Biography

Born in a family of musicians in India, Sidhant had the privilege to learn & get inspired from his grandfather, legendary singer Mahendra Kapoor, and father, singer Ruhan Kapoor. He has learnt Indian Classical from one of the most eminent Indian Classical Music teachers of India, Pandit Murli Manohar Shukla and trained under jazz exponent Mr. Xavier Fernandes. He took composition lessons from Mr. John Ashton Thomas, Hollywood Composer & Chief Orchestrator for Mr. Hans Zimmer.

 

Sidhant completed his post-graduate studies in Music Composition from the prestigious Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, where he was working on incorporating Indian music elements in his compositions for western instruments. His experiments include writing graphic scores which could be played in various ways depending on the raga (Indian scale) chosen by the performer. He has proved his mettle by winning competitions like the Harp-Composers’ Competition and the reputed Daryl Runswick Competition which earned his composition a world premiere at the National Maritime Museum (UNESCO World Heritage Site). His composition based on legendary photographer, Ansel Adams' photography, was praised by Dr. Michael Adams (son of Ansel Adams) and was chosen as the winning composition. Another interesting project he worked on in London was an opera based on an Indian mythological story - 'Birth of Ganesha' which was appreciated by prominent classical composers Dr. Deirdre Gribbin and Dr. Stephen Montague.

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