![Filmstill: «The Albatross Around My Neck», Markus Schlaffke, 2019.](/sites/norient.com/files/styles/conflux_xxs/public/albatross_still1.jpg?itok=p4KVEbZ5)
North Indian classical music was once exclusively performed for the upper class. Today, it is for everyone, yet it is faced with the demands of the 21st century: The constant imperative to self-promote. This is what our writer, a renowned artist of this genre, is reminded of after watching the film «The Albatross Around My Neck».