We are not alone in the view that the 40-year-old Sridhar has claims to be called the finest of the younger sarod players. He draws from early training in both Carnatic and Hindustani classical music, and was influenced by Islamic Sufi teachings as well as the great sitar and sarod players of an early generation. As his performance of this night-time raga confirms, his rhythmic skill and the sweetness and clarity of his melodic phrasing are both outstanding.