Rekesh Chauhan is a British Indian pianist and composer. Having studied western classical music on both the guitar and piano from an early age he went on to train in Indian classical music. Rekesh is the winner of numerous awards including the NIAA Young Musician of the Year 2018 awarded at the Queen Elizabeth Hall, Southbank Centre, London. In 2019 he was awarded Alumnus of the Year by the University of Leicester and he is also the recipient of the Eastern Electronica Prize.
His knack for amalgamating both eastern and western styles has brought him much recognition and glittering invites to appear in concerts all over the world: including the Royal Albert Hall, Birmingham's Symphony Hall, Southbank Centre (Queen Elizabeth Hall and Royal Festival Hall) to name just a handful of prestigious venues. His musical journey began supporting MOBO award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman. His collaborations range from Mercury Prize award-winner Talvin Singh OBE at Ronnie Scotts to Rahat Fateh Ali Khan and Bollywood A-lister Govinda. Rekesh has performed with his own ensembles in arenas to over 60,000 people.
As a 4th generation member of the Indian diaspora, his influence is considered pivotal. Rekesh holds a first class honours degree in Economics and is a published book co-author. In 2018 Rekesh was selected as one of the 35 under 35 India-UK Young Leaders.
His critically acclaimed debut album, 'Beyond Roots', won him spectacular praise from tabloid press to prime-time radio play. Rekesh's latest release ‘Avartan’ in 2018 earned him a no.2 chart position on the iTunes World Music Charts. Rekesh Chauhan is a British Indian pianist and a composer. He began his training in western classical music on both the guitar and piano and later went on to study Indian classical music. Rekesh was awarded the Young Musician of the Year 2018 at the NIAA Southbank Centre awards, London and is the recipient of the Eastern Electronic Festival Prize and Alumni of the Year 2019 award from the University of Leicester. His collaborations include Mercury Prize award-winner Talvin Singh OBE Rahat Fateh Ali Khan, Hans Raj Hans to name a few and has supported MOBO award-winning jazz pianist Zoe Rahman. He is a featured introducing artist on BBC radio and has performed with his own ensembles in arenas to over 60,000 people. Rekesh's critically acclaimed debut album, 'Beyond Roots' (featuring BBC Symphony Orchestra violinist virtuoso, John Garner), won him spectacular praise from tabloid press to prime-time radio play. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at [ Ссылка ]
