Ustad Bismillah Khan, awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001, was a master of which instrument?

Explanation

1. 01

   Bismillah Khan brought the shehnai, a double-reed wind instrument once played mainly at weddings and temples, onto the concert stage.

2. 02

   He was closely identified with Varanasi and played at the Red Fort on the eve of Independence in 1947.