The Ravi Shankar Ensemble is coming to The Egg on March 16, 2026 — and if you have any appreciation for Indian classical music, this is one of those evenings you clear your calendar for. The Hart Theatre’s intimate setting is exactly right for this kind of performance, where every note carries weight and every movement tells a story.
About the Ravi Shankar Ensemble and Lavanya Raghuraman
The name Ravi Shankar needs no introduction. The legendary sitarist — who brought Indian classical music to Western audiences and collaborated with George Harrison, among countless others — left behind a musical legacy that his ensemble continues to honor and evolve. This is not a tribute act. This is the living continuation of a tradition that Shankar spent a lifetime building, performed by musicians steeped in the same ragas and rhythmic structures he championed on stages around the world.
Joining the ensemble is Lavanya Raghuraman, a celebrated Bharatanatyam dancer whose performances transform classical Indian dance into something visceral and immediate. The combination of live raga and classical dance is how this music was meant to be experienced — not as separate art forms but as a single, unified expression. If you’ve only encountered Indian classical music through recordings, seeing it performed alongside Bharatanatyam changes your understanding entirely.
For anyone looking to explore the Shankar legacy further, the album Ravi Shankar’s catalog on Amazon is a good place to start.
Venue Info
The Egg is one of those venues that feels like it belongs to another world — that concrete shell rising out of the Empire State Plaza like something from a science fiction film. Inside, the Hart Theatre seats just under 1,000, which means there is genuinely no bad seat in the house. For a performance rooted in subtlety and dynamics, that intimacy matters. The acoustics handle everything from a whispered tabla passage to a full melodic crescendo without losing detail. Parking is available in the Empire State Plaza garages, and the venue is an easy walk from downtown Albany restaurants if you want to make a full evening of it.
Tickets
Tickets are available now through Tixr. An evening of Indian classical music at the Hart Theatre is the kind of show that sells quietly and then suddenly you realize it is sold out — do not sit on this one.