Swarnendu

Swarnendu (b. 2000) is a classical sarod player, composer, and musicologist based in Kolkata. Currently serving as a Senior Scholar at the prestigious ITC Sangeet Research Academy, he receives advanced, multi-year training grounded in the traditional master lineage of Hindustani classical music. Over 16 years, he has received training from Pt. Pranab Naha, Pt. Buddhadev Dasgupta and is currently under the tutelage of Ustad Abir Hussain in ITC Sangeet Research Academy.

A recipient of the MS Subhalakshmi Award and CCRT National Scholarship, Swarnendu maintains a prolific and global performance schedule. Within India, he has performed extensively at prestigious events including Swar Bilas, the ITC Sangeet Sammelan, and the Malhar Festival. His international footprint spans multiple continents, featuring performances in Taiwan and Bangladesh, as well as two multi-city concert tours across the United States with stops in Los Angeles, New York City, Washington D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Denver, Houston, Dallas, and Austin.

Across his three European tours, Swarnendu has performed in major cultural hubs including Berlin, Cologne, Aachen, Vienna, and Linz. Notable highlights include participating as a featured artist and composer at the Venice Biennale and executing a residency concert series with the Duisburg Philharmonic Orchestra in Germany. He is currently on a fall-concert tour in the United States.

Throughout his career, Swarnendu has collaborated and worked closely with numerous Grammy-winning and nominated musicians. He has composed background scores for several documentaries, short films which later got nominated in various film festivals, and the video game Missing: The Complete Saga.

Swarnendu brings a unique, multidisciplinary academic foundation to his art, having earned a Bachelor’s (2021) and a Master’s (2023) degree in Geology from Jadavpur University alongside a Master’s degree in Musicology. Swarnendu is also a graded artiste in All India Radio.