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06 March 2024
Jasdeep Singh Degun becomes first
sitar player to win Royal
Philharmonic Society Award
Jasdeep has also become the first Indian Classical musician to receive this
award.
Jasdeep Singh Degun
By: Mohnish Singh
Leeds-born sitarist and composer Jasdeep Singh Degun has become the
first sitar player to win a Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Award, winning
in the Instrumentalist category.
The award ceremony took place yesterday evening at Manchester’s Royal
Northern College of Music.
