Samyo in 2005
The highlight of 2005 was the Summer Retreat, which now moved to Chetham’s School of Music in Manchester, with Pt Ajoy Chakraborty and Professor T V Gopalakrishnan as main gurus. With a support team that included the likes of Tabla maestro Sanju Sahai, the orchestra was becoming a well-known phenomenon for young musicians, and the South Asian arts world in general. The tour-ending performances at the Sage Gateshead and QEH, London were near sell-outs, and more musicians auditioned for the orchestra.
