Son of Pandit Alok Lahiri, the sarod’s player who trained him from the age of five, Bengali Abhisek Lahiri has succeeded in rising to the rank of the best specialists in this large lute which has gained worldwide status thanks to Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. His absolute mastery of the instrument, his rich and majestic vibrancy, his lyrical and rhythmic imagination, put him on a par with his elders, so much so that he has gained fame in the whole of Hindustan as well as in the West, notably in France where he performs every year.