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MUMBAI: Australia Network is very proud to present the exclusive direct broadcast of a concert for Sydney Festival 2010 by internationally renowned music composer A. R. Rahman. On the same night he performs his only Australian concert, Australia Network will bring A. R. Rahman‘s unique outdoor extravaganza to the small screen for fans from Fiji to Delhi to enjoy. Dubbed the ‘Mozart of Madras‘ by Time magazine earlier this year, Rahman is best-known globally for his two-time Oscar winning score for the film Slumdog Millionaire.
Rahman‘s sole Australian performance will be held on Saturday 16 January on a stage set in the beautiful parkland of Parramatta Park. Australia Network will broadcast the entire event to 44 countries. Rahman will perform with an entourage of more than 40 Indian musicians and Bollywood dancers on stage, as well as high-impact lighting displays, choreographed moving video screens and audience interaction.
The A. R. Rahman concert is a free event made possible by the generous support of the NSW Government. It promises to be a night filled with colour, dancing and the irrepressible rhythms and melodies of contemporary Indian music. Australia Network Chief Executive Bruce Dover says "The concert and broadcast celebrates Australia‘s cultural diversity and provides a musical bridge between Australia and the region".
The concert will be co-hosted by Australian cricketing legend, Matthew Hayden and ABC presenter Miriam Corowa. Hayden said of the event "I am honoured and thrilled to be a part of A. R. Rahman‘s unique outdoor extravaganza and the Sydney Festival. Rahman was born in Chennai, a city that I have come to love and a part of India that is very special to me for many reasons. I am excited that many Australians will be able enjoy what millions of people around the world have come to love and appreciate, the incredible ‘Mozart of Madras and the amazing Indian musicians and Bollywood Dancers."
Join Australia Network for this exclusive A.R. Rahman concert on: Saturday 16th January: India 15:00, Hong Kong 17:30, Pacific 21:30.
