The orchestra's next Expo 2020 Dubai performance will be on February 25.
Grammy-nominated sitar player Anoushka Shankar joined Expo 2020 Dubai's female Firdaus Orchestra for a special show on February 6. All photos: Expo 2020 Dubai
Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, one of the most respected sitar players in the world, who died in 2012.
Assembled for Expo 2020 Dubai by Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, Firdaus Orchestra features musicians from 23 nationalities from across the Arab world.
The orchestra dedicated the performance to famed Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6.
Conductor Yasmina Sabbah leads the orchestra.
The orchestra performed opera classics, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and Arabic music.
Anoushka Shankar displayed her mastery of the sitar and performed pieces including 'In This Month', 'Flight', 'Traveller' and 'Jannah'.
AR Rahman was among those who watched the show.
Indian musician and composer Ranjit Barot was also in the audience.
The orchestra's next Expo 2020 Dubai performance will be on February 25.
Grammy-nominated sitar player Anoushka Shankar joined Expo 2020 Dubai's female Firdaus Orchestra for a special show on February 6. All photos: Expo 2020 Dubai
Anoushka Shankar is the daughter of Ravi Shankar, one of the most respected sitar players in the world, who died in 2012.
Assembled for Expo 2020 Dubai by Oscar-winning composer AR Rahman, Firdaus Orchestra features musicians from 23 nationalities from across the Arab world.
The orchestra dedicated the performance to famed Indian singer Lata Mangeshkar, who died on February 6.
Conductor Yasmina Sabbah leads the orchestra.
The orchestra performed opera classics, as well as Hollywood soundtracks and Arabic music.
Anoushka Shankar displayed her mastery of the sitar and performed pieces including 'In This Month', 'Flight', 'Traveller' and 'Jannah'.
AR Rahman was among those who watched the show.
Indian musician and composer Ranjit Barot was also in the audience.
The orchestra's next Expo 2020 Dubai performance will be on February 25.
