Sidharth Sarangi

Sidharth Sarangi is a classical guitarist, pianist and composer from Odisha, India.

Sidharth has won prizes at several national and international competitions, including first prize at the Global Guitar Gita International Guitar Festival and Competition, where he was awarded the Grand Prize. He has also received awards at the Calcutta International Classical Guitar Festival and Competition, as well as various other national competitions.

In 2022, he became the first person from India to have been accepted to study guitar at the Royal College of Music in London. Sidharth’s repertoire consists of eclectic and diverse pieces ranging from original arrangements of suites by Bach to modern music by composers such as Gary Ryan, Leo Brouwer, Pavel Steidl and Frederic Rzewski. His affinity for avant garde pieces is evident in his transcriptions and interpretations of pieces by modern composers.

Sidharth has performed extensively across India. Highlights include recitals at the India International Centre in New Delhi, National Centre for the Performing Arts in Mumbai, Rajasthan International Centre in Jaipur, Bangalore International Centre, Satyajit Ray Auditorium (ICCR) in Calcutta, the Cottage Chamber Concert series in Mysore, Galeria de Belas Artes in Goa, etc. Sidharth's music has also been featured on prominent international platforms such as NPR Music. He was invited to perform on The Great American Folk Show where his performance was broadcast live on Prairie Public radio in North Dakota.

Beyond performance, Sidharth is actively involved in pedagogy, conducting workshops and masterclasses to promote the classical guitar repertoire among other guitarists and musicians. Sidharth also composes and arranges music from time to time and has written pieces for the solo guitar and piano repertoire.

Sidharth is currently pursuing an undergraduate degree in electronics engineering and enjoys swimming in his free time.