The Call of Flute with Shashank Subramanyam

One of the most extraordinary flautists of our time takes to the stage for an intimate evening of Carnatic classical music.

One of the most extraordinary flautists of our time takes to the stage for an evening of Carnatic classical music at its most intimate and transporting. Carnatic music does not simply play to an audience. It draws them inward, through intricate melodic architecture, cascading rhythmic patterns and improvisations that feel both spontaneous and inevitable.

Shashank Subramanyam, Grammy-nominated and honoured by the French Government with the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, possesses a rare gift for making this ancient tradition feel vital and immediate. His bamboo flute singing in ragas that shift colour with every breath, he guides the audience through a journey that is as deeply felt as it is technically breathtaking.

Subramanyam’s story is as remarkable as his music. A child prodigy who first stunned his family at nine months and performed publicly at six, he is today the youngest-ever recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi’s senior award and has performed in over fifty countries. Joining him is his long-standing percussionist and trusted musical partner Parupalli S. Phalgun on mridangam, a maestro of rhythmic dexterity and deep Carnatic theory, who has toured over forty countries and whose contributions to fingering technique have reshaped the art of mridangam playing. Together, this is a partnership refined over more than two decades on the world’s greatest stages.