Indradeep Ghosh

d the privilege of getting training with different maestros of Indian Classical Music including Pandit V.G.Jog and Pandit Kumar Bose. He is gifted with a unique creative and musical ability, which can be seen in his performances. They can range from sweet and soothing to fascinating and thrilling, while showing excellent bow techniques and melodies. Indradeep is one of the few Indian Classical violinists to play a custom made five-string violin with eight sympathetic strings, modeled after the Norwegian Hardanger fiddle. The sympathetic strings allow for a fuller, resonant sound. His performances integrate many different styles and techniques of Western Classical and Oriental music. His style of playing can be described as a blend of Gayki and Tantrakari Ang with his fortes being taan and jhala. Along the years, Indradeep has participated in several music festivals and concerts of India and abroad such as 10th Asia Festival in Spain, 42nd EUYC in Switzerland, YOMAD Festival in Croatia, Yoga—Vidya Music Festival Germany, Sawai Gandharwa Bhimsen Mahostav in Pune, Biswa Banga Sammelan, Baba Allauddin Memorial Festival, Salt Lake Music Festival, Dover Lane Music Festival in Kolkata, L'Arbre Qui Marche, Festival Des Jardins Des Musiques in France, Learn Quest Music Festival, Tansen-Tyagaraja Music and Dance Festival in USA, and many more....
Indradeep also collaborated with western musicians such as Grammy Winner Kora player Mama dou Diabate, world famous rock band drummer Steve Smith and Jazz Organ Monster Tony Monaco to name a few. He has to his credit many Classical and Fusion Music albums. He is the only Indian Violinist to release first-ever commercial VIOLA (Bass Violin) album titled “Tribute to Miyan Tansen on Viola”. He has also contributed to the album, Melodic Intersect: One Vision, which won the Akademia Music Award in January 2016 from Los Angeles. He is the Artistic Director for Global Creative Arts Academy (GCAA), Houston, Texas and serves as a faculty instructor at School of Indian Percussion and Music, Austin, Texas. In 2019, he is appointed as “International Cultural Ambassador” by Alliance Clubs International. He has created two new Ragas called Ganapati and Indradhanush which gained enormous appreciation, popularity and positive feedback from his fans and Global listeners. He has recently been appointed as Consul General and Chancellor General for South Asia by International Commission of Diplomatic Relations Human Rights and Peace which is an Inter- Governmental Organization of UN DESA; He also appointed as Goodwill Messenger of Peace, Arts and Culture, Chancellor, South Asia by International Special Court of Arbitration and Human Rights which is an Autonomous Arbitration Institution of the UN-IGO, ICC-ICA & ICJ. Through Global Creative Arts Academy, City of Houston has recognized his contribution for promoting Indian Classical Art and Culture in Texas and honored him with a Proclamation stating October 15, 2017 as Indradeep Ghosh Day. Awards and Achievements:

• Prince of Violin from Association of Alliance Club International
• Human Excellence Award from Cultural Book of Records India
• “A” grade Artiste of All India Radio and Television.
• 1st position in All India Radio Music competition in 1999
• 1st position in Swar Prabhat Telent Search Contest.
• Recipient of National Scholarship from Dept. of Culture, Govt. of India in 2002.
• Recipient of Rajya Sangeet Academy Award.
• An empaneled artiste of Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Eastern Zonal Cultural Centre (EZCC).
• Member of Regional Selection Commitee CCRT Govt. of India
• Eminent Person of 2018 from Philanthropic Society
• Swara Mela Kalanidhi from Association of Alliance Club International