{{Short description|Indian sitarist (1971–2021)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2021}} {{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Prateek Chaudhuri | birth_name = Prateek Chaudhuri | alias = | birth_date = {{birth date|1971|09|07|df=y}} | origin = Delhi, India | instrument = Sitar | genre = Indian Classical Music, Fusion | occupation = Musician | label = Saregama | website = {{URL|prateekchaudhuri.com}} | past_member_of = Professor of Music, Faculty of Music, University of Delhi, India, Creative Music, Crossover Music, Ensembles, Fusion music concepts like "Sitar Ecstasy", "Sitars of India", "Soul of India -The Grand Fusion Orchestra" | death_date = {{death date and age|2021|05|06|1971|09|07|df=y}} | image = Pcsir.jpg | death_place = Delhi }}
'''Pandit Prateek Chaudhuri''' (7 September 1971 – 6 May 2021) son of Padmabhushan Pandit Debu Chaudhuri, was an eminent Indian classical sitarist of the Senia Gharana (school) and graded as a "Top Class" Artist of India by the Radio & National Television, Government of India. He was also associated as a Professor with the Faculty of Music, University of Delhi, India.
==Biography== He initiated his musical training under the tutelage of his father Pandit Debu Chaudhuri and also from his Father's Guru Ustad Mushtaq Ali Khan Sahab.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://prateekchaudhuri.com/biography.htm |title=The Senia traditionist, Sitarist Prateek Chaudhuri, son of Padma Bhushan Pandit Debu Chaudhuri |publisher=Prateekchaudhuri.com |date= |accessdate=23 July 2015 |archive-date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150601235052/http://prateekchaudhuri.com/biography.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Discography== # Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar,<ref>http://www.saregama.com/album/prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_102581{{dead link|date=March 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> # Debu Chaudhuri And Prateek Chaudhuri Sitar <ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.saregama.com/album/debu-chaudhuri-and-prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_57162 | title=Debu Chaudhuri and Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar - 25 October 1999 Download | Debu Chaudhuri and Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar - 25 October 1999 Movie Songs Download }}</ref>
== Death == Prateek Chaudhuri died of COVID-19 on 6 May 2021, in Delhi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/movies/renowned-sitar-player-prateek-chaudhuri-dies-of-covid-19-at-49-3715403.html|title=Renowned Sitar Player Prateek Chaudhuri Dies of Covid-19 at 49|work=News18|date=7 May 2021|access-date=7 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=7 May 2021|title=Prateek Chaudhuri passes away due to Covid: Remembering the renowned sitar player|url=https://indianexpress.com/photos/lifestyle-gallery/prateek-chaudhuri-passes-away-due-to-covid-remembering-the-renowned-sitar-player-7305965/|access-date=7 May 2021|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref> This took place only five days after his father had passed from a covid-related illness on May 1.
==Publications== * Plucked Instruments of Northern India with Special Reference to Sitar, {{ISBN|9788174531735}}, Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India * Indian Music. {{ISBN|9788174530202}}, Sanjay Prakashan-2005, New Delhi, India.
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==External links== * {{Cite web | title=Debu Chaudhuri And Prateek Chaudhuri - Sitar by Traditional | url=http://www.saregama.com/album/prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_102582 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304110906/http://www.saregama.com/album/prateek-chaudhuri-sitar_102582 | archive-date=2016-03-04 | access-date=2026-05-10}} * {{Cite web | title=There are numerous strings - The Hindu | url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/sitar-and-its-gharanas/article6887092.ece | access-date=2026-05-10 | website=www.thehindu.com}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Chaudhuri, Prateek}} Category:Indian sitar players Category:Delhi University Category:1971 births Category:2021 deaths Category:Musicians from Delhi Category:Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in India