Utsav Lal has performed several piano concerts with a repertoire of Indian ragas at venues including Carnegie Hall, New York,[1] John F. Kennedy Center, Washington DC,[2] India Habitat Centre, New Delhi,[3] KonsertHuset, Sweden,[4] Southbank Centre, London[5] and others.
Lal holds a Bachelors in Jazz from the Royal Conservatoire of Scotland, Glasgow[6] and a Masters in Contemporary Improvisation from the New England Conservatory of Music, Boston.
[13] Lal released his sixth album, "Indian Classical Music on the Piano", featuring tabla player Nitin Mitta in November 2018.
He has collaborated with several Irish musicians including Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill,[14] Sam Comerford,[15] Dave Sheridan,[16] Winifred Horan, [17] and is recognised for his "Ragas to Reels" [18][19] concert tours that bring together Indian classical music and Traditional Irish music in a piano and flute combination.
He has also performed in collaboration with Indian musicians including sitar player, Hidayat Hussain Khan,[20] violinist, Sharat Chandra Srivastava,[21] percussionists, Talvin Singh,[22] Pt.