Shiv Kumar Sharma is a professional santoor artist based out of the finance capital of India, Mumbai.
He was initiated into music at the age of five as a vocalist and tabla player. He had started performing at a very young age as a tabla player for the radio.
It was an intriguing choice for Shivkumar Sharma to take up santoor as his main instrument which had never been used in Indian classical music before that. But as it was the will and direction of his guru and father, he started learning santoor.
Later on, Shivkumar had to carry on his experiments with santoor for many years which improved in tonal quality, in playing technique, in sitting posture of the instrument, in a repertoire of music and emotional and spiritual expression of this instrument which has given santoor its own distinct character.
Awards: Padmashri Award Ustad Hafiz Ali Khan Award