The Inner Vision Orchestra was founded in 2012 and is the world's only professional ensemble of blind musicians.
Our extensive repertoire moves between songs from Iran, Lebanon, Afghanistan, India, Nigeria, to soulful Gospel and Blues to sublime Indian Ragas and Western Classical compositions. We celebrate the diversity of its talented members who have been brought together from around the world by Indian maestro Baluji Shrivastav OBE.
Members of the orchestra burst onto the world stage at the Paralympics in 2012 to perform at the closing ceremony with Coldplay and performed International Unlimited Commission ‘Antardrishti-Inner Vision’ to full audiences at Queen Elizabeth Hall, Norwich Arts Centre, The Royal Opera House in Mumbai and The British Council Theatre in Delhi.
Closing Ceremony of the London 2012 Paralympic Games
Inner Vision Orchestra appear on BBC London
The Inner Vision Orchestra tours and performs in prominent venues nationally, and during the pandemic ran a series of virtual concerts. Members of the orchestra also give music workshops. 'Driven by the intensity of an inner vision we believe in the power of music to transform lives!'
Southampton Mela 2021. A celebration on film
Antardrishti-Inner Vision Trailer
Inner Vision Orchestra in a nutshell!
Charles Hazlewood
Conductor
Sean Rafferty
A magical mixture
of sounds
Inner Vision Orchestra play
bloody great kick-ass music!
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The Inner Vision Orchestra recently released tracks on Baluji Shrivastav’s latest album ‘Indian Classical Interactions’ released through ARC/Naxos Music, from the magical composition ‘Antardrishti - Inner Vision’. The orchestra also features on ARC/Naxos Music’s ‘Best of Baluji’