Multiple choice general knowledge

Which Indian Music Director has the rare distinction of being invited to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra?

  1. AR Rahman

  2. Illayaraja

  3. Hariprasad Chaurasia

  4. Shiv Kumar Sharma
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Explanation

Ilaiyaraaja (also spelled Ilayaraja) is the first Indian composer to conduct the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (1993). He's a legendary film music director in South Indian cinema. AR Rahman is more internationally famous but came later. Hariprasad Chaurasia and Shiv Kumar Sharma are classical instrumentalists, not orchestral conductors.

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