Biography

 

Indian pianist and composer Ishaan Leonard Rao is an emerging prodigious talent in the world of music. 

 

18 year old Ishaan was recently chosen as a SONY MUSIC GROUP GLOBAL SCHOLAR. The only Indian recipient to be chosen from over 70 countries, this prestigious scholarship is awarded to young artists who make a difference in the global musical landscape. India’s leading daily, Indian News Express, featured him as ‘one of the 5 game-changers’ in their year ending cultural roundup article “Yearender 2021–Music to the ears”.

 

Ishaan is currently studying piano under Georgian pianist Giorgi Mikadze with a major in contemporary writing and production at the Berklee College of Music in Boston where he received the prestigious certificate for ‘ outstanding achievement’ by the piano department.

 

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