

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Ravi Shankar Ensemble
- **Event Start and End Date**: Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: “Music transcends all languages and barriers and is the most beautiful communicative skill one can have.” – Ravi Shankar

Curated by Sukanya and Anoushka Shankar, the Ravi Shankar Ensemble is a multi-generational collective of world-class musicians dedicated to the masterful compositions and enduring legacy of the uniquely legendary musician, Ravi Shankar. In its debut tour, the ensemble presents a special program featuring visual elements from the Ravi Shankar archives alongside a dynamic selection of Shankar’s soul-stirring music.

Shankar was instrumental in introducing Western audiences to the classical tradition of Indian ragas. He popularized Indian classical music globally through his teaching, performances, and collaborations with Western musicians like Yehudi Menuhin, Philip Glass, and George Harrison.

Co-presented with Strathmore, in cooperation with District Raga.
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Tickets: https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/event/ravi-shankar-ensemble/
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Washington Performing Arts 60th anniversary year is generously sponsored by Dr. Gary Mather† and Ms. Christina Co Mather.

Special thanks to the following lead supporters of Washington Performing Arts’s mission-driven work: Jacqueline Badger Mars and Mars, Incorporated; D.C. Commission on the Arts and Humanities; the National Capital Arts and Cultural Affairs Program and the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts; The Morris and Gwendolyn Cafritz Foundation; and Events DC.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/bethesda/ravi-shankar-ensemble/200029525088953
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, performances, art, workshops, fine-arts
- **Interested Audience**:
  - total_interested_count: 11

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://www.washingtonperformingarts.org/event/ravi-shankar-ensemble/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=bethesda-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Bethesda
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Music Center At Strathmore
- **lat**: 39.031802710402
- **long**: -77.102987236352
- **full address**: Music Center At Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln,North Bethesda,MD,United States, Bethesda
- **location**: Music Center At Strathmore

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Washington Performing Arts (https://allevents.in/org/washington-performing-arts/2026888)

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- **Alt text**: thumbnail
  - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events3/banners/da8cba1963df0e5196e89685f9d66a9835e879bb8968666c18ca39b4a3abd4a6-rimg-w300-h300-dc191719-gmir?v=1773481969

## FAQs

- **Q:** When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Thu, 19 Mar, 2026 at 08:00 pm (-04:00)
- **Q:** Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Music Center At Strathmore, 5301 Tuckerman Ln,North Bethesda,MD,United States, Bethesda
- **Q:** Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Washington Performing Arts
- **Q:** What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, performances, art, workshops, fine-arts
- **Q:** Where can I find ticket details about Ravi Shankar Ensemble ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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