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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
Jasdeep Singh Degun
Sitar
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.
At the centre of the programme are Singh’s own compositions, which shine with intricacy and lyricism in equal measure.
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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.
Conductor
Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom is Fantasia's Conductor & Artistic Director.
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Tom Fetherstonhaugh
Tom Fetherstonhaugh is Artistic Director of Fantasia Orchestra, which he founded in 2016.
Alongside Fantasia, in the 25/26 season Tom returns to the BBC Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Britten Sinfonia, Manchester Camerata, National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland, and Ulster Orchestra.
Venue
Smith Square Hall
Smith Square Hall is a concert hall in the centre of Smith Square, Westminster.
Smith Square Hall, London, SW1P 3HA