Anirudh Varma is a 25 year old contemporary pianist, composer, producer & performance studies scholar, based out of New Delhi, India. He is a Grade 8 Pianist, from the Associated Board of Royal Schools of Music. He is the curator & creative director of Delhi based contemporary Indian classical ensemble: The Anirudh Varma Collective. The ensemble curated by Anirudh has been the subject of academic research and writing for students and researchers across the globe.

Anirudh’s performance repertoire is unique in nature, since he is equally accomplished in both Indian Classical, Western Classical and Contemporary American Jazz music. His performance are a seamless collaboration of these three genres of music. His performances include works by Jazz composers such as, George Gershwin, Erroll Garner, Esparanza Spalding, and Stevie Wonder to name a few. He has been researching on the connection that American Jazz and Indian Classical Music form, and incorporates the same in his performances.

He released his debut piano EP, Melancholic Rhapsody in February 2016, and went on to release his full length debut album, ‘Perspectives’, featuring over 65 musicians from across India. Both these records have released to critical acclaim. He has performed at, The Jaipur Literature Festival 2020, Curtain Raiser Event, Jashn-e- Rekhta 2020, pre event, Calcutta School of Music, Serendipity Arts Foundation and HCL Concerts, amongst many others.

Anand Kishore Chauhan is a Guitarist /Vocalist/Composer /songwriter who hails from Simla Himachal Pradesh.

He started learning guitar from his school days, after completing his studies in year 2000 he moved to Delhi and started learning Western Classical under Jack Thomas and later from Theophlius Benjamin at Delhi School of Music. He also received scholarship during his study period from DSM,  after completing his Grade 8  in classical guitar he  joined Delhi School of Music as Guitar faculty.He is also grade 5 in electric guitar from Rockskool.

Apart from western Classical he has a deep understanding of Indian Classical Music as well and he holds a Master’s Degree in Indian Classical vocal . Anand has been honing his skills under the tutelage of Pandit Bhola Nath Mishra of Benaras gharana for the last 17 years.He is also a graded artist in vocal from AlR(All India Radio) New Delhi.

He has immense experience of teaching music as well ,as he has been constantly teaching music to all age groups from six to sixty for roughly 17  years now.  At present he is also learning piano to constantly improve and upgrade his knowledge and understanding of music.

His composition ‘Megh’ has been selected and will be featured in the upcoming book on  Classical Guitar  compositions by Indian composers to be published by Indian Guitar Federation.”Megh”was recently played at Oakland university Michigan USA in October 2017 by the music department Guitar faculty.

He has performed for the prestigious Calcutta International Guitar Festival 2016 recently ,where his playing and composition was much appreciated by guitar maestro Grammy winner David Russel he has also received some encouraging feedback from top guitar player around the globe ,Bruce Paine classical guitarist from New Zealand and Paul Cesarczyk to name a few.

When he is not teaching he is either composing or recording music at his home recording set up or recording for studios as a freelance guitarist/vocalist.