Anurag Harsh is the national award First Prize winner of Sangeet Research Academy’s All India Greats music competition. He has given two solo concerts at New York’s Carnegie Hall and London's Royal Festival Hall. His second Carnegie Hall concert broke audience records, was the first Indian concert streamed live from Carnegie in 125 years, and was watched live by 173,000 viewers. The video of that concert is among the most viewed Indian classical music videos online. He was accompanied by drummer Sivanami and keyboardist Stephen Devassy at his Lincoln Center performance, launching the trio Planet Shankara. With three decades of rigorous training in Indian Classical music, Anurag's powerful voice reflects the influence of his Gurus, Bharat Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Gwalior maestro Pandit Chandrakant Apte. His musical journey began under his mother, Pandita Asha Kaul, his first Guru.
Anurag has performed extensively across North America, including major concert halls, universities, temples, and missions. He holds a Master’s degree in Music (Sangeet Alankar) from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai.
An active supporter of the arts, Anurag serves on the Board of Directors at the Indo-American Arts Council, the largest nonprofit in North America promoting Indian arts and culture, and the Board of the New York Indian Film Festival, the oldest South Asian film festival in the U.S.
“Truly gifted.....reminiscent of Bhimsen Ji. Great voice.......” Karsh Kale “Anurag’s tri-octave taans are perhaps the most powerful that I have ever heard. He possesses a scientia intuitiva only found among the saints. Pure human voice par excellence” Dipali Nag, Ex-Head of ITC Sangeet Research Academy. “Anurag is one of the rare performers whose music effortlessly flows in all three octaves. He creates a trance like atmosphere in which the musician, the music and the listeners are united as one.” Professor Indranath Chaudhary, Director, The Nehru Center London