Ragas & Reveries with Mohan Brothers

Ancient tradition meets spontaneous expression in this Sitar & Sarod duet concert by the Mohan Brothers

Old South Church in Boston (Gordon Chapel)

'Ragas and Reveries' is a unique musical experience where nothing is pre-written, nothing is rehearsed, and nothing is repeated. In this concert, Mohan Brothers create a brand new, fully improvised Indian classical experience right before your eyes and ears. FOX2 News, Detroit describes their music as "Music that will take you on an emotional roller-coaster" (The Nine Show 2018).Each raga unfolds like a story that’s never been told. The melodic framework is ancient and the classical raga repertoire goes back many centuries, but the performance is entirely in-the-moment. Every phrase is shaped onstage, each musical gesture a response to the other — or to the silence in between.This is the essence of real Indian classical music: spontaneous, intuitive, and alive. The Mohan Brothers, trained in the revered Senia tradition, bring to the stage a rare duet of Sitar and Sarod — a dynamic interplay of strings, rhythm, and emotion. Bound by both blood and music, their performances are filled with delicate dialogue, playful improvisation, and soul-stirring power. You've never heard a duet like this before.<h3>Mohan Brothers:</h3><h4>Lakshay Mohan (Sitar)</h4><h4>Aayush Mohan (Sarod)</h4><h4></h4>Having performed across the world — from London's Royal Festival Hall to the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles — the Mohan Brothers represent a new voice in Indian classical music: rooted in tradition, but thriving in the present moment. They are the first Indians to be invited to perform at the Grammy Museum, Los Angeles. After listening to their duet in 2012, the legendary Pt Ravi Shankar decided to launch them in the USA under his foundation. This tour got materialised in 2015 and was produced by the Ravi Shankar Foundation of USA. Fox5 TV network interviewed them for the "Good Day New York" show in 2018.Some of their notable performances around the globe include :Royal Festival Hall, LondonGrammy Museum, Los AngelesThe Egg Performing Arts Centre, AlbanyBerklee College of Music, BostonMusical Instrument Museum, PhoenixCentral Conservatory of Music, BeijingThe Gasteig, MunichHaus der Musik Museum, ViennaNational Centre for Performing Arts, MumbaiRoyal Academy of Music, LondonBrighton Dome Concert Hall, UKFrom the press:"Breathtaking..the lyrical beauty was out of the top drawer. Showing immense craftsmanship, they won the hearts of the weekend audience" - Times of India"Creating waves on the classical stage" – Deccan Herald"Harbingers of Indian classical music" – India Today"Unique style of playing...music that will take you on emotional roller-coaster" – FOX2 News DetroitThey will be accompanied by Pt. Samir Chatterjee on Tabla.Samir Chatterjee (Tabla)Samir Chatterjee is a virtuoso Tabla player from India. Samir is rated ‘A’ as an artiste of Indian national radio and television. He can be heard on numerous recordings featuring as soloist, accompanying many of India's greatest musicians and in collaboration with western musicians of outstanding caliber. In concert Samir has accompanied many of India's greatest musicians including Pt. Ravi Shankar, Ud. Vilayat Khan, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Pt. Jasraj, Pt. Nikhil Banerjee. Samir performed at the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo, Norway in 2007. He has also performed a few times at the United Nations General Assembly. He belongs to the Farrukhabad Gharana (school) of Tabla-playing.Samir Chatterjee lives in the New York-New Jersey area, and has been a catalyst in the fusion of Indian and Non-Indian music, in his own creations and others as well. Samir Chatterjee has been teaching for the last 35 years and many of his students are established performers. He is the Founder-Director of CHHANDAYAN, an organization dedicated to promoting and preserving Indian music and culture.