When a father and a son coincide in their descriptions of one-of-a-kind concerto that would encapsulate the unique sounds of three sarodists of the Bangash gharana, an eminent electronic orchestra and a French symphonic orchestra founded in 1814, you immediately know that it’s a performance that you can’t just miss. As one began to rummage for a metaphor for this distinctive collaboration from the world-renowned Amjad Ali Khan and his younger son Ayaan Ali Khan, the image of ‘a bouquet of flowers’ immediately sprung up.

Ananta opus in performance: Amaan Ali Khan (left), Amjad Ali Khan (centre) and Samuel Jean, the conductor (right) during a performance in New Delhi