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Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun is a virtuoso sitar player and composer.
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Fantasia Orchestra with Jasdeep Singh Degun: Between the Raags
Friday
10
April
2026
,
7:00 pm
Smith Square Hall, London, SW1P 3HA
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Jasdeep Singh Degun In Search of Redemption
Terry Riley In C
interval
Jean-Philippe Rameau Thunderstorm from Platée
Jasdeep Singh Degun Rageshri
Jean-Philippe Rameau Tristes Apprêts from Castor et Pollux
Philip Glass Echorus
Jasdeep Singh Degun Arya (Sitar Concerto): movement II
With arrangements by Harry Baker
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Sitar
Gurdain Rayatt
Tabla
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Conductor
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We’re so excited to welcome sitar virtuoso Jasdeep Singh Degun for an evening that blends Indian classical music with Western orchestral sounds in new and unexpected ways.
At the centre of the programme is In C by Terry Riley, a revolutionary piece that forever changed the course of music. It’s built from a simple idea: short repeating musical cells layered by musicians in real time, creating something hypnotic, unpredictable and full of life. Riley’s work was deeply influenced by Indian classical traditions and we bring it into even closer conversation with those roots here featuring sitar, tabla and our full orchestra.
The programme includes something that might have never been done before: the sitar taking the lead in Rameau’s Tristes Apprêts, a French Baroque aria of longing and delicacy, here reimagined through a different lens.
Collaborators
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Jasdeep Singh Degun
Jasdeep Singh Degun made history as the first sitar player and British-Asian musician to win the Royal Philharmonic Society Instrumentalist of the Year award in 2024. He is a boundary-breaking musician who works across a range of artistic landscapes, and is at the forefront of the Indian Classical music scene in the UK.
Tabla
Gurdain Rayatt
Gurdain Rayatt is one of the leading tabla players and teachers in UK and Europe performing with renowned Indian Classical musicians.
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Gurdain Rayatt
Gurdain Rayatt is one of the leading tabla players and teachers in UK and Europe performing with renowned Indian Classical musicians.
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom’s start in music was fortuitous, as he was lucky to be introduced to an inspiring violin teacher by his grandmother at the age of four.
At eight he became a chorister of Westminster Abbey, an experience he describes as ‘transformative’, benefitting from musical training that featured high profile occasions like singing the solo at the Royal Wedding in 2011. Tom then attended Cardinal Vaughan Memorial School, a state comprehensive that champions music and the arts.
He continued with the violin, sang, played the organ, and started to explore conducting, enjoying the process of rehearsals and the ability both to make music with and to bring together large groups of people. It was in his final year at school that he saw the potential for a career in it, founding Fantasia Orchestra in 2016.
Tom now enjoys a busy career with major orchestras, including with the BBC Philharmonic and the National Symphony Orchestra Ireland. In his rare moments of downtime he enjoys running, listening to jazz, and cooking, likening the process to conducting — it being about balance, flavour, pacing and bringing people together.
Venue
Smith Square Hall
Smith Square Hall is a concert hall in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster.
Smith Square Hall, London, SW1P 3HA