CONCERT: Suresh Wadkar & Devaki Pandit

Crescendo presents "Shishir Bahar" a light marathi and hindi songs concert by Shri.Suresh Wadkar and Smt.Devaki Pandit on the 31st of January 2009, at Tilak Smarak Mandir at 9.30 p.m. Noted TV and stage actress Amruta Subhash to compere this event.

Tickets available at "Kimaya" restaurant kothrud, till 27th of Jan between 9 am to 5 pm.
Tickets will be available only at Tilak Smarak Mandir from 28th Jan onwards.
The ticket rates are as under:
First Row : Reserved
2nd row to 8th row : Rs.500 /-
9th row to 15th row : Rs.300/-
16th row to 26th row : Rs.200/-
Balcony : Rs.100/-

For phone booking of tickets contact
Somnath Kakade : 9822961726

CONCERT: श्री. हेमंत पेंडसे

संस्कार भारती - मासिक संगीत साधना

श्री. हेमंत पेंडसे यांचे शास्त्रीय आणि उपशास्त्रीय गायनाची मैफलसाथ-सांगत: तबला: श्री. अविनाश पाटिल , संवादिनी: ह्रुतिका रावरेकर

२५ जानेवारी, सायं. ६

स्थळ: विठ्ठल मन्दिर, विठ्ठलवाडी

CONCERT: "पं. मनोहर चिमोटे" यांचे संवादिनी वादन

गान वर्धन प्रस्तुत कै. लिलाताई जळगावकर संवादिनी वादन पुरस्कार विजेते

"पं. मनोहर चिमोटे" यांचे संवादिनी वादन

आणि त्यांचा शिष्या श्रीमती. माया मोटेगावकर यांचे शास्त्रीय गायन

रविवार दि. २५ जानेवारी सायं. ५:३०

मनोहर मंगल कार्यालय, मेहेंदळे गैरेज जवळ

स्व. पं. एस. व्ही. कान्हेरे स्मृति समारोह (वर्ष १३ वे)

स्व. पं. एस. व्ही. कान्हेरे स्मृति समारोह (वर्ष १३ वे)
जलतरंग वादन : श्री. मिलिंद तुळाणकर
तबला: रामदास पळसुले
पखवाज: गोविन्द भिलारे
जलतरंग-कथ्थक जुगलबंदी अबोली धायरकर , दीप्ती गोखले
कथ्थक: शर्वरी जमेनिस

रविवार २५ जाने.
सायं. ५:३०
आबासाहेब गरवारे सभागृह

CONCERT: खांसाहेब उस्ताद सैउद्दीन डागर

कै. शंकरराव भोई स्मृति प्रतिष्ठान, पुणे आयोजित

"स्वर-गायत्री"

प्रख्यात ध्रुपद धमार गायक खांसाहेब उस्ताद सैउद्दीन डागर यांचे गायन

रविवार २५ जाने. सायं. ६

टिळक स्मारक

प्रवेश विनामूल्य

CONCERT: समीर दुबळे

Venue: Gopal Gayan Samaj, Near Tilak Smarak, Pune

18 January, 6 PM

Sameer Dublay, a young vocalist in the tradition of Hindustani Classical Music, represents that unique mixture of a passionate and inspired vocalist, and a rational and knowledgeable and above all articulate expert on Indian Classical Music.

Sameer started learning music from Pt. Rambhau Mate in Pune, in 1980, at the age of 12. Quickly grasping the various technicalities of Classical Music, he realised the need for a performer Guru, and was accepted by Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki, in 1989.

Urja: Ud. Zakir Hussain, Vikku Vinayak Ram , Selva Ganesh , Pt. Bhavani Shankar and Vijay Chavan

Urja - Concert by Ud. Zakir Hussain (Tabla), Vikku Vinayak Ram (Ghatam), Selva Ganesh (Khanjiri), Pt. Bhavani Shankar (Pakhawaj) and Vijay Chavan (Dholki)

Venue:Law College Ground
18th January, 6:00 PM.

The Times Pune Festival, 17th to 25th January

17th January to 25th January

January 17, 5 pm:
Pune Central mall, University road
Shibani Kashyap will give a live performance.


January 17, 7 PM:
Shaniwarwada
Wadali Brothers will enthral the audience with their marvellous Sufi music and qawwalis.


January 18, 7 pm:
Pune Central mall, Bund Garden road
Shibani Kashyap will give a live performance.


January 18, 7 pm:
SSPMS grounds
Bollywood Dhamaka: Shankar Mahadevan will belt out Bollywood chartbusters.


January 19, 8 PM:
Nehru Memorial Hall
Tumhari Amrita: Well-known Hindi play with some powerful performances by Shabana Azmi and Farooque Shaikh directed by Feroze Khan.


January 21, 8 PM:
Ishanya mall amphitheatre.
Lilette Dubey brings for you her play 'Wedding Album'.


January 22, 7 PM:
Poona Club
Pt Jasraj in concert.


January 23, 7PM:
Poona Club
Percussionist Sivamani and Mandolin U Shrinivas in concert.


January 24, 7PM:
ILS Law College Grounds
Hariharan in concert.


January 25, 7PM:
Ishanya mall amphitheatre
Rock band Pentagram in concert.

LECDEM: Carnatic and Hinduthani Classical Music

Dr. Shyamala Bhave (Vocal) will give a lecture-demonstration on Carnatic and Hinduthani Classical Music

Venue: Swaramayee Gurukul, off J. M. Road near Sambhaji Park, Pune.
6 PM, 11 January.

Piano Recital: Beethoven, Liszt and Chopin

Arunesh Nadgir will perform at the Mazda Hall, Dastur School (opp. Ladies Club, near Blue Nile Hotel) and will treat the audience to Beethoven's Six Bagatelles, Liszt's Funerailles and Chopin's Barcarolle and Waltz.

Time: 6:30 p.m., 10 Jan 2009

Venue: Mazda Hall, Dastur Primary school.

आचार्य अल्लाउद्दीन खान अणि पं. सुधीर फडके संगीत समारोह

आकाशगंगा प्रस्तुत
आचार्य अल्लाउद्दीन खान आणि पं. सुधीर फडके संगीत समारोह

सौ. संध्या आपटे-फडके ( सतार)
पं. रामदास पळसुले ( तबला साथ)

पं. सपन चौधरी ( तबला सोलो)

शुक्रवार ९ जानेवारी , रात्रि ९
टिळक स्मारक सभागृह

वसंतोत्सव २००९

Vasantotsav 09 will be held on The ILS Law College Grounds on the 9th, 10th and the 11th of January 2009.

Time 5.30pm to 10 pm daily.

Friday, 9th Jan ’09
1. Shri. Rahul Deshpande – Vocal

2. Leipzig Philharmonic Orchestra, Germany Conducted by Dr. L. Subramaniam


Saturday, 10th Jan ’09
1. Zee Sa Re Ga Ma Pa, Little Champs

2. Ustad Shahid Parvez - Sitar

Sunday, 11th Jan ’09
1. Panchtatva - Rakesh Chaurasia, Niladri Kumar, Vijay Ghate, Jino Banks & Rahul Deshpande

2. Shri. Shankar Mahadevan and Ustad Rashid Khan – Vocal Jugalbandi

Ticket sales start from the 25th Dec.

Tickets available at:
# Yashwantarao Chavan (Kothrud).
# Tilak Smarak Mandir.
# Navadikar Musicals .
# Balgandharva.
# Shirish Traders (Kamala Nehru Park).
# Uday Patankar (Kothrud) 020 25437794.
# Heramb Roadways (Satara Road) 020 24228611.
# Popular Book Stall,Baker's Basket (Aundh, Dhole Patil Road,Kalyani Nagar).

Pune Jazz Utsav

Jazz Utsav with Southern Quartet, Jazz Function and Adrian D'Souza Trio.

Jazz is a celebration of the human spirit expressed through music. Jazz Utsav is a festival of this celebration, the annual coming together of jazz music, jazz musicians and jazz fans for three days in November, in Mumbai and Delhi.  This time also in Pune.

Date: 4 Jan 2009, evening

Venue: Ishanya Open Amphitheatre

CONCERT: Dr. Ram Deshpande

डॉ. ग. का. चितले यांचा स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त S. M. Joshi Hall येथे पं. राम देशपांडे यांचा गायनाची मैफल आयोजित करण्यात अली आहे.
4 Jan, 5:30 PM.


About the artist:Born in 1968, Dr. Ram Deshpande had his initial training in vocal music from Chepe, Panake and Prabhakar Deshkar. He then took advanced training from noted vocalists Yeshwantbuwa Joshi and Ulhas Kashalkar. He has also undergone training under senior vocalist Babanrao Haldankar. Thus, Dr. Deshpande’s renditions are marked by influences of the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharana.

A gold medalist for his post graduation from the Nagpur University, Dr. Deshpande completed his doctoral thesis on Mishra Raags under the guidance of V.R. Athavle. He was a recipient of a scholarship instituted by the Government of India and the Kesarbai Kerkar scholarship awarded by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Mumbai. He was awarded the Best Vocalist Award in 1991 by the Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata. He has also received the Vidyasagar Award and the Aditya Birla Kalakiran Award in 2005.

SEMINAR: "Aesthetics, history and society: The case of north Indian classical music"

Pune University's Lalit Kala Kendra and English Department, and Mansoor Sansmaran manch are organizing a seminar on "Aesthetics, history and society: The case of north Indian classical music".

Following eminent people from the field of music will be participating:

Amlan Dasgupta, Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade, Dr. Go. Pu. Geshpande, Shama Bhate, Shri Anish Pradhan, Shubha Mudgal, Satyasheel Deshpande, Partho Dutta, Tejaswini Niranjana, S. Kalidas

This will be followed by vocal recital by Mrs. Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar.


Venue: Namdev Sabhagruh, Pune University
Date adn time: 9AM, 2nd and 3rd Jan 2009.