Ghulam Hasan Khan

Ghulam Hasan Khan (born 2 July 1994) is an Hindustani classical musician in the Hindustani music tradition. He belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana. He is the grandson of late Padma Shri Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan and is the son of Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan.
Early life
Born in New Delhi, India, Ghulam Hasan Khan belongs to the Rampur-Sahaswan gharana which owes its allegiance to the Tansen tradition. He was initiated into music at the age of three by his father Ustad Ghulam Abbas Khan, a classical vocalist. He was later trained under the guidance of his grandfather Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan. His father for some time trained him in Mumbai. However, he received his main training from his grandfather Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan initially at his house in New Delhi.
Musical career
Ghulam Hasan Khan specializes in Khayal style which highlights the systematic "Badhat" of Raga, "Sapat" Taans of full three octaves. Apart from Khayal, he also renders Thumri, Tarana, Ghazal, Geet, Sufi and Bhajan.
He gave his first performance at the age of ten, and the following year, 2006, he performed at a concert organised by Poorvi Music Foundation in New Delhi. In June 2007, when the late Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan was invited to perform at the Rashtrapati Bhavan Concert, New Delhi, Ghulam Hasan Khan also joined to perform with him and he was 14 years old.
Performances
Ghulam Hasan Khan performed in India and abroad from the age of seven. He has performed in concerts and festivals in India such as,
*Poorvi Music Foundation Festival 2006,
*Silsila Festival 2007,
*Lalit Kala Academy Kanpur 2008,
*Silsila Festival 2009,
*Aarohi by Pancham Nishad Mumbai 2010,
*Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan Yaadgar Sabha Festival 2011,
*Malhar Utsav 2011 (ICCR),
*Epicentre Classical Music Series 2011,
*Silsila Festival Mumbai 2011,
*Triveni Sangeet Sabha Chandigarh 2011,
*ITC Music Festival NCPA Mumbai 2012,
*Summer Music Festival (IIC) 2012,
*Young Ustads of India Festival 2013,
*UMAK Festival, under the line-up of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia,
*Ustad Yunus Husain Khan Memorial Society, "Naad Bhed" (Reality Show) by Spic Macay,
*75th Birth Anniversary of Ustad Ghulam Sadiq Khan.
*Khiraaj-E-Aqeedat, a tribute to Ustad Sabri Khan 2016
In 2009, Ghulam Hasan Khan was invited to perform at the Hong Kong University as a young Indian performer. He has also performed in Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, New Zealand, Australia, China, South Korea.
In 2013, he was awarded with the Scholarship in Hindustani Classical Vocal by Sahitya Kala Parishad, Govt. of Delhi, NCR.
He has released a triple CD of Indian classical music named Dharohar which is based on three generations of Rampur-Sahaswan Gharana.
 
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