Hariprasad Chaurasia

Hariprasad Chaurasia
Hariprasad Chaurasia
	Chaurasia performing at the Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar, 2015.
Born	1 July 1938 (age 86); Allahabad, United Provinces, British India; (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Occupation(s)	music director, flautist, composer
Years active	1957–present
Awards	Padma Bhushan (1992); Padma Vibhushan (2000);
	Musical career
Genres	Hindustani classical music, film score
Instrument(s)	Bansuri

Hariprasad Chaurasia (born 1 July 1938) is an Indian music director and classical flautist, who plays the bansuri,^[1] in the Hindustani classical tradition.

Hariprasad Chaurasia
Chaurasia performing at the Rajarani Temple in Bhubaneswar, 2015.
Born	(1938-07-01) 1 July 1938 (age 86) Allahabad, United Provinces, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India)
Occupation(s)	music director, flautist, composer
Years active	1957–present
Awards	Padma Bhushan (1992) Padma Vibhushan (2000)
Musical career
Genres	Hindustani classical music, film score
Instrument(s)	Bansuri
Musical artist