Shashank Subramanyam

Saturday, September 27, 2025 at 7:00pm
Crowell Concert Hall

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$20 general public; $15 senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff/alumni, non-Wesleyan students; free for Wesleyan students and youth under 18.

"The notes that emerged from Shashank's flute were marked by lyrical and tonal beauty. The depth and appeal of his playing sprang from layers of silences and cadences."
—The Hindu (Chennai, India)

Shashank Subramanyam is considered one of the best bamboo flute artists in Indian classical music, and has performed in over 50 countries in a career spanning four decades. Trained in both Carnatic (South Indian) and Hindustani (North Indian) music by his father Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami and maestro Pandit Jasraj, Subramanyam started performing in 1984 at the age of six. He has collaborated with bands, orchestras, and musicians across genres including Zakir Hussain, John McLaughlin, Terry Riley, Ustad Sultan Khan, Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, and Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. Subramanyam will be accompanied by Sruthi Sarathy on violin and Patri Satish Kumar on mrdangam (double-headed drum).

Subramanyam previously performed at Wesleyan during the Navaratri Festival in October 2013.

This event is part of the 49th anniversary Navaratri Festival at Wesleyan.

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Navaratri Festival Subscription packages include three ticketed performances. For more information, please visit the Wesleyan University Box Office.

• Free for Wesleyan students and anyone under age 18
• $28 for senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff/alumni, and non-Wesleyan students
• $36 for the general public

Offer ends on Thursday, September 25, 2026 at 7pm.