Centre Trust towards their 2026/27 Jasdeep Singh Degun Artist in Residence Programme. Jasdeep Singh Degun is a multi-award-winning sitarist, who continues to raise the profile of Indian classical music among UK audiences.
The season will include:
* a new concerto commission for the BBC Symphony Orchestra
* a revival of his opera, Orpheus Reimagined, in partnership with Opera North
* a classical sitar recital in partnership with Darbar Festival and the tabla player Sukhvinder Singh “Pinky”
* a recital with Brazilian guitarist Paulo Vinicius.
Throughout the year Jasdeep will also be facilitating workshops and sessions with students from the Guildhall School of Music, exploring improvisational structures and traditions in Indian classical music with the Creative Composer ensemble.