“Ranjan’s sumptuous and cinematic score…has the grand sweep of an Indian epic, unashamedly dramatic, its recurring themes hummable by the end of the evening”
Rushil Ranjan is a London-based composer and multi-disciplinary artist. He creates large-scale musical worlds for orchestra, choir, voice and live performance.
Working across concert music, film, dance and cultural storytelling, his music brings together symphonic craft, devotional intensity, cinematic architecture and deep cultural memory.
He is an Associate Artist of the Royal Albert Hall, Collaborative Artist with the CBSO, Artistic Partner at Manchester Camerata, and founder-composer of the Orchestral Qawwali Project with Abi Sampa.
Upcoming Dates
17 January 2025 - Orchestral Qawwali - Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
06 May 2025 - Songs of the Bulbul live with Manchester Camerata - The Lowry, Manchester
18 May 2025 - World Premiere of “Khwa-ish” with the National Youth Choir - Queen Elizabeth Hall, The Southbank Center
19 July 2025 - Orchestral Qawwali with the CBSO - Symphony Hall Birmingham
20 July 2025- Orchestral Qawwali with the CBSO - The Barbican, London
27 September 2025 - Orchestral Qawwali - Glasshouse, Newcastle
04 October 2025- Orchestral Qawwali - De Monfort Hall, Leicester
27 November 2025 - World Premiere of new commission for the CBSO - Symphony Hall, Birmingham
05 December 2025 - Orchestral Qawwali - Aviva Studios, Manchester