१८ वा वासंतिक संगीत-नाटक महोत्सव

१८ वा वासंतिक संगीत-नाटक महोत्सव
८ ते १२ मे, रोज सायं. ५:३०
भरत नाट्य मन्दिर

८ मे : संगीत शारदा
९ मे : संगीत चैती
१० मे : संगीत संशय कल्लोळ
११ मे : संगीत मानपमान
१२ मे : संगीत कट्यार काळजात घुसली

CONCERT: Pt. Vijay Sardeshmukh

6:30 PM, Thursday8th May, 2008.
Venue: Bedekar Ganpati, Paud Road, Near MIT college, Pune.

About the artist:
Vijay Sardeshmukh, a disciple of Kumar Gandharva, displays the same meditative quality. Born to Shri Vitthalrao Sardeshmukh, an accomplished harmonium-player who accompanied the maestros of different Gharanas, Vijay imbibed the nuances of music at an early age. The use of two perfectly tuned tanpuras enables him to produce the exact Shruti or note required by a particular Raga.

Saath-Sangat:
Tabla: Sanjay Deshpande
Harmonium: Dr. Arvind Thatte.

CONCERT: Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar

Venue: IUCAA, Pune University
1st May, 6 PM.

About the artists:

Ulhas Kashalkar, one of the prime representatives
of Gwalior and Jaipur Gharanas, has earned wide recognition
in India and abroad. He was initiated to music by his father Shri
N.D.Kashalkar an able musicologist. A gold medalist at his
post-graduation in music, he was later on trained by Pandit Ram Marathe and Pandit Gajananbua Joshi, stalwarts of Hindustani Classical Music.

Gifted with a melodious voice, with superb flexibility, Kashalkar's music appeals to every music lover. His gaykee is especially noted for pure traditional rendering with his own asthetic interpretation. Renowned cassette companies of India andabroad have brought out many cassettes and compact discs of his music, a testimonial to his immense popularity. He has performed extensively in India and abroad.

Accompaniments:

Tabla: Pt. Suresh Talwalkar
Harmonium: Dr. Arvind Thatte

CONCERT: Hemant Pendse, Meera Panshikar

Venue: Snehsadan Hall

25th April, Friday, 6 PM

About the artists:
Hemant Pendse
Hemant Pendse, a rising star on the horizon of Indian Classical Music has by now established his own identity. Born in Dhule, he had his early schooling in Bhusawal & Jalgaon. He secured a Diploma in Mechanical engineering from Jalgaon Polytechnic. But he had true love for music it was in born in him and was promoted by his elder sister who was learning music in Bhusawal. Hemant received his early training at late Shri.Manohar Betavadkar. Later he found his real Guru in Late Pt.Jitendra Abhisheki. He lived with him as a member of his family from 1978-1990. During this period the Guru imparted invaluable training in vocal recital

Pt.Abhisheki had a rare quality of absorbing whatever was good in other Gharanas also. Like-wise he inspired his disciples to acquire true love for good music. His Guru’s unique style of learning and teaching was in filtered in his disciples also and Hemant was no exception.

Hemant’s devotion to his Guru, coupled with his own creativity has well been reflected in the Bandishis composed by him.


Meera Panshikar
Smt Meera Panshikar is a disciple of Padmavibhushan Gaan-saraswati Smt Kishori Amonkar, the doyen of the Jaipur-Atrauli gharana

KISHOR KE SAATH SAATH

This one's from a friend...

KE SAATH SAATH... on 23rd april at Yeshwantrao Chavan Natyamandir, Kothrud From 9.30 p.m. onwards.

"For the first time in pune we have managed to bring together Mr. Vivek Parajpe (Who has done more than 80 live shows as music arranger with Kishor Kumar, 100+ shows with RD Burman and is the music arranger for all the national and international shows of Asha Bhosale), Mr. Narendra Dole (who sang Kishor Kumars song on Asha Bhosales bday in her presence) and Mr. Makrand Patankar (who has recently done an album with amit kumar based on kishorda's songs)"

Ticket rates are Rs. 200/ 100/80

Music Series by Dagdusheth Halwai Ganapati Mandir

Shri Dagdusheth Halwai Gapati Mandal presents,

Entertainment Programs from 6th April to 30 th April.
Venue: Ganesh kala krida manch, Nehru stadium Swargate. (AC indoor)
* Free Entry for All.
Everyday 7pm onwards.


DATE PROGRAM

6 april Shaunak Abhisheki
7 Pramod Ranade , Hrishikesh Ranade -Marathi bhavgeete.
8 Meena fatarfekar, Rahul Deshpande -Natyasangeet
9 Desh Mera Rangeela -Hindi
10 Begum Parveen sultana
11 Saregamapa winners - Marathi bhavgeete
12 Anil Mohile night Marathi+Hindi
13 Shivkumar shrama, Bhavanishankar
14 Shridhar phadke
15 Rajan Sajan Mishra
16 Usha mangeshkar Sangeet Rajani
17 Malini Rajurkar
18 Marathi bhavgeete- Mumbai grp.
19 Asha Khadilkar
20 Shahir viththal Umap
21 Pt. Jasraj
22 Rakesh chourasiya, Bhavanishankar
23 Yashwant deo yanchi marathi geete.
24 Kaushiki Chakrawarthy
25 Iqbal Darbar Night
26 Bhavgeete Ravindra sathe
27 Arati Ankalikar -Tikekar
28 Marathi Bana
29 Classiacal based songs from films.
30 Bhavsargam- Hridaynath Mangeshkar.

'काब्येर कथा'

शब्दवेध सन्स्थेच्या वर्धापनदिना निमित्त ५ अप्रिलला 'रविन्द्रनाथ टागोर' यांच्या कवितान्बरोबर त्यांच्या ललित लेखांच्या अभिवाचानाचा 'काब्येर कथा' हा कार्यक्रम पत्रकार भवन येथे सादर होईल.

रविन्द्र संगीत गायन: प्राची दुबळे
सहाय्य: चैतन्य कुंटे , हेमंती बनर्जी
कवितांचा भावानुवाद: डॉ. राम म्हैसालाकर

अभिवाचन: चंद्रकांत काळे, सुबोध भावे , शर्वरी जमेनिस

5 April, 6 PM
Patrakar Bhaban, Ganjawe Chowk, Navi Peth, Pune.

CONCERT: Kalpana Zokarkar (vocals), Pt. Suresh Talwalkar (Tabla solo)

4 April
Bedekar Ganpati Mandir, Paud Road, Pune.

Kalpana Zokarkar
Indian Classical music today holds a significant position all over the globe for its ability to communicate a transcendent quality of emotion, which expresses something universal about the human condition. For the purpose, it needs those who stand in commitment to pursue this exercise with utmost dedication and will without which it is impossible to achieve the desired goal. Hailing from 'Gwalior' gharana, Kalpana Zokarkar is one of them. Fortunate to receive the mantel of a rich heritage which includes Ustad Rajjab Ali Khan of 'Dewas', her father and guru, Shree Krishnarao Majumdar (Mamasaheb) who had the rare opportunity of close contact with many stalwart vocalists; Pt. Bhaskar Rao Khandeparkar, Smt. Anjanibai Malpekar, Pt. S.N. Ratanjankar and many, one witnesses the complete blending of melodious voice bestowed by nature, in interaction with doyens of Indian Classical music and dedication towards pursuance of the inimitable style of rendering.

Pandit Suresh Talwalkar
Taalyogi Pandit Suresh Talwalkar, is one of the greatest Tabla exponents of the present times. As an accomplished artist and as a Guru, he has contributed immensely to the glorious tradition of Indian Classical Music.
Pandit Sureshji belongs to the illustrious “Keertankar” family of Shri Dholebuva. “Keertana” being a classical form of devotional and musical discourse, a liking for the classical music was inculcated in him right in the childhood. Further, at a very young age, his father Shri Dattatray Talwalkar initiated him into the art of “Tabla”. He then took his lessons from the veteran gurus, Pt. Pandharinath Nageshkar and Pt. Vinayakrao Ghangrekar. He also learnt the intricacies of Carnatic Layashastra ( a science of rhythm ), from the renowned Mridangam player Pt. Ramnad Ishwaran. This diverse training enabled Sureshji to imbide the subtleties of both, the North and the South Indian music, transforming him into a “solo performer” with unique expression.

CONCERT: French Trio

French Trio - A Vent Propos on Saturday 22nd March, Maxmueller Bhavan, 7.00 pm

Alliance Francaise de Poona

presents

French Trio <<>>

Fabien Bernoud: Oboe

Richard Malblanc: Clarinet

Henry Roman: BaPublish Postssoon

In a programme of music by Rossini, Mozart, Beethoven, Jean Francaix, Alexander Tansman, Georges Auric and Jacques Ibert

Supported by: The Poona Music Society

CONCERT: arties chamber music festival

Arties chamber music festival - Tuesday 18th March, Mazda Hall, 7.00 pm

The Poona Music Society

presents

arties chamber music festival

Romain Descharmes, Piano Samuel Parent, Piano

Sullimann Altmayer, Violin Mathilde Borsarello, Violin Joseph André, Violin

Henri Demarquette, Cello Gauthier Herrmann, Cello

Julien Dabonneville, Viola

Olivier Patey, Clarinet

In a programme of Mozart, Brahms, Ravel and Chausson

CONCERT: Pt. Banarao Haldankar( vocal), Ustad Faiyyaz Hussain Khan(violin)

Venue: Tilak Smarak
5 PM, Sunday, 16th March.


About the artist:

Pt. Babanrao Haldankar is a stalwart of both Agra and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas,
having being trained by Ustad Khadim Hussein and Anwar Hussein (Agra Gharana) and Smt Mogubai Kurdikar (Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana). Pt. Haldankar is today well known as a guru, composer, scholar-thinker and performer. He has composed more than 200 Raga texts in vilambit (slow composition), drut (fast composition) and Taranas. He has published several books in Hindi, Marathi and English. These are valuable treatises covering the expanse of Hindustani Classical Music and unique explanations of the theory and performance of Ragas. He has several CD's and cassettes to his credit.

CONCERT: Jayateerth Mevundi

Venue: M.E.S. Garware Collage, Karve Road, Pune
2nd March 2008, 5 PM

"Madhukauns", a renowned organization in Pune has arranged an evening music concert of Shri Jayteerth Mewundi and Tabla solo of Pt. Ramdas Palsule.

About the artists:

Jayateerth Mevundi hails from the land of great vocalists and maestros of Hindustani Classical Music, like Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Dr. (Mrs.) Gangubai Hangal, Pt. Mallikarjun Mansur, Pt. Basavraj Rajguru and Pt. Kumar Gandharva and so on. Born in the year 1972, Jayateerth, according to many connoisseurs and critics of Hindustani Classical Music, is considered to be a torchbearer of
Kirana Gharana.
Jayateerth received his initial training in music under the tutelage of Sangeet Ratna Pt. Arjunsa Nakod of Gwalior Gharana for about 10 years. Since the year 1994 on wards he has been receiving musical lessons under the able guidance of Pt. Shripati Padegar, who is a disciple of great vocalist of this country, Pt. Bhimsen Joshi of Kirana Gharana.

Ramdas Palsule:

Having achieved Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Shri. Ramdas Palsule has developed his career as a talented, promising young tabla player. He is a disciple of eminent tabla player & Guru Pandit Suresh Talwalkar. He is a good soloist as well as versatile accompanist. He has traveled widely all over India and abroad to USA, Germany, Gulf Countries, Australia, Africa etc., for his tabla performances. He has accompanied many artists, which includes Late Pandit Jeetendra Abhisheki, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar, Ustad Shahid Parvez, Ustad Sulatan Khan, Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt, Pandit Tarun Bhattacharya, Dr. N. Rajam, Pandit Ronu Majoomdar, Mrs. Malini Rajurkar, Mrs. Veena Sahastrbuddhe, Mrs. Rohini Bhate, Mrs. Shama Bhate, and Smt. Shashwati Sen. He is well known for tabla solo performances as well as accompaniment of vocal, instrumental and dance.

CONCERT: Hariharan

Venue: Ganesh Kala Krida manch

Donation Passes will be made available at Spencers Daily & Cafe Cofee Day outlets in Pune.

The Gazal King has graciously accepted to support Charity Initiative by Dr. M L Dhawale Trust. Details about trust - www.mldtrust.org

About the artist:

Hariharan took the Indian musical scene by storm in 1996 with his phenomenally successful "Colonial Cousins" album.This fusion album, which topped the Indian musical charts in 1996 and became the first Indian act to be featured on MTV Unplugged, won Hariharan the international fame that had eluded him in his more than 15-year career as an artiste.

Born in Bombay on April 3rd, 1955, Hariharan has bachelors degrees in science and law. The son of renowned Carnatic vocalists, the late Ananthasubramani ("H. A. S. Mani") from Trivandrum and Shrimati Alamelu, Hariharan naturally inherited his parents' musical talents. Mom was Hariharan's first guruji. Later, in his teens, inspired by the songs of Mehdi Hassan, Hariharan developed a passion for ghazals and started training in Hindustani music from Ustad Ghulam Mustafa Khan

CONCERT: Trio Alain Brunet

Wednesday 27th February, Mazda Hall, 7.00 pm

Trio Alain Brunet

Alain Brunet, Trumpet and Vocals
Luc Fenoli, Guitar
Jean-Louis Dô, Drums
Manosh Bardhan, Tabla
Debi Prasad, Sarod

In a programme of Jazz and Fusion with Indian classical

The guitarist Luc Fenoli, the drummer Jean-Louis Dô and the singer and trumpetist Alain Brunet, join with the tabla player Manosh Bardhan and the sarod player Debi Prasad for an exceptional tour in India. This project offers to build a musical journey which respects different traditions. This approach brings a humanism that creates links between men and cultures.
In association with Alliance Francaise de Poona

CONCERT: Hungarian Renaissance Music Concert

26th February, St. Paul Church, Near GPO, 7.00 pm

Custos Consort

Sándor Szászvárosi, Viola da gamba
Judit Andrejszki, Voice
Piroska Vitárius, Violin
Gábor Tokodi, Lute

In a programme of music from Renaissance England, Italy and Hungary

Custos Consort is a Renaissance music group led by Sándor Szászvárosi who is a renowned cellist and viola da gamba player in Hungary. He has studied in Huingary, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria and the USA and has made many recordings. Since 2001 he has been organizing a series of early music concerts with the aim of presenting the particularly beautiful solo and chamber literature of the viola da gamba, the so called "Gamba Evenings" having been taking place each month in Budapest.

In association with Hungarian Information and Cultural Centre, New Delhi

CONCERT: Sufi and Mystic music festival

Banyan tree events presents
"Ruhaniyat"
Date: 24th Feb 6:30 PM
Venue: Amphetheater, Poona Club, Bund Garden Road, Pune-1.

• Sufi songs by Latif Bolat ( Turkey)
• Baul songs - Parvaty Baul ( West Bengal)
• Sufi Kalam & mystic songs from Rajasthan
• Sufiana kalam - Vitthal Rao (hyderabad)
• Warkari songs from Maharashtra
• Sufi Quwwali - Sabri brothers

Doner passes available at Planet M, Music World

CONCERT: Tabla solo by Pt. Yogesh Samsi

Sunday, 24th Feb, 6 PM
Venue: Garware Collage hall

1) Tabla jugalbandi by Nikhil Phatak and Sameer Puntambekar

2) Tabla Solo by Pt. Yogesh Samsi

About the artist:

Yogesh Samsi

A well-known tabla player of the younger generation, equally at ease with solo performances and while accompanying vocal, instrumental and dance recitals, Yogesh Samsi had an early exposure to music. His father the eminent vocalist Dinkar Kaikini initiated Yogesh at the age of six. His mother Shashikala Kaikini, a vocalist, was also a source of inspiration. Yogesh took his early instruction in tabla under the respected teacher H.Taranath Rao for a period of three years. He was later under the tutelage of the tabla maestro Alla Rakha from the age of ten.

Yogesh Samsi has made a mark for himself as a grade A broadcaster on Indian radio and television networks. A popular performer at most concerts in India and abroad, Yogesh has also conducted tabla workshops. He has been featured on commercial recordings and has also provided research inputs and demonstration for an instructional CD ROM on tabla.

CONCERT: Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande

Tuesday, 19th Feb
6 PM

Venue: SM Joshi Hall, Ganjawe Chowk, Navi Peth, Pune.

Accompaniment: Tabla: Bharat Kamat, Harmonium: Suyog Kundalkar

About the artist:
Ashwini Bhide began her training at the age of five under the supervision of Pandit Narayanrao Datar. After graduating with a Sangeet Visharad from Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, she continued her musical education under the watchful eye of her mother, Manik Bhide, another great Khyal singer. She later received instruction from Pandit Ratnakar Pai. She worked on her first major project with Ravi Shankar, recording the music for the film Gandhi.

Her style is considered extraordinarily versatile: the systematic exhibition of the structure of the Raga and Bahjans, the brilliant phrasing, the variety of the patterns she uses, and the ease with which she moves between three octaves. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande has taken the classical musical styles of India further than any other artist. She has traveled the world, performing music and giving conferences. She is also skilled in the sciences, holding an important position as a microbiologist and biochemist in Bhopal. This combination of art and science, tradition and modernity, has made her a fascinating figure in modern-day India: an intellectual with sensibilities unmatched in recent decades.

CONCERT: Pt. Hariprasad Chourasia

Sunday, 17th Feb, 2008, 9 PM.
Tilak Smarak Mandir

About the artist:Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia is known internationally as the greatest living master of Bansuri, the North Indian bamboo flute. Chaurasia is among a few but growing classicists who have made a conscious effort to reach out and expand the audience for classical music. He is probably the most accessible Hindustani musician who has done a lot to popularize Bansuri and classical music among the masses.Hariprasad Chaurasia was born in Allahabad in 1938 into a non musical family. His father was a wrestler. His mother died when he was very young. Hariprasad had to learn music almost in secret, scared of the father who wanted him to become a wrestler. First he started learning vocal music from Pt. Rajaram at the age of 15. Later, he switched to playing the flute under the tutelage of Pt. Bholanath of Varanasi. Much later, while working for All India Radio, he received guidance from the reclusive Smt. Annapurna Devi

CONCERT: Pt. Babanrao Haldankar

Noted vocalist from agara and jaipur gharana, Pt. Babanrao Haldankar will perform on 17th Feb at Bharat Ganay Samaj near Shanipar.

Venue: Bharat Gayan Samaj, Near Shanipar, Bajirao Road
Date and Time: 9 AM, Sunday, 17th Feb

About the artist:Pt. Babanrao Haldankar is a stalwart of both Agra and Jaipur-Atrauli gharanas, having being trained by Ustad Khadim Hussein and Anwar Hussein (Agra Gharana) and Smt Mogubai Kurdikar (Jaipur-Atrauli Gharana). Pt. Haldankar is today well known as a guru, composer, scholar-thinker and performer. He has composed more than 200 Raga texts in vilambit (slow composition), drut (fast composition) and Taranas. He has published several books in Hindi, Marathi and English. These are valuable treatises covering the expanse of Hindustani Classical Music and unique explanations of the theory and performance of Ragas. He has several CD's and cassettes to his credit.

Concert: Pt. Ronu Majumdar (Flute)

Date and Time: 14th Feb, 6:30 PM.
Venue: Tilak Smarak
This years Jasraj Gourav Puraskar will be given to notel flautist Shri. Ronu Majumdar. He will perform on this occasion.
About the artist:
Ronu Majumdar is a noted flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition. Born in Varanasi on June 20, 1963, Ranendranath Majumdar, popularly known as Ronu was trained under his father and later learned vocal music with the late Pt. Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale at whose behest he reverted to the flute. In 1981, Ronu Majumdar won the first prize at the All India Radio competition.
Today, Ronu Majumdar is among the more popular musicians on this instrument, and is especially popular with the younger generation for his creative improvisations. An energetic and indefatigable performer, Pt Majumdar's music is rooted in the Maihar gharana which has thrown up musicians of eminence like Pt Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Apart from his concerts all over India in different music festivals, he also participated in the Festival of India in Moscow and Asiad '82 in New Delhi. He has toured extensively in Europe, the USA , Canada, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and the Middle East.
His speciality is the "Shank Bansuri", a 3-ft long flute of his own design, which adds an extra dimension at the lower scales. Pt. Majumdar is also known for a number of collaborations and jugalbandis with other leading instrumentalists. An innovative composer, he has also composed several pieces in a fusion of Hindustani classical with other forms of music, particularly Western Classical Music, including the projects Carrying Hope (Music Today), A Traveller's Tale, Song of Nature (Magnasound), Kal Akela Kahan (Plus Music).

Pt. Ronu Majumdar (Flute)

Venue: Tilak Smarak

Thursday, 14 Feb, 2008, 6 PM.

This years Jasraj Gourav Puraskar will be given to notel flautist Shri. Ronu Majumdar. He will perform on this occasion.

About the artist:

Ronu Majumdar is a noted flautist in the Hindustani Classical Music tradition. Born in Varanasi on June 20, 1963, Ranendranath Majumdar, popularly known as Ronu was trained under his father and later learned vocal music with the late Pt. Laxman Prasad Jaipurwale at whose behest he reverted to the flute. In 1981, Ronu Majumdar won the first prize at the All India Radio competition.

Today, Ronu Majumdar is among the more popular musicians on this instrument, and is especially popular with the younger generation for his creative improvisations. An energetic and indefatigable performer, Pt Majumdar's music is rooted in the Maihar gharana which has thrown up musicians of eminence like Pt Ravi Shankar and Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Apart from his concerts all over India in different music festivals, he also participated in the Festival of India in Moscow and Asiad '82 in New Delhi. He has toured extensively in Europe, the USA , Canada, Japan, Singapore, Thailand, Australia, and the Middle East.

His speciality is the "Shank Bansuri", a 3-ft long flute of his own design, which adds an extra dimension at the lower scales. Pt. Majumdar is also known for a number of collaborations and jugalbandis with other leading instrumentalists. An innovative composer, he has also composed several pieces in a fusion of Hindustani classical with other forms of music, particularly Western Classical Music, including the projects Carrying Hope (Music Today), A Traveller's Tale, Song of Nature (Magnasound), Kal Akela Kahan (Plus Music).

Vasant Utsav

Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan organizes a two-day festival every year titled - VASANT UTSAV, in Pune, in the memory of Late Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande. This year is the 25th Death Anniversary of Dr. Vasantrao Deshpande. To commemorate this occasion, the Pratishthan has planned to organize a three-day music festival with WORLDMUSIC as its theme. Vasantrao appreciated all genres of music. For him, it transcended all boundaries and touched every person's heart in some way or the other. The objective of this festival is get different forms of music under the same roof and to share a common platform. The festival will therefore see programs ranging from pure Indian Classical music, Ghazals and Sufi to a rich blend of mesmerizing fusion sequences.

Nana Patekar, a name that needs no introduction, will be hosting the entire festival.

The festival promises its discerning, music loving audience a treat of their lifetime. Pune will stand witness to a show whose grandeur will leave everyone spellbound and in which performances by consummate artists, will leave the audience captivated and craving for more. Be prepared for the best of best!!

Ticket sales will commence in the last week of January '08.

Here are the other details for Vasant Utsav '08:

Dates : 8th, 9th and 10th of February, 2008.

Venue : The Ramanbaug High School ground, Pune, India

Time : 18:30 - 22:00 hrs, daily.

Here is the day wise program:

Friday, 8th Feb' 2008

1. Rahul Deshpande (Vocal)

2. Ustad Zakir Hussain, Shankar Mahadevan,

A. Sivamani and U. Shrinivas. (Fusion)

Saturday, 9th Feb' 2008

1. Dr. L. Subramaniam (Violin)

2. Begum Abida Parveen (Vocal)

Sunday, 10th Feb' 2008

1. Ghulam Ali (Vocal)

2. Smt. Kishori Amonkar (Vocal)

Ticket Rates:-

1. Chair (season ticket) :- Rs. 2000

2. Bharatiy baithak (season ticket) :- Rs. 350.

From 27th January onwards Tickets will be available at following locations:-

1. Balgandharva Rangmandir, JM road, Pune.
2. Yashwantrav Chavhan Natyagruh, Kothrud, Pune
3. Tilak Smarak Mandir, Tilak Road, Pune
4. Navdikar Musicals, Tilak road, Near S.P. College,
5. Shirish Traders, Near kamla Nehru park, Pune

पं. जीतेन्द्र अभिषेकी संगीत महोत्सव

२ फेब. २००८, सायं. ५:३०

बालगंधर्व रंगमंदिर

कलाकार
१) पं. सुधाकर देवळे (गायन)
२) पं. पार्थोसारथी ( सरोद )
३) पं. उल्हास कशाळकर ( गायन)

"Dil-e-naadan", a Ghazal concert by Prachi Dublay and Dattaprasad Ranade.

Venue: Bharat Natya Mandir

Time: 1st February, 2008, 5:30 PM.

About the artists:

Prachi Dubaly: Young Vocalist in the field of Hindustani Music. Performance includes Thumree-Dadra, Traditional Ghazals, Folksongs, Sufee-kalaam & Bhajans from various regions of India.Born in the family of artists, has acquired basic training from her mother. Received advance training in Music from eminent artist Dr. Suhasini Koratkar. Studying Urdu Poetry with Prof. Satish Bahadur, a well-known film critic & a scholar of Urdu. Also, taken special lessons in Voice-Culture from the maestro of Indian Music Dr. Ashok Da Ranade.

Dattaprasad Ranade: Ghalzal singer, actor and composer, shri. ranade has received guidance from none other than Ustad Mehendi Hasan.

सु-दर्शन रंगमहोत्सव २००८

२८ व २९ जानेवारी, सायंकाळी ७

सु-दर्शन रंगमंच, अहिल्यादेवी शाळेजवळ, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे - ३०

"कोण्या एकाची भ्रमण-गाथा"
अभिवाचन: सौ. वीणा देव
२९ जानेवारी, सायंकाळी ७
"बा. सी. मर्ढेकर" कविता अभिवाचन
अभिवाचक: डॉ. श्रीराम लागू

Concert: Milind Tulankar ( Jaltarang) , Pt. Vijay Koparkar ( Vocals)

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008

Time: 6 pm

Venue: Aabasaheb Garvare Sabhagruha, Karve road , Deccan Pune.

This program is organized by Shri Milind Tulankar in the memory of his guru and grandfather Late .Pt .S .V. Kanhere.

About the artist:

Milind Tulankar

Milind Tulankar, one of India's finest Jaltarang artistes. Born and brought up in a family with 'Musical Background'. Milind started learning music from a very tender age. His grand father Late Pandit Shankar Kanhere who was a famous Jaltarang player influenced Milind in taking up this unusual dying instrument, the Jaltarang. Along with that Milind is proficient in playing Santoor, Tabla and Harmonium. His mother who is a vocalist has seen to it that along with a good instrumentalist he is a good singer too. Presently he is a disciple of Sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parwez.

Milind has the right backing to showcase his individual capabilities. His efforts to take this melodious instrument ahead from his family are displayed here as you take a deeper look in his professional achievements.

He will be accopanied by Shri Ramdas Palsule on tabla.

Pt. Vijay Koparkar

Pandit Vijay Koparkar is an eminent classical vocalist based in Pune. Gifted with deep, mellow voice, he has the priviledge of learning from stalwarts like Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande and Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. His gayaki has a very good combination of the gayakis of Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande and Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. His raga development is systematic, unhurried and keeping in line with the mood of raag. He has performed at various prestigious platforms not just in India, but across the world

He will be accompanied by Shree Rahul Gole on Harmonium and Shree Sanjay Karandikar on Tabla.

Entry: Free.

मराठी संगीत नाटय महोत्सव

"संवाद", पुणे व "प्रबोधन विचारधारा" आयोजित
मराठी संगीत नाटय महोत्सव
दिनांक २२ ते २८ जानेवारी, रोज सायं. ५ वाजता
यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाटयगृह, कोथरुड

दिनांक २२ जानेवारी
"संत गोरा कुम्भार "
मुम्बई मराठी साहित्य संघ निर्मित

दिनांक २३ जानेवारी
"ययाति आणि देवयानी"
भरत नाटय मन्दिर निर्मित

दिनांक २४ जानेवारी
"संगीत मत्स्यगंधा "
नादब्रम्ह निर्मित

दिनांक २५ जानेवारी
"संगीत सौभद्र"
मराठी संगीत रंगभूमि निर्मित

दिनांक २८ जानेवारी
"कट्यार काळजात घुसली "
भरत नाटय मन्दिर निर्मित

नाटय महोत्सव विनामूल्य * काही जागा निमंत्रितानासाठी राखीव

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