Amjad Ali Khan is one of the most distinguished and successful musicians in the world of Indian classical music. His name has become synonymous with the Sarod and his unique style of playing has made the instrument far more appealing to a wider audience throughout the world. Ustad Amjad Ali Khan was conferred the highest civilian award, Padma Vibhushan on January 26th, 2001 by The President of India. His collaborations include a piece composed for the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, duets with Charley Byrd, Igor Frolov, Glenda Simpson and Barry Mason. He has been a visiting professor at the University of Yorkshire and New Mexico. One of his CDs titled ' Bhairav ' had been voted among the best 50 classical albums of the world for the year 1995 announced in the BBC Magazine. He is a recipient of the UNESCO Award, UNICEF?s National Ambassadorship, the Crystal Award by the World Economic Forum, Honorary Doctorate by the University of York, England. For more information, please visit http://www.sarod.com