Sawai Gandharva Music Festival - Day 4 Evening Session

Day 4 : 12th December Evening Session 4 PM

Meena Faterpekar Meena Fatarpekar is the grand-daughter of the doyens of Kirana Gharana, Saraswatibai Rane and Hirabai Badodekar and her music has been cultured under this family tradition. Well versed with classical,bhavgeet,natyasangeet,bhajans and thumari, Meena is blessed with melodious and versatile voice. She has to her credit many prestigious concerts in India and abroad. Many outstanding prizes such as Bharat Gayan Samaj's Master Krishnarao Phulambrikar Gold Medal, Surmani By Sur Singar, Yuva Puraskar by Tansen Sangeet Sammelan, Kolkata and scholarships at state and national level have crowned her glory.

Ut. Shakir Khan Shakir Khan is a promising and talented young artist with an exquisite sense of sur and laya reflected through his performance. Eldest son and disciple of the world famous sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, Shakir belongs to the 8th generation of the famous Etawah Gharana. He has showcased his talent in prestigious Indian music concerts including the Dover Lane Music Conference, Saptak Music Festival, Tansen Music Festival and across US, Canada, Europe and also in Woodstock Festival in Poland. Shakir is a part of an Europian Jazz band, Taalism and plays in Indian Fusion bands like Mukti and Soundscape.

Padma Talwalkar Padma Talwalkar's music represents a unique blend of various Gharanas, embellished with her own personal touch. She inherited her talent from kirtankar grandfather, Shri Kanebuwa. She mastered the intricacies of Gwalior and Kirana Gharana from Pandit Gnagagharbuwa Pimpalkhare, was under tutelage of Late. Smt. Mogubai Kurdikar of Jaipur Gharana and perfected the art of concert singing from Smt. Kishori Amonkar. Padma continued her quest for music under the guidance of Pt. Gajananrao Joshi, a master of Jaipur, Gwalior and Agra Gharanas. Her impressive list of awards includes Late. Smt. Vatsalabai Bhimsen Joshi Puraskar, Pandit Jasraj Puraskar and the Rajhans Pratishthan Puraskar.

Shri. Upendra Bhat Upendra Bhat, an acclaimed classical vocalist of Kirana Gharana, reminds the audience of his legendary Guru - Pandit Bhimsen Joshi. With his well seasoned, sonorous voice, systematic rendition of ragas, powerful tans and expressive singing, Upendra keeps the audience captivated. He excels in diverse musical genres like gazals, thumris, bhajans and light music. Upendra has performed at several prestigious platforms like Harivallabh Sangeet Sammelan, Sawai Gandharva Music Festival, in India, UK,USA,Dubai and Bahrain. He is the recipient of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Award, Karnatak State Government Award, Vishwashanti Sanget Jeevan Gauraw Puraskar and many more.

Deepak Maharaj & Mamta Maharaj Deepak Maharaj was born on 25th February 1970 in Delhi into the illustrious family of Kalka-Bindadin Gharana. He received his training from a very tender age from his father, the renowned kathak maestro Pandit Birju Maharaj. He began performing on stage from the young age of nine and also accompanied his father on many concert tours in India. He has performed leading roles in dance drama choreographed by Birju Maharaj ji, most notably amongst them Krishnayan, Kumar Sambhav, Katha Raghunath Ki, Rupmati - Bajbahadur, Shan-e-Awadh, etc . These concerts and his solo performance were received with critical acclaim in India, UK, USA, Canada, Italy, Dubai, Germany, France, Australia, Russia, etc Recently he has given a splendid performance as Romeo in the kathak version of Romeo and Juliet , which was staged in various cities in India.

Mamta Maharaj Maharaj" of Lucknow Gharana, the family which has been supporting the classical form of Kathak for many decades. She represents the eighth generation of kathak in the family after the legends like late Shri Lacchu Maharaj, late Shri Shambhu Maharaj, Shri Acchan Maharaj and her father and guru the living-legend himself Padma Vibhusan Pandit Birju Maharaj. She is the first female kathak professional performer from the family. Trained under Pandit Birju Maharaj, she has not only inscribed a niche for herself, but has the enthusiasm to share and spread the same training and devotion upon this dance form to others.

Prabha Atre A brilliant thinker, performer, composer and teacher of music, Dr. Prabha Atre of Kirana Gharana, is in league of her own. She was trained in the traditional `guru-shishya paramparaa' system by the late Sureshbabu Mane and his famous sister, Padmabhushan Hirabai Badodekar, both stalwarts of the Kirana gharana. Her sincerity to her art and sensitivity to the times reflect in her thinking and singing. Whether khyaal, taraanaa, thumri, daadraa, ghazal or bhajan, she has a distinct style and ingenuity in design and presentation. Her timeless talent is honoured by countless prestigious awards including Padmabhushan, Sangeet Natak Academy Award and Maharashtra State Govt. Award.

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival - Day 4 Morning Session

Day 4: Morning Session: 12th December 2010

8 AM

Sameer Dublay A vocalist par excellence, Sameer Dublay started under Pandit Rambhau Mate and mastered nuances of raags and performance technique with Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, a legendary vocalist of Agra Gharana. At present he is learning from Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade, the great musician and musicologist. Sameer has toured extensively in India, UK, Europe, USA and Australia and has performed at numerous concerts. His CDs and writings are applauded. Sameer trains students from Lalit Kala Kendra, Pune University as a Guru and is Co-founder of Spectrum, an organization that imparts basic musical understanding through a well-designed Music Acquaintance Programme.

Debapriya Adhikary & Samanvaya Sarkar The young duo Debapriya, a vocalist and Samanvaya, a sitarist have conquered the audience with their Jugalbandi, a confluence of two souls, two minds, two thoughts and expressions. The audience is enthralled as they improvise any common composition based on an Indian Raga, complementing each other's style and presentation. Debapriya and Samanwaya are accomplished in rendering pure classical, tappa, tap-khyal, thumri, dadra, chaiti, holi, kajri, jhula, under able guidance of their Gurumaa Girija Deviji. They have performed solos and duet at several national and International Music Festivals across India, USA, Europe, Canada and UK.

Rajan - Sajan Mishra Born into the family of great maestros of Banaras Gharana, the brothers Pandit Rajan and Pandit Sajan Mishra display a rare blend of technical command and mellifluous voice. They have extensively toured U.S.A, Europe, Singapore, Sri-Lanka and Middle-East and have performed at Royal Albert Hall, London and Lincoln Centre, USA. Their contribution to music has been richly rewarded with Padmabhusan, Kumar Gandharva, Sanskruti, Sangeet Natak Academy, Sandeetratna awards and many more. Rajan and Saajan Mishra are taking the traditiona guru-shishya ethos forward at their Gurukul at Dehradun.

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival - Day 3

Day 3: 11th December 2010. 4 PM

Sharad Khaladkar Shri. Sharadkumar Khaladkar is the son of well known Sanai player Baburaoji Khaladkar of "Kirana" family. His education of Sanai wadan has been completed since his age of 15 years, by the guidance of his father and elder brother Pandit Suryakant & Ramesh Khaladkar. Since childhood, he has got lessons on Sanai wadan. He has performed with his best in Sanai wadan in different areas of India supported by his elder brother and father. Further he started to perform his own programs. In 1974, first program performed by him was in Sur Singar Sanstha, Mumbai and has been awarded by Shrimati Jaya Bachchan with Surmani Award. He has performed "Sundri"wadan programs also with Pandit Suryakant Khaladkar. He Has awarded him with a medal in the program performed by him in Shri Swami Haridas Sangeet Sanmelan at Kal Ke Kalakar Rangbhuwan Mandir in Mumbai. He has rewarded by Promotional Certificate by Late Rajiv Gandhi and Shrimati Soniya Gandhi in a program held at Delhi. He has performed individually in Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav of Pune since last 15 years. Shri. Sharadkumar Khaladkar is the 5th generation of his family. He has achieved mastery in Sanai and Sundri wadan. At present he is performing programs in Mumbai Akashwani Kendra. In 1952, the opening of Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav has been done by his father's Sanai wadan program.

Shri. Anand Bhate A gifted child prodigy with a family lineage in classical music, Anand Bhate has been a disciple of the legendary doyen of the Kirana Gharana, Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Pandit Yashwantrao Marathe of the Khayal Gayaki. At tender age he presented Hindustani Classical Music, Marathi natyasangeet and devotional compositions. Connoisseurs were spellbound by Anand's luminous rendering of Balgandharva's gayaki and affectionately conferred on him the 'title' Anand Gandharva. A brilliant IT professional at Zensar Technologies, Anand pursues his passion, music with great fervor and commitment. He has given performances on many prestigious platforms in India and abroad.

Chandrakant Limaye Chandrakant Limaye has created his own style with an imaginative mix of classical ragas, Thumri, Dadra, Tappa, Bhajans and Marathi Natyasangeet. He has had tutelage from Late Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande and eminent vocalists from Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra Gharana. A teacher, an actor, a vocalist, a music composer, a lecturer, a music judge, Chandrakant Limaye has multi-dimensional talents. His music is a glory of Indian classical tradition and is duly awarded with numerous prestigious honours and performances.

Shivkumar Sharma Santoor, the folk instrument from the valley of Kashmir owes its classical status to Pandit Shivkumar Sharma. Performance career of over half a century, innovations in Santoor to establish it on concert platform, countless concerts in India and overseas, over hundred recordings, various experimental albums, priceless honours such as Padmashree, Padmavibhushan, Maharashtra Gaurav, Tansen Sanman, 2 Honourary doctorates.. Pandit Shivkumar Sharma is a rare creative genius. A great artist and guru, a responsible citizen and principled man, Panditji is a legend in the true sense of the term!

Malini Rajurkar Malini Rajurkar was born into an archetypal middle class family of the Indian household, where everybody thinks of growing up with studies, getting a secured job, get established in his/her career and finally get married and raise a family. However, she was always interested in singing classical music and have a career in it in future. She had full support though, of her family. In the mean time, she joined Ajmer College with a musical scholarship, where she met her future guru, the legendary Pt. Govindrao Rajurkar, who trained her in the tricks and nuances of classical music. She was an excellent task manager, who, in spite of being married, knew exactly how to balance between home and her career. Her in-laws were completely supportive in her decision, who were a musical family themselves. She had also assimilated other nuances of classical music from other legendary gurus. She was open to every kind of musical variation and boasts of an individualistic free style. Her heavy reverberating voice, with an unusual range and depth, rendered her khayals an uncanny tinge. In fact, she is only of the few singers in the classical genre who is a successful and exceptional singer of tappa

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival - Day 2

Day 2 : 10th December 2010. 4 PM

Uma Garg Classical Vocalist and distinguished scholar Vidushi Uma Garg was born into a Bengali family of musicians. She was trained under her mother, Late. Smt. Asha Lata Das, Late. Sri S.D. Apte, Late. Dr. P.P. Johri and Late.Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan of Rampur Sahaswan Gharana. Along with Khayal Gayaki, her versatility encompasses Classical Music, Thumri, Dadra, Sufi, Ghazal, Geet, Bhajans and playback singing. Uma is the recipient of numerous awards such as Pt. Nikhil Banerjee Award 2010, Best Devotional Singer Award, Shobhana Award, National Award and Sangeet Samay Sar Puraskar - Bhakti Sangeet Shiromani, to name a few.

Sawani Shende Sawani was amidst rich musical notes, right from childhood. She had her father Pandit Sanjeev Shende and grandmother Smt. Kusum Shende of the Kirana Gharana as her gurus. She perfectd an array of Ragas, Taan patterns and Taranas under the guidance of Dr. Smt. Veena Sahastrabuddhe, a noted classical vocalist from Gwalior Gharana. Her rendition of semi-classical genres highlights the emotive and expressive quality of Indian classical music. Sawani's confidence and mastery in Khayals, her crystal clear diction and sensitivity in presentation takes her performance to a high aesthetic level.

Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & U. Shrinivasan Creator of the Mohan Veena and the winner of the Grammy Award, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt has mesmerized the world with his pristine, delicate yet fiery music. The disciple of Pt. Ravi Shankar, Vishwa Mohan belongs to the tradition of Moughal emperor Akbar's court musician TANSEN and his guru the Hindu Mystic Swami Haridas. Vishwa Mohan has successfully Indianization of the Western Hawaiian guitar with his perfect assimilation of sitar, sarod & veena techniques. He has performed in USA, USSR, Canada, Great Britain, Germany, Europe, Dubai, Al-Sharjah, Bahrain, Muscat, Abu Dhabi etc. and throughout India.

Ustad. Shrinivasan A Maestro means one who combines unique musicianship and immense virtuosity. Master U.Shrinivas has proved that he fulfils this to the hilt. A rather inconspicuous member of the western orchestra, Shrinivas has revived and raised the mandolin, an unknown instrument and given it a respectable status in classical music. His music acumen has assumed many dimensions. He glides over the gamut with ease traversing 4 octaves with subtle deflections and suave certainty. Every phrase, every design falls into place in the octaval build up of the raga. He can evolve and execute the most intricate fraction-ridden swara combinations that would keep any accompanist on edge. Shrinivas has grown into a colossus with only sky as the limit. " The magnificent music that emanates from the mandolin of young Shrinivas has the freshness and spontaneity of a mountain brook. The kalpanaswaras are like cascading waterfalls and the alaps a serene, majestic river flowing through the plains. His fingers caress and cajole original and remarkable proyogas of Carnatic music from this western instrument" Nobody in recent times has achieved charisma in as quick a time as Shrinivas has done. He is a musical phenomenon to whom perfection of tone and execution come as spontaneously as the free and unfettered flow of his ideas.

Pandit Jasraj Jasraj was born in Hissar, Haryana in an orthodox brahmin family to Pandit Motiramji, a classical exponent.His family is well known for singing in the Mewati Gharana style. Motiramji died when Jasrajji was only four, on the day he was to be appointed as the state musician in the court of the Last Nizam. Jasraj was initiated into vocal music by his father. He also received training from his elder brother, Pandit Maniramji, and later from Maharaja Jaywant Singhji Waghela. He was also greatly influenced by the voice of the famous ghazal singer, Begum Akhtar, whom he used to listen to, skipping school, at a small hotel that played her songs all day. This inspired him to learn vocal music. Jasraj's vocal range extends across three-and-a-half octaves. His vocalizing is in perfect diction and clarity, a trademark of the Mewati Gharana's style of Khayal. He has also done extensive research in Haveli Sangeet. His greatest contribution to Indian classical music is his conception of a unique and novel jugalbandi, styled on the ancient system of Moorchanas, between a male and a female vocalist, each singing in their respective scales and different ragas at the same time.In his honor, this legendary jugalbandi is known as The Jasrangi.

Sawai Gandharva Music Festival - Day 1

Day 1: 9th December 2010. 4 PM Bhaskar Nath Bhaskar Nath belongs to a family of renowned musicians of Meerut Shehnai Gharana. He started his early training in Shehnai, Flute, and Harmonium at a very young age under the guidance of his grand father, the Late. Pt. Om Prakash, his paternal uncle, the Late. Pt. Jagannath who was an internationally acclaimed Shehnai Vadak and his father the renowned vocalist of Kirana Gharana, Pt. Vishwanath. Bhaskar Nath started performing in concerts from the age of 11. Bhaskar Nath has performed in many prestigious concerts. His performances have received rave reviews from press and public alike.

Sudhakar Chavan Sudhakar Chavan was attracted by classical music at the age of 14 & started journey of music initial training under renowned vocalist Pandit Dr sudhakar Marathe for about 19-20 years. He continued further training of classical music under the guidance of Pandit Shrikant Deshpande of Kirana Gharana (disciple of legendary vocalist Pandit Bhimsen Joshi) for about 15-16 years. Sawai Gandharv Sangeet Mahotsav ,kundgol in Karnataka Sawai Gandharv Sangeet Mahotsav Chandrapur Swar Sagar Sangeet Mohotsav, pimpri-chinchwad Rotary club pune Ambad sangeet Mohotsav Nehru centre Mumbai

Bhuvanesh Komkali Grandson of Pandit Kumar Gandharva, son of Mukul Shivaputra, Bhuvanesh's musical journey began, unbeknownst to him, in infancy. His music thrived under able tutelage of Smt. Vasundhara Komakali and Shri. Madhup Mudgal. With his unwavering commitment to music, Bhuvanesh is taking forward the timeless legacy of Kumarji's values and philosophy. He is currently engaged in expanding the archives of Kumarji's music with latest digital technology. Bhuvanesh has performed successfully across India and has been highly appreciated by well versed audience. He has been awarded a scholarship by Cultural department of Government of India.

Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, renowned exponent of the bansuri or bamboo flute, is a rare musician, earning several national and international awards, including the Padma Bhushan, Konarak Samman, Padma Vibhushan, Dinanath Mangeshkar Award, OFFICER IN THE ORDER OF ORANGE-NASSAU by the Dutch royal family and KNIGHT IN THE ORDER OF ARTS AND LETTER by the French Government. He has collaborated with several western musicians, has performed worldwide and has been teaching Indian music at the Rotterdam Music Conservatory for the past 15 years. He is the Artistic Director of the Indian Music department.

Parveen Sultana A child prodigy, Begum Parveen Sultana received her early training from her father, Ikramul Majid, then from Acharya Chinmoy Lahiri in Calcutta. She then came under the guidance of her Guru and Mentor, Ustad Mohammed Dilshad Khan. With him, she has acquired a new dimension to her singing, giving it the required mastery of ragas and voice culture. Many awards and honours came her way like the youngest artist to receive the 'Padmashri'. The press has been unanimous in proclaiming her the 'Queen of Hindustani Music', the 'Poetess of Music' and 'the Ultimate Soprano', applauding her for both her outstanding musicality and breathtaking virtuosity.

CONCERT: Smt. Padma Talawalkar

सुरेल सभा प्रस्तुत

श्रीमती पद्मा तळवलकर यांचे गायन

साथ: तबला: मयंक बेडेकर, संवादिनी: निरंजन लेले

रविवार दिनांक ५ डिसेंबर सायंकाळी ५ वाजता

यशवंतराव चावाहन नाट्यगृह, कोथरूड, पुणे

heartbeats - the music within

झाकिर हुसेन प्रमोशन्स आणि पंचम निषाद प्रस्तुत

heartbeats - the music within

उस्ताद झाकिर हुसैन - तबला

यु श्रीनिवास - मेंडोलीन

ए सिवामणी - ड्रम्स

वी सेल्वागणेश - कंजीरा

शंकर महादेवन - गायन

स्थळ: गणेश कला क्रीडा मंच, स्वारगेट, पुणे

शुक्रवार दिनांक ३ डिसेंबर सायंकाळी ७ वाजता

तिकिटे खालील ठिकाणी उपलब्ध: बालगंधर्व नाट्यगृह, यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाट्यगृह, टिळक स्मारक

Sangeet Sankalp Mahotsav

3, 4 and 5th December.

3 December 2010

Time: 6.00pm

Location: Sudarshan Hall, Shaniwar Peth, Pune, 411030

Artists

Prashant Pathak - Tabla solo (Pune)

Miss Neha Deshpande - Vocal (Pune)

Shri Sunil Masurkar - Vocal (Indore)

4 December 2010

Time: 6.00pm

Location: Sudarshan Hall, Shaniwar Peth, Pune, 411030

Artists

Master Adwait Abhyankar - Tabla solo (Pune)

Namrata Gaikwad & Sachin Raut - Sundri (Pune)

Shri Rohan Naidu - Violin (Raipur)

5 December 2010

Time: 6.00pm

Location: Sudarshan Hall, Shaniwar Peth, Pune, 411030

Artists

Shri Sanjay Karandikar -Tabla solo (Pune)

Shri Vishwajeet Borvankar - Vocal (Mumbai)

Pandita Manjuben Mehta - Sitar (Ahamadabad)

ARTISTS

Prashant Vinayak Phatak Born in the family having background of classical music, learned tabla from father mr.VINAYAK S. PHATAK for 17 yrs, recently receiving training from Mr. ASHOK GODBOLE (deciple of late ustad ALLARAKHA SAHEB) Stood first rank in the ALANKAR EXAM of G.M.V. Was selected for a scolarship from GOVT OF INDIA FOR THE YR 2003-2004 Approved artist of A.I.R. Pune.

Neha Deshpande Appearing for Sangeet Alankar in Classical Vocal from Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva Mahavidyalay

Deciple of : Smt Manjiritai Aalegaonkar and Pt.Raghunandan Panashikar (Jayapur Gharana) Film and Television Institute of India, Community Radio (1 and ½ year) as an a Programme Producer FTII's Playback Projects

Sunil Masurkar Received his first lessons in music under the guidance of his father Late. Shree B. S. Masurkar. He is following musical footstep shown by Balasaheb Poonchwala of Gwalior Gharana. Specializes in Marathi sugam and Natya geet. Also possesses skills in thumri and dadra, both of which he can render with equal command.

Adwait Abhyankar Started learning Tabla at the age of 7 yrs. at Sargam Sangeet Vidyalaya, Kothrud, Pune under the guidance of Shri. Aniruddha Deshpande. (Disciple of Dr. Pt. Arvindkumar Azad). Taking special training since last 2 yrs. under the guidance of Pt. Vinayak S. Phatak (Disciple of Pt. G.L. Samant).

Namrata Gaikwad Born in a traditional Family of Shehnai / Sundri Players. Namrata plays both Shehnai and Sundri. She plays the 'Pure Banarsi Baj (Style) Shehnai. And the small type of Shehnai Known as Sundri. She takes her music education from her grandfather Pt. Anant Lal ji, Pt. Daya Shankar ji (Shehnai Maestros from New Delhi), Shri Pramod Gaikwad, Mrs. Seema Gaikwad and Nitin Gaikwad. She has achieved a scholarship from Sangeet Natak Academy. She usually accompanies her father in his concerts. She is trying to popularise her instruments.

Sachin Raut Born in a musical family. Sachin's grandfather Shri. Dattatraya Raut and uncle Shri Bharat Raut play 'Sanyee (Maharashtrian Shehnai) in maharashtrian style. Sachin is groomed in this tradition by his uncle from early age of twelve years. Sachin has started accompanying his uncle in various concerts. He has also given solo performances. An intensive practice and expert guidance from his guru, he has potential of becoming upcoming and promising artist.

“Balshree” K. Rohan Naidu coming from a music loving family, “Balshree” K. Rohan born with an ear for music. He started his journey of music at the age of three ! He received his early training from pt. Devashish Dey (Varanasi). And thereafter he was under the able guidance of pt. Vasant Sheolikar (Bhopal), renowned sitar maestro Pt. Bimalendu Mukherjee and Pt. Ramswaroop Ratonia (Bhopal) for the last seven years till date. Rohan received the following awards to his credit. He won the prize in Swar Sadhna Samiti (Mumbai), “Balshree” award from former hon'ble president of india dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam. Toyi (ten outstanding young indians) award and Nanhe Ustad award (Benaras).

Sanjay Karandikar Rank 2nd in all India Ranking for Sangeet Alankar (Tabla) exponent of Indian Percussion instruments- Tabla and Dholaki founder and director Swar-Taal Sadhana, school of music estb. 1993 renowned teacher of Tabla and dholki as over 1000 passed & present students from India and abroad. Accredited artist for All India Radio. Published books and audio-visual aids on Tabla and Dholki. Stage performances includes solo performances and ' Taalvadya Kacheri'.

Vishwajeet Borwankar started taking lessons in music at an early age under the guidance of his father Milind Borwankar. With a supportive musical background Vishwajeet was introduced to the intricacies in talim under guru-shishya parampara by Dr. Ram Deshpande, Presently, he is under the able guidance of Pt. Babanrao Haldankar who is one of the most respected stalwarts of Agra and Jaipur Gharana. Vishwajeet's father has his own music academy “SWARSANSKAR” for more than 10 years now. Swar Sanskar is very active in propagation of music and creating awareness within students.

Smt. Manju Mehta is a well known performer of the Indian sitar. She belongs to the very well known Bhatt family of Jaipur. She had her training in sitar from Shri Shashi Mohan Bhatt, her elder brother. She won the Central and State Government scholarships and received training from Damodarlal Kabra and Pdt. Ravi Shankar. She won the coveted AIR Talent Search competition. She did her Masters of Music in which she cleared first class first. She has performed in various places in India and abroad. She is a grade "A" artist on AIR and TV. She has 30 years of experience as a teacher in Jodhpur University and "Darpana" of Ahmedabad. She is presently teaching at the Saptak School of Music in Ahmedabad in which she is also a trustee.

Sangeet Sankalp is a pan Indian organisation promoting classical music. Managed by the musicians themselves, it is devoted to providing a platform to the upcoming and the lesser known artistes who somehow do not find a foothold on the `celebrity-circuit'.

Sangeet Sankalp now has a presence in 84 cities from Guwahati to Porbandar and Jalandhar to Bangalore.

Sangeet Sankalp was established on 22nd January, 1989 with its headquarters in Delhi. At present more than 85 branches of "Sangeet Sankalp" are active all over the country. "Sangeet Sankalp" is not merely an organization, it is rather a movement of dedicated musicians.

CONCERT: सौ. आरती अंकलीकर - टिकेक

'अभिजात' प्रस्तुत

सौ. आरती अंकलीकर - टिकेकर यांचे गायन

गरवारे महाविद्यालय, पुणे

रविवार २८ नोव्हेंबर, सायंकाळी ६

देणगी प्रवेशिका: नावडीकर मुझीकल्स (टिळक रस्ता आणि कोथरूड)

Parikrama Dance Festival 2010

Kalavardhini presents "Parikrama", a 2 day dance festival on 27th and 28th Nov, 2010.

Saturday, 27 Nov, 2010 5:30 PM to 10 PM

1) Arghyam

- Prachiti Natu Devchake and Lalan Desai (Bharatnatyam)

- Aparna Matange (NrityaGanga)

2) Taal Kirtan

- Pt. Suresh Talwalkar

Sunday 28th Nov, 2010 10 AM to 1 PM

1) Samvaad : A symposium by learned speakers on contemporary issues related classical dance

- Malavika Sarukkai

- Swapnasundari

- Aparna Matange

- Jayashree Rajgopalan

Sunday 28th Nov, 2010 5:30 PM to 10 PM

Abhivyakti : Performances by veteran dancers

1) Smt Swapnasundari ( Vilasininatyam)

2) Smt Malavika Sarukkai ( Bharatnatyam)

3) Dr Sucheta Bhide Chapekar (Nrityaganga)

Venue: Ganesh kala Krida Manch, Swargate, Pune

Donation passes available at all kalavardini branches

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Sawai Gandharva festival from Dec 9

बुजुर्ग कलावंतांचे अनुभवसिद्ध "जाणते सूर' आणि उदयोन्मुख पण गुणवान कलाकारांचे "ताजे सूर' यांचा मिलाफ असणारा "सवाई गंधर्व संगीत महोत्सव' रमणबाग प्रशालेच्या प्रांगणात 9 ते 12 डिसेंबरदरम्यान रंगणार आहे. महोत्सवाचे हे 58 वे वर्ष असून 25 हून अधिक कलाकारांचा कलाविष्कार रसिकांना अनुभवता येणार आहे.आर्य संगीत प्रसारक मंडळातर्फे आयोजित करण्यात येणाऱ्या या संगीत महोत्सवाची उत्सुकता जगभरातील रसिकांना असते. ज्या सवाई गंधर्व यांच्या स्मृतीनिमित्त हा संगीत सोहळा आयोजित केला जातो, ते किराणा घराण्याचे ज्येष्ठ गायक आणि गुरू पंडित सवाई गंधर्व ऊर्फ राजाभाऊ कुंदगोळकर यांचे हे 125 वे जयंती वर्ष आहे, अशी माहिती मंडळाचे कार्याध्यक्ष श्रीनिवास जोशी यांनी पत्रकार परिषदेत दिली.

""चार दिवसांच्या या महोत्सवात एकूण पाच संगीतसत्रे होणार आहेत. नऊ डिसेंबरला युवा सनईवादक भास्कर नाथ यांच्या वादनाने 58 व्या सवाई गंधर्व संगीत महोत्सवाची सुरवात होईल. या वर्षी "सवाई'च्या स्वरमंचावर नाथ यांच्यासह पुणेकर कलाकार समीर दुबळे, सावनी शेंडे साठ्ये, सुधाकर चव्हाण (गायन), शकीर खान (सतार); तसेच चंद्रकांत लिमये, उमा गर्ग, भुवनेश कोमकली आदींचे प्रथम पदार्पण होणार आहे. काही वैशिष्ट्यपूर्ण जुगलबंदीचे कार्यक्रमही होणार असून त्यात देबप्रिया अधिकारी आणि समन्वय सरकार (सतार आणि गायन), पं. विश्‍वमोहन भट आणि यू. श्रीनिवास (मोहनवीणा आणि मेंडोलीन) यांचे आविष्कार रसिकांसमोर येतील. ज्येष्ठ नर्तक पं. बिरजू महाराज यांचे पुत्र आणि शिष्य दीपक आणि ममता महाराज यांच्या कथकची अदाकारी रसिक अनुभवतील. बुजुर्ग कलाकारांमध्ये पं. जसराज, पं. हरिप्रसाद चौरासिया, पं. शिवकुमार शर्मा, पं. राजन व पं. साजन मिश्रा, मालिनी राजूरकर, डॉ. प्रभा अत्रे, पद्मा तळवलकर यांच्या मैफलींचा आनंद रसिकांना मिळेल. याशिवाय मीना फातरफेकर, उपेंद्र भट, आनंद भाटे, शरद खळदकर हे कलाकारही आपली कला सादर करणार आहेत. बेगम परवीन सुलताना यांचेही गायन रसिकांच्या आकर्षणाचे केंद्र असेल,'' असे श्रीनिवास जोशी म्हणाले."

सवाई'ची तिकीटविक्री- एक डिसेंबरपासून तिकिटे उपलब्ध होणार- दिनशॉ अँड कंपनी, बेहेरे आंबेवाले (बाजीराव रस्ता), शिरीष ट्रेडर्स (कमला नेहरू पार्कसमोर) आणि नावडीकर म्युझिकल्स (स. प. महाविद्यालयासमोर आणि यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाट्यगृहासमोर)- भारतीय बैठक सीझन तिकीट 350 रुपये, खुर्ची 1800 रुपये- एका दिवसाचे भारतीय बैठकीचे तिकीट 100 रुपये- रविवारचे तिकीट भारतीय बैठक 200 रुपये- विद्यार्थ्यांसाठी ओळखपत्र दाखवून भारतीय बैठकीचे सीझन तिकीट 150 रुपये.

भीमसेन जोशी यांच्या गानसेवेबाबत उत्सुकता: सवाई गंधर्व संगीत महोत्सवाचे अध्वर्यू पं. भीमसेन जोशी या वर्षी गानसेवा रुजू करणार का, या प्रश्‍नावर श्रीनिवास जोशी म्हणाले, "प्रकृतिअस्वास्थ्यामुळे शक्‍यता कमी आहे; पण त्यांनी इच्छा दर्शवली तर ते गाऊ शकतील. नक्की सांगणे अवघड आहे.''

दर वर्षीप्रमाणे रात्री बारा वाजेपर्यंत महोत्सवास परवानगी मिळावी, असा अर्ज संबंधितांकडे केला असून तशी परवानगी मिळेल, असेही ते म्हणाले. गुरू सवाई गंधर्व यांच्या स्मृत्यर्थच हा महोत्सव होत असल्याने 125 व्या जयंतीचे औचित्य साधून पुण्याबाहेरही सवाई गंधर्व संगीत उत्सवाचा उपक्रम सुरू केल्याचे ते म्हणाले. मुंबई आणि नाशिक येथे असे उत्सव केले असून आता नागपूर येथे करण्याचा विचार आहे, असे त्यांनी सांगितले.