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'''Irshad Khan''' (born {{circa|1964}}) is an [[Hindustani classical music|Indian classical]] [[surbahar]] and [[sitar]] player based in Canada. He is the second son of [[Imrat Khan]] and nephew of [[Vilayat Khan]].<br />
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Irshad's international debut was at the [[Queen Elizabeth Hall]] in London, UK, when he was only 13;<ref>{{cite book|title=The Illustrated London News|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bm95zX99mdYC|year=1977|publisher=Illustrated London News & Sketch Limited|page=10}}</ref> he appeared there again on 30 October 2006 in a concert to celebrate the 70th birthday of his father Imrat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/blog/8-incredible-musicians-writers-and-performers-have-appeared-queen-elizabeth-hall|title=8 incredible musicians, writers and performers to have appeared at Queen Elizabeth Hall|website=Queen Elizabeth Hall|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref> At 18, he made history by becoming the youngest soloist to perform at the Indian All Night concert at the [[The Proms|Proms]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Andrew Palmer|title=Encounters with British Composers|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=4QU3CwAAQBAJ&pg=PA11|year=2015|publisher=Boydell & Brewer|isbn=978-1-78327-070-5|pages=11}}</ref><ref name="DoctorWright2007">{{cite book|author1=Jennifer Ruth Doctor|author2=David Wright|author3=Nicholas Kenyon|title=The Proms: A New History|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GEYXAQAAIAAJ|year=2007|publisher=Thames & Hudson|isbn=978-0-500-51352-1|page=195}}</ref><br />
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Irshad Khan is the founder/president of Universal Academy for Musicians, based in [[Mississauga]] and [[Mumbai]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://irshadkhan.net/pages/musician/|title=The Musician|website=Irshad Khan|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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==Albums==<br />
*''The Magic of Twilight'' (2000)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://naxosdirect.co.uk/items/india-irshad-khan-the-magic-of-twilight-irshad-khan-sujit-sen-vineet-vyas-naxos-76001-2-147845|title=Irshad Khan: The Magic of Twilight|website=Naxos|access-date=11 December 2019}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [http://www.irshadkhan.net/ Irshad Khan's website]<br />
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