Pandit Shri Krishan Sharma was a foremost Slide Guitarist and a Vichitra Veena Maestro. He learnt music from his father, Pt. Gopal Krishan. He has given numerous concerts both India and Abroad.
He has featured in programs broadcasted by All India Radio and Doordarshan for over Four Decades. He was a Top Rank artist of All India Radio. He introduced techniques in his repertoire by redirecting a basically Western instrument to perform Indian Classical Music.
Keeping in mind the style of veena he has been able to introduce certain new techniques in his repertoire by taming a basically western music instrument to Indian Classical Music.
Prominent in his recital was Gayaki ang with imaginative Alaap, Jod, Jhala, Gatkari and Laykari. Keeping the traditional values intact Pt. Shri Krishan Sharma performed Ragas in its pristine form without compromising on the serenity of the ragas.
Pt. Shri krishan Sharma is an Indian musician. He introduced techniques in his repertoire by redirecting a basically western instrument to perform Indian Classical Music.
He featured in programmes broadcast by All India Radio and on television for over three decades. He hails from a family of musicians.
He started his musical journey at the tender age of 5 with initial traning in vocals and tabla. Later on he took up a very rare and difficult instrument vichitra veena.