Bio

Nicolas Delaigue is a sitar and surbahar player specializing in North Indian music. After years of immersion, practice, and dedication to this art, he has built a bridge between India and the West, becoming an essential reference in the interpretation and teaching of this music in Europe. Based in Lyon, he performs internationally and teaches Indian music and modal improvisation at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Paris.

Nicolas Delaigue trained for many years with great masters such as Patrick Moutal, Indrajit Banerjee, Sugato Nag, and Ustad Shahid Parvez.

Today, Nicolas teaches sitar, Indian music, and modal improvisation in public, private, and community institutions throughout France and Europe, and he is regularly invited to various cultural, academic, and educational centers for lectures, demonstrations, workshops, student supervision, and competition judging (Cité de la Musique in Paris, CRR in Réunion, Ljubljana University, CRR in Dunkirk, CRR in Grand Chalon, CRR in Mante-la-Jolie, CRR in Créteil, CRR in Boulogne-Billancourt, CRR in Saint-Étienne, CRD in Macon, CRD in Bourgoin Jallieu, etc.).

Holder of a State Diploma in Traditional Music, Nicolas has extensive experience in music education and teaches private and group lessons to numerous students throughout France and Europe all year round. Since 2018, he has also been teaching courses on North Indian classical music at the Department of Musicology at Jean Monnet University in Saint-Étienne. In 2022, he was appointed Professor of Indian Music and Modal Improvisation at the CNSMDP.