Shivkumar Sharma

This article is about the Indian classical musician. For Sharma's collaboration with musician Hariprasad Chaurasia, see Shiv–Hari.

Shivkumar Sharma
Sharma in 2016
Sharma in 2016
Background information
Born(1938-01-13)13 January 1938
Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, British India
Died10 May 2022(2022-05-10) (aged 84)[1]
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
GenresHindustani classical music
Occupations
  • Musician
  • composer
Instruments
Years active1955–2022
Websitesantoor.com

Pandit Shivkumar Sharma (13 January 1938 – 10 May 2022) was an Indian classical musician and santoor player who is credited with adapting the santoor for Indian classical music.[2][3][4] As a music composer, he collaborated with Indian flautist Hariprasad Chaurasia under the collaborative name Shiv–Hari and composed music for such hit Indian films as Faasle (1985), Chandni (1989), and Lamhe (1991).

Sharma was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1986 and the Padma Shri and Padma Vibhushan (India's fourth and second highest civilian awards) in 1991 and 2001.

  1. ^ "Santoor maestro Pandit Shivkumar Sharma passes away". The Indian Express. 10 May 2022. Archived from the original on 11 May 2022. Retrieved 10 May 2022.
  2. ^ "Santoor strains music to ears of unborn too". The Indian Express. 10 November 2005. Archived from the original on 25 November 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Santoor magic". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 27 February 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2005.
  4. ^ "Santoor comes of age, courtesy Pandit Shivkumar Sharma". The Indian Express. 8 January 2009. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 7 February 2009.