ABHIK MUKHERJEE hails from the great Etawah - Imdadkhani Gharana of sitar and surbahar among the younger generation. Initiated into sitar, at the age of six, by his father Sri Tarit Kumar Mukherjee and Sri Bimal Chatterjee & simultaneously received vocal training from Sri Kalyan Bose. He is presently taking Talim under Pandit Kashinath Mukherjee (a leading disciple of Sitar Maestro Ustad Vilayat Khan and vocalist Ustad Amir Khan Saheb).He is also taking Talim from Pandit Arvind Parikh.He received valuable musical guidance from Sarod Maestro Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He received blessings from none other than sitar maestro Late Ustad Vilayat Khan Saheb.

He made his first stage performance at the Governor’s House, Kolkata at the age of nine and earned applause from the audience including the Governor of West Bengal Late Mr. Nurul Hasan. Till date, he has attended many conferences throughout India and abroad. Some of which are:

• Performance at India Habitat Centre, New Delhi.

• Inaugural Performance at International Science Conference, Kolkata.

• Played for Calcutta Doordarshan and Akash Bangla Television.

• Inauguration ceremony of British Council, Uttaranchal Chapter.

• Performance for Ministry of Uttaranchal on the opening ceremony of IT Park, SIDCUL.

• Concert for Uttaranchal Chief Minister's Tsunami relief Fund.

• Performance at the India International Center, New Delhi.

• Concert tour of Singapore (widely acclaimed by press & public).

• Yuva Pratibha Sanmelan, E.Z.C.C.

• Young String Maestros' - at the ITC Maurya Sharaton, Mumbai.

ACHIEVEMENTS:-

• Stood first in Yuva Utsab 1997, Kolkata District.

• Received Maya Mitra Memorial Award from Aurobindo Institute, Kolkata.

• Received Scholarship in Sitar by Ministry of Culture.

• Played in a docu-feature film Avtar Mehar Baba under the music direction of flute maestro Pt. Ronu Mazumdar.

• He has appeared for interviews in Television Channels and Radios like World Space Radio, Delhi Doordarshan and Newspapers.

Besides his dedication to music he also has a very good academic career. He is a National Scholar and has done his M. C. A. (Master of Computer Application).

Press Clippings

The Hindu May 18, 2001

Abhik Mukherjee charmed the audience with flashy brillance and artistry in his handling of the sitar. Abhik’s fingers dance, nay, fly on his instrument and fly with supple, sinuous grace. A fine, natural artiste. But one would remember the uncanny touch, the finish, fluency and finesse of Abhik’s brimming expression, his pristine jhala.

The Statesman Thursday, 8 May 2003

The evening at Oberoi Grand Ballroom started, (not with a Rabindrasangeet, but) with a sitar recital by Abhik Mukherjee an immensely talented upcoming artiste who received training from Kashinath Mukherjee and Ustad Amjad Ali Khan. He played before an appreciative audience, comprising the who's who at the city's art and entertainment world (Raga Yaman).

The Hindu May5, 2006
Abhik's at length 'alap-jod-jhala' in Raga Desh did contain quite a few virile and many subtle melodic sequences. The Masitkhani and Razakhani 'gat-todas' that followed respectively, in the slow and fast tintals were embellished with scores of boldly released variations. There were a good number of neat and subtle melodic glides.