Hear it Live!

Join us to hear performances and talks based on the variety and diversity of our musical instrument collection.

10 July

Musicians from the acclaimed Bhavan Centre, Rajkumar Mishra and Mehboob Nadim, present the traditional sounds of India with a captivating performance on tabla and sitar.

Ustad Mehboob Nadeem

Born into a highly illustrious family of traditional musicians of the Agra Gharana, Mehboob is the grandson of the legendary Ustad Vilayat Hussain Khan and Gayan Samrat Ustad Azmat Hussain Khan.

He is artist in residence at he Bhavan and currently developing the teaching and performance practices of Agra Gharana Sitar for the students of the Bhavan.

He is a prolific performer and has performed internationally and nationally at various well known venues and collaborated with many western and eastern artists in various festivals and record labels.

Pandit Rajkumar Misra

Born into the family of Jaipur Heritage performers and teachers of tabla, he has earned a reputation that breaks geographical and cultural barriers.
He began his training at the age of five under his father Pandit Ramgopal Ji. He is artist in residence at the Bhavan and teaches and performs the art of tabla and its technique to  his many students at the Bhavan. He has collaborated with many international performers, artists and venues not only as an accompanist but also at solo tabla focused events.

Ustad Mehboob Nadeem and Pandit Rajkumar Misra

About Hear it Live!

Hear it Live! often includes performances on our four historical keyboard instruments, three of which, from the former Finchcocks Musical Museum, were restored to playing condition thanks to National Lottery funding.

The instruments are:

  • A rare surviving example of a signed Neapolitan virginals by Onofrio Guarracino, 1668;
  • A beautifully-preserved square piano by Adam Beyer, London, 1777;
  •  A 1772 Kirckman harpsichord; and
  • A handsome English chamber organ, possibly by Joseph Beloudy, London, c.1800.

Find details of previous performances you can still watch below.

Watch one of the previous performances


The Hear It Live! recordings were made possible through the generosity of the National Lottery Heritage Fund.