Chirag Katti: Sitar & Life

This event, which was originally scheduled for July 18, has been rescheuled to August 8.

Sitar & Life is more than a concert — it's an exploration of life through the language of music and storytelling. Conceived by sitarist Chirag Katti and performed with his Sitar Rhapsody ensemble, the evening weaves together his original compositions, including Shiv Archana, Passion, Happy Hours, Inspiration, Commitment Forever, Love in Summer, amongst others. Each one is built around a life value that shapes our journey — devotion, determination, love, purpose. This is music that reminds us of chasing dreams, falling in love, staying committed, finding your fire.

An immersive evening that touches the heart and stays with you long after the final note fades — performed up close in the Abbey.

About the Artists

Chirag Katti is widely recognised as one of the most gifted and creative sitarists in Indian classical music today. Known for his youthful energy and expressive performances, Chirag’s music reflects both deep-rooted tradition and a fresh, vibrant spirit.

Trained by his father and guru, Pt. Shashank Katti, Chirag is an ‘A’ grade artist of AllIndia Radio (AIR) and has featured in the prestigious National Program of AIR inboth 2017 and 2024. He is the recipient of the Surmani award and is empanelledwith the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR). He has also been awarded a Sitar scholarship by the Ministry of Culture, Government of India.

One of the youngest artists to be recorded by Saregama HMV, India’s oldest andmost renowned record label, Chirag released his debut album Silver Lining in 2005.Since then, he has released several albums with reputed labels such as HMV-Saregama, Times Music, and Inner Splendor (New York). Performing professionally since 2004, Chirag has appeared on numerous television channels, radio broadcasts, concerts, and music festivals across India and abroad. His international career includes solo tours in the USA, Japan, South Africa, Austria,the UAE, and Thailand, among others. He gave his first international solo performance at Tokyo Radio Japan at the age of 16.

Chirag leads his own world music ensemble, Sitar Rhapsody, where he collaborates with fellow musicians to present his original, raag-based compositions. Chirag has also made significant contributions to film and digital media, playing sitar for films including Tiger 3, Bhool Bhulaiyaa 3, Gabbar, 102 Not Out, and Mirzapur. He has collaborated with a number of leading music composers including Pyarelal, Pritam, Salim-Sulaiman, Anu Malik, Ajay-Atul, Mithoon, Taufiq Qureshi, Amit Trivedi and Sachin-Jigar.

As an educator, Chirag has taught sitar for over five years at a prestigious international school in Mumbai and has conducted numerous lecture-demonstrations and workshops, particularly at universities and colleges in the USA. Chirag Katti continues to be celebrated for his versatility, originality, and dedication to both classical traditions and contemporary explorations of music.

Sitar Rhapsody is a vibrant world music ensemble helmed by acclaimed sitarist and composer Chirag Katti that blends Chirag’s original melodious compositions on the sitar, to create a unique, classy contemporary sound.

This isn’t your usual fusion act. Chirag’s vision for the ensemble is clear: to break boundaries and defy expectations. By drawing on rarely explored Indian raags like Pilu and merging them with unconventional Western genres such as blues, the band creates a distinct sonic identity that stands apart on the global music stage.

Featuring some of India’s most talented young musicians from the world musicscene, Sitar Rhapsody delivers a performance that is not only musicallyrich but also deeply engaging. Live audiences are often treated to unexpected twists—classical-fusion renditions of iconic tracks from Bollywood seamlessly woven between their raag-based originals.