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Shankar’s Sitar

Thu, May 21–Sat, May 23, 2026 Roy Thomson Hall
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Experience the coming together of Eastern and Western traditions as Anoushka Shankar makes her TSO début, performing her father Ravi Shankar’s captivating Sitar Concerto No. 2. The program also features Beethoven’s lively and playful Symphony No. 8, along with a selection from Passages, the groundbreaking collaboration between Philip Glass and Ravi Shankar, blending the vibrancy of Western and Indian classical music.

Musician's Corner

Anoushka Shankar: Genre-Defying Sitarist

The 11-time GRAMMY® nominee makes her TSO début in a performance rooted in family, identity, and innovation.

Program

Philip Glass

“Meetings Along the Edge” from Passages

Canadian Première

Beethoven

Symphony No. 8

R. Shankar

Sitar Concerto No. 2 “Raga-Mala”

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Performers

Gustavo Gimeno

conductor

Anoushka Shankar

sitar
Presented at

Roy Thomson Hall

60 Simcoe St, Toronto, ON M5J 2H5

Thu, May 21–Sat, May 23, 2026