One of the most sought-after and versatile musicians of the present generation, Gaurav Mazumdar hails from a family of well-known musicians of Allahabad (India).

His early career in music began with vocal music, then violin. He was taught by his uncle J.D.Mazumdar, cousins Kamala Bose and Jayashree Roy, his father Dulal Mazumdar and Pandit Nandkishore Vishwakarma.

Having mastered the violin, Gaurav went on to further his musical ability. He studied the sitar from the very basics under Pt. Ravi Shankar and under the legend's tutelage and guidance, has become an accomplished sitarist.

His performances have been widely acclaimed and appreciated by the audiences at various musical events such as Saptak Festival - Ahmedabad, Gunidas Music Festival - New Delhi, Soorya Festival - Trivandrum, Sankat Mochan -Varanasi, World Music Festival - Rome, Queen Elizabeth Hall - London, Perth International Festival - Australia, Kijaani Festival - Kenya, and Metropolitan Museum - New York, to name just a few. His musical journey has spanned several parts of Asia, Australia, Europe, Africa and America, also performing on occasions with his guru, Pt. Ravishankar.

He is renowned for his solo recitals with some of the best known tabla players which include Pt. Kishan Maharaj, Kumar Bose, Anindo Chatterjee, Jayanto Bose, Bikram Ghosh Jugalbandis (duets) with both north-indian and Carnatic (south-indian) musicians like Jayanti Kumaresh, Chitraveena Ravikiran, Lalgudi G.J.R Krishnan, and Flute Shashank.

Gaurav's versatility and genuis is reflected through numerous collaborations with western musicians such as Daniel Hope, Phillip Glass, and Kenny Werner. He has composed and performed with the English Chamber Orchestra and also composed music for the ballet 'Siddhartha' - a book by Nobel-laureate Hermann Hesse. He composed a raga titled 'Akanksha' for his concert at the Vatican to celebrate the new millenium - being the first Indian musician to perform at the Vatican.

He has several albums featuring his classical, collaborative and compositional works such as ‘Echoes from India',' In Search of Peace', 'Neemrana', 'Soul Strings', Grammy nominated 'East Meets West', 'Orion' recorded live at the historic concert in the Acropolis in Greece to commemorate the Olympics 2004, ‘Gaurav Mazumdar' released by ‘Global Records-U.K', “Offerings” released by Akanksha Music, India, ‘Strings in Harmony' released by Carnatica-India, ‘Walking Together' released by Navras- U.K. & most recently 'Shambala' a historic Double Concerto for sitar and violin released by OgreOgress-America.

Today, Gaurav as a

performer, composer and teacher,
has secured an important position in the field of music as one of the
foremost musicians
of his generation.