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Indian-origin musicians shortlisted for Royal Philharmonic Society Awards
Chauhan, the music director of the Birmingham Opera Company, debuted in 2015.
Music Director of Birmingham Opera Company Alpesh Chauhan and sitar player Jasdeep Singh Degun / (X-@jasdeepdegun/@alpeshconductor)
The Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) announced the shortlisted for its 2024 awards. The list includes two Indian-origin nominees for Alpesh Chauhan and Jasdeep Singh Degun.
Chauhan, the music director of the Birmingham Opera Company, debuted in 2015. He released his first album featuring orchestral works by Tchaikovsky in June last year. The album released with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra on Chandos Records received critical acclaim, and was named BBC Music Magazine’s Orchestral Choice of the Month.
Born in Birmingham, Chauhan has performed with orchestras worldwide and collaborated with soloists such as Karen Cargill, Colin Currie, Stefan Dohr, Veronika Eberle, James Ehnes, Zakir Hussain, and others.
He was the conductor of the 2015 BBC Ten Pieces film, which was instrumental in bringing classical music into secondary schools across the UK, for which he received a BAFTA award. In 2022, he was named to The Queen's New Year's Honours for Services to the Arts.
Mentored by Ustad Dharambir Singh, Degun has performed all over the world, including Buckingham Palace, the Amphitheatre in Doha, and Westminster Abbey at the Royal Commonwealth Service 2022 in the presence of the British Royal Family and Prime Minister.
Degun delivered Indian classical music with a contemporary flair in his debut album Anomaly. In 2022, Degun was announced as Artist-in-Residence at Opera North, and earned a 2022 Critics' Circle Music Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Opera".
In a departure from its customary London setting, the awards ceremony this year will unfold at the Royal Northern College of Music (RNCM) in Manchester on 5 March. This shift in venue aims to illuminate Manchester's vibrant musical scene, with ticket prices ranging from £10 to £25 to ensure accessibility for a diverse audience.
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