Simon Kohli - Sarod Musician
Bristol Indian Classical Music Society
Simon is a widely-respected sarod player who is acknowledged as one of the most accomplished of the musicians playing Indian music in the South West of England. He took his initial training on the sarod from Ustad Wajahat Khan in London in 1993 for many years of one to one lessons and has been performing since he graduated from the University of Winchester in 1998 with a BA Hons in World Music and English.
At that time Winchester had a thriving World music department where he was lucky enough to study Ethnomusicology with Dr Malcolm Floyd and Dr Frances Silkstone. After moving to the South West in 1999 he has continued to receive tuition from Sri Krishnamurthi Sridhar, the Sarod player based in Stroud and Sri Tapan Roy, who is an excellent Sarod player although his main instrument is the Tabla. Simon has also attended the Indian Music Summer School at the Royal Academy of Music in London where he studied with Purbayan Chatterjee. Simon is of mixed Indian and English heritage.
Simon performs traditional North Indian Classical music on the Sarod, both solo and accompanied by the Tabla. He can bring his own PA for audiences upto 400 people. A raised stage and attractive carpet should be provided if possible but he can bring his own carpet if unavailable.
Simon is available for stage concerts, festivals, corporate and private bookings. He can also give lecture/demonstrations, workshops, improvisation workshops, and teaches Indian music privately or with small groups.
