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Leading tabla player Zakir Hussain transcends genres.

Steeped in the Indian classical tradition, he explores musical fusion in a longstanding collaboration with John McLaughlin. At his Pulse of the World: Celtic Connections tour he brought together Indian classical music and Celtic musical heritage.

Peshkar is an original concerto combining tabla improvisation and the melodic framework of Western classical music. At its premiere in 2015 it was described as 'simply sublime - a once-in-a-lifetime experience.'

Peshkar is a Symphony Orchestra of India, NCPA Commission.

'When we go out on stage, we speak to each other the language of music... From the musician's point of view, music is music. If I am going to sit and play only a particular kind of music, I am limiting myself as a creative artist. I must have the full gamut to play with.' (Zakir Hussain, 2015)