Felicitation of Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade

Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade will be felicitated on 19th and 20th January 2008 for completing 70 years of Musical life!! The programme is organised by Maharashtra Cultural Center, in Pune. The venue for the programme is Yashawantrao Chavan Auditorium in Kothrud.

About Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade:

Ashok Da. Ranade is a Hindustani classical vocalist, musicologist, voice-culture expert, and an ethnomusicologist. He has composed music for plays, documentaries and films. His writings in Marathi and English on music and theatre are widely appreciated and read throughout India and the world. Broad cultural vision, rigorous analysis, clarity and thought provoking presentations are his strengths. He seeks to explore everything that is touched by music.

The Programme is as follows:

19th Jan- 5.30 P.M.

Concert by Dr. Ranade
Interview of Dr. Ranade by Aneesh Pradhaan and Shubha Mudgal
Felicitation of Dr. Ranade

20th Jan- 12.30 P.M.

"Sakalaanche Soyare" - A programme conceived and composed by Dr. Ranade, about the Saint Poets, their lives and poetry!!

NOTE: This activity is supported by many of Dr. Ranade's Students, other sponsors and interested listeners....!! You can send your contribution/ donation to-

Dr. Ravindra Damle, Maharashtra Cultural Center,Sudarshan Hall, Shaniwar Peth,Pune 411 030.

The cheques should be drawn in favour of " MAHARASHTRA CULTURAL CENTRE"

You can also call for further details- Sameer on 98225 41785, Chaitanya Kunte 94223 06088

Piano Concert

10th January, 2008, 6 PM
Venue: Mazda Hall

Banowetz has been heard as a recitalist and orchestral soloist on six continents in over thirty countries, with performances in past seasons with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony, the Prague and Bratislava Radio Orchestras, the Budapest Symphony, the Concert Society Orchestra of Barcelona, the New Zealand Symphony (on a twelve-concert national tour), the Beijing Central Philharmonic, the Shanghai Symphony and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He was awarded the Liszt Medal by the Hungarian Liszt Society in Budapest for his outstanding performances of Liszt and the Romantic literature.

Concert: Pt. Shivkumar Sharma

Santoor maestro Pt. Shivkumar Sharma will perform in city on 5th January. This concert has been organized by The Institute of Company Secretary of India. Passes \ tickets will be available in the institute's office in mukund nagar.

Time: 5th Jan, 9 PM
Venue: Yashwanrao Chawan Auditorium, Pune.

About the artist:



The maestro who patented the Santoor instrument was born on 13 January 1938 in the Benaras Gharana. He was trained under his father, Pandit Umadutt Sharma, an exponent of the Benaras Gharana and the raj pandit at the court of Maharaja Pratap Singh.

In his early years, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma learnt both the tabla and the santoor. In addition he was also a vocalist. But it was after 1955 that he decided to reflect his true personality through an instrument that is meant to be played percussively – the santoor.

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has been honoured by the Sahitya Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Shree. He has the honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, has received the Indian Classical music’s first platinum disc for The Call of the Valley and has given special performances before the House of Lords in Britain and in front of the Queen of Holland.

Chaitanya Kunte presents his new compositions

Chaitanya Kunte, a young harmonium player, composer and researcher, will present his new bandishs (Dhrupad, Khayal, Tarana, Chatarang, Thumari, Jhoola, Bhajan genre) on 28th Dec.

Venue: Mr. Baba Joshi, Saudamini Apt., Near Sudarshan Rangamancha, Pune.
Date: 28th Dec 2007