David Balaban has been learning the Sitar in the "Gayaki Ang", "Vilayat Khan style" for twenty years. David’s three principal gurus have all learned under the late Sarod player Pandit Radhika Mohan Maitra.
David lives in Melbourne, Australia and is available to perform at concerts, private parties, festivals, and other functions as either a solo player or with tabla accompaniment. He is also available for studio sessions.
David has a sitar school, and teaches sitar classes of all levels from his home in Brunswick, Victoria Australia. David is a patient and encouraging teacher who enjoys teaching beginners . The sitar can be a very daunting instrument at first, but David does his very best to make his students feel comfortable, and to enjoy themselves during class.Please follow David on: