Vasantosav 2010

Update: Due to intermittent rains, Vasantotsav 2010, to be held on 19th, 20th, and 21st November has been postponed. New Dates would be declared soon...

Stalwarts like Pandit Jasraj, Mukul Shivputra, Pandit Vishwamohan Bhatt and Hariharan will feature in the fifth edition of Vasantotsav,' the annual music festival to be held in the city between November 19 and 21. The festival is organised by city-based Vasantrao Deshpande Pratishthan. The fest will take place at the New English School, Ramanbaug, from 5:30 pm to 10 pm everyday.

Addressing a news conference here on Monday, Rahul Deshpande, noted classical singer and grandson of late Vasantrao Deshpande said that Vasantotsav' will continue its tradition of presenting different formats of music to Puneites. It will have a blend of classical, fusion, folk and gazals this year.

19th Nov 2010

- Jugalbandi' between Rahul Deshpande and singer Swapnil Bandodkar.

- Performance by Pt Vishwamohan Bhatt with a renowned Rajasthani folk group. Vijay Ghate will accompany them on tabla.

20th Nov 2010

- Pt Mukul Shivaputra,

- Sham-E-Gazal', a live performance by Gazal maestro Hariharan

21st Nov 2010

- Sitar Funk', by celebrated Sitar player Niladri Kumar, Vijay Ghate, Rupak Kulkarni, Gino Banks, Sheldon D'Souza, Agnelo Fernandes, Elvis Lobo, Sheetal Kolwalkar and Kaveri Sageder

- Pt Jasraj

WESTERN MUSIC CONCERT: Jerzy Sterczynski, piano

An Evening of Chopin on 17th Nov at 7 pm, Mazda Hall

In a programme of Fryderyk Chopin: Polonaise in A major Op. 40 No. 1; Etude in C sharp minor Op. 25 No. 7; Waltz in C sharp minor Op. 64; 3 Mazurkas: Op. 50: G major No. 1, A flat major No. 2, C sharp minor No. 3; Polonaise in A flat major Op. 53; Nocturne in C sharp minor Op. 27 and Sonata in B flat minor Op. 35

Jerzy Sterczynski, born in 1957, began to learn piano at the age of six. He finished his music high School in Bielsko-Biala, where he studied at the Katowice Academy of Music under Professor Andrzej Jasinski and graduated with honours in 1981. He then continued his training in London with John Bingham. He won the first prize at the Young Performers prize at the Polish Piano Festival in Slupsk and the second prize at the International Music Competition in Saragossa (1983). He is a very active concert performer and has toured worldwide. He has taken part in the Chopin Festival in Duszniki and also in festivals in Lockenhaus and La Chaise-Dieu. He has recorded 13 compact discs with the complete Chopin Nocturnes, Waltzes and Polonaises as well as his Sonata No. 2 and several small pieces. He has also recorded solo works by Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, Reger and Szymanowski, and concertos by Chopin, Lessl and Dobrzynski. He has been a professor at the Fryderyk Chopin University of Music in Warsaw since 1989. He was dean of the Department of Piano, Harpsichord and Organ in 2005-2008 and was re-elected for the term 2008-2012.

WESTERN MUSIC CONCERT: "ARTIES"

Pierre Fouchenneret, violin Sullimann Altmayer, violin
Marc Desmons, viola Julien Dabonneville, viola
Gauthier Herrmann, cello Romain Descharmes, piano
Oliver Patey, clarinet

Programme at Mazda Hall (Dastur Primary School. Pune Camp). Free Admittance

Programme 13th Nov, 7 pm: Mendelssohn: Piano trio No. 1; Brahms: Clarinet sonata No. 1; Mozart: String quintet in D
Programme 14th Nov, 6.30 pm: Beethoven: 7 variations for viola and piano; Fauré: Piano quartet No. 1; Brahms: Piano trio Op. 8
Programme 15th Nov, 7 pm: Beethoven: Quartet Op. 127; Weber: Grand duo concertant for Clarinet and Piano; Schumann: Piano quintet Op. 44

Arties Festival musicians are multifaceted artists who share a passion for music. They have all won several international contests (Dublin, Hamamatsu, Munich, Nielsen, Firenze, Heerlen...), played on some of the most prestigious stages worldwide (Carnegie Hall in New York, Wigmore Hall in London, Theatre des Champs-Elysées in Paris, Tsuda Hall in Tokyo, Forbidden city hall in Beijing), and graduated from the most prominent schools. They all excel as orchestral, solo and chamber musicians. They also share a passion for travel and sharing their love of music with audiences around the world in France, Malaysia, Mexico, India, Peru and many other countries. Arties Festival has built a deep relationship with its musicians and is proud of their diversity.

Pierre Fouchenneret had an early start when he was accepted in the CNSM of Paris in the violin class aged only 12. He performs around the world along with renowned musicians and is a member of the group Ensemble Contraste, Trio Magellan and Quatuor Raphaël. Pierre is passionate about music but still finds the time to ski, his second hobbies at which he excels.

Sulliman Altmayer plays violin and is very dedicated to chamber music. He created the Trio Con Fuoco in 1998 whilst studying with Paul Boufil. Sulliman has toured the world and played with the most esteemed musicians of today classical scene. His concerts are regularly broadcasted on radio (France Musique) and television (France 3, Arte, Mezzo…).

Marc Desmons plays viola but he shines particularly in orchestra, having recently been appointed principal for the Orchestre Philarmonique de Radio-France. Marc did not stop there and he started a career as a conductor. He has always been attracted by other countries and he travelled a lot, discovering magnificent countries and civilisations, in particular Ladakh in India and Peru.

Julien Dabonneville is a wide-ranging viola player: he particularly enjoys chamber music and he successfully created several formations which ended up winning multiple prices and a nomination to the Victoire de la Musique in 2006. Julien is also passionate about Jazz and you can regularly hear him playing in various jazz clubs in Paris. Julien has toured around the world with his chamber music friends.

Gauthier Herrmann is passionate about music, especially chamber music and travel. He plays a French cello built in 1754. He is part of the Trio con Fuoco and run Arties Event Management. His curiosity and thirst of discovery already took him through more than 30 countries.

Romain Descharmes is a talented pianist who studied in Paris but quickly gained international fame and is invited to play around the world. Romain is praised for his sensibility and his ability to listen. He recorded several discs only for piano and chamber music which were acclaimed by the critics. Romain is also the member of a French popular music group, Quai No. 5.

Olivier Patey gained a deserved reputation as the most talented clarinetist of his generation. He is a music lover and shares his passion with his friends from the Malher Chamber orchestra where he is the principal clarinet, and with Arties festival of which he is the mascot.

चिंतामणी जयंती समारोह

Three day music festival to celebrate the birth anniversary of Late Pt. C.R. Vyas - 'Guniaan'

Yashvantrao Chawhan Natyagruh, Kothrud, Pune

Tickets available at the venue. Season pass for Rs 750, 500 and 250. Daily tickets available for Rs 200 and 100.

८ नोव्हेंबर २०१० सायंकाळी ६:३०

- अपर्णा केळकर (गायन)

- सतीश व्यास (संतूर)

- उल्हास कशाळकर (गायन)

९ नोव्हेंबर २०१० सायंकाळी ६:३०

- विक्कू विनायाकराम (घटम) वी. सेल्वागणेश (कंजीरा) वी. उमामहेश (घटम), यु. श्रीनिवास (मेंडोलीन), राशीद खान (गायन)

१० नोव्हेंबर २०१० सायंकाळी ६:३०

- राकेश चौरासिया (बासरी)

- जयतीर्थ मेवुंडी (गायन)

- एम. एस. गोपालकृष्णन (व्हायोलीन)

- जी. नर्मदा (व्हायोलीन)

साथ: सुरेश तळवलकर, फैझल कुरेशी, भारत कामत, सुयोग कुंडलकर

CONCERT: Diwali Pahat: Shivkumar Sharma

संतोष पोतदार ईवेन्ट्स आयोजित

दिवाळी पाडवा पहाट

सुरोत्सव

पं. शिवकुमार शर्मा

साथ संगत: पं. विजय घाटे (तबला) पं. भवानी शंकर (पखवाज)

७ नोव्हेंबर पहाटे ५:३०

घरकुल लॉन्स, म्हात्रे पुलाजवळ

तिकीट विक्री आजपासून बालगंधर्व आणि यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाट्यगृह

CONCERT: Diwali Pahat : Milind Tulankar and Rajendra Kulkarni

CONCERT: Diwali Pahat: Venkatesh Kumar

मधुकौंस प्रस्तुत

"दिवाळी पहाट"

पं. व्यंकटेश कुमार यांचे शास्त्रीय गायन

साथ संगत: पं. रामदास पळसुले (तबला) मिलिंद कुलकर्णी (संवादिनी)

प्रवेशिका: साठे गादी कारखाना (लक्ष्मी रस्ता), नावडीकर म्युझिकल (टिळक रस्ता आणि कोथरूड)

दि. ५ नोव्हेंबर सकाळी ६:००

अप्पासाहेब गरवारे महाविद्यालय, कर्वे रस्ता, पुणे

La Petite Bande

La Petite Bande conducted by Sigiswald Kuijken

Mazda Hall, Camp, Pune

Sunday, 31st Oct at 6.30 pm

In a programme of music by Antonio Vivaldi: Four Seasons Concertos.

Concerto No. 1 in E major, RV 269, "SPRING", Concerto No. 2 in G minor, RV 315, "SUMMER", Concerto No. 3 in F major, RV 293, "AUTUMN" and Concerto No. 4 in F minor, RV 297, "WINTER".

Sigiswald Kuijken (born in 1944) graduated with a diploma in violin performance from the Brussels conservatory in 1964. Since 1993 he has been a teacher of Baroque violin at the “Koninklijk Muziekconservatorium” in Brussels. In 1972, Sigiswald Kuijken founded the Baroque orchestra “La Petite Bande” and in 1986 the Kuijken String Quartet.

Sara Kuijken (born in 1968) studied viola at the Royal Conservatory in Brussels with Prof. E. Schiffer, obtaining a first prize in 1989 and a Master's Degree with great distinction in 1992. She subsequently pursued her studies at the Sweelinck Conservatorium in Amsterdam with Prof. J. Kussmaul, graduating with a performance degree in 1995.

La Petite Bande (Belgium) was founded in 1972 by Sigiswald Kuijken at the request of the record company Deutsche Harmonia Mundi in order to record Lully's "Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme", under the direction of Gustav Leonhardt. The orchestra takes its name and constitution from Lully's own orchestra at the court of Louis XIV. All its members are internationally renowned specialists.

CONCERT: Praveen Sheolikar (Violin) and Sameer Dublay (Vocals)

Sunday, 31st October, 6 PM.

Venue: Parivar Mahila Nivas, Datar Farmas, Ganeshmala Colony, Pune.

6 PM

Praveen Sheolikar (Violin)

Accompanist: Mayank Bedekar (Tabala)

7 PM

Sameer Dublay (Vocals)

Accompanist: Chaitanya Kunte (Harmonium) and Charudatta Phadake (Tabala)

About the artists:

Praveen Sheolikar : Born in 1964 in a family of reputed musicians, Praveen started learning music at the tender age of 9 under the tutelage of his grandfather late Rambhau Sheolikar of Raipur, himself an accomplished musician. A rigorous training then followed under the tutelage of his father, Shri V R Sheolikar, a violinist of repute and a regular broadcaster of AIR, when young Praveen learnt the technique and finer aspects of violin playing and developing a style of his own.

As early as in 1976, Praveen received the coveted National Talent Search Scholarship. In 1985 he received a gold medal in AIR's All India Akashwani Music Competition. On academic front also Praveen has done remarkably well having secured a first class Master's Degree in Science.

Praveen plays violin with the more difficult of styles, "Gayaki", which bears his own distinct touch. It has all the softness and sweetness one can look for. His treatment of raags is always traditional and disciplined, keeping their purity intact with total control on Sur and Taal.

Sameer Dubaly: A professional vocalist in the Hindustani Classical tradition, he began voice culture and music theory with Pandit Rambhau Mate in Pune, in 1980, at the age of 12. After learning the basics of Indian Music, he went on to take advance training in performance theory and technique with Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, one of the greatest masters of the Agra Gharana in 1989. Sameer went on to become one of the favoured disciples of Panditji, who wholeheartedly acquainted him with the nuances of various raagas and performance techniques. Sameer is at present learning from the renowned Guru and Musicologist Dr Ashok Da. Ranade.

Swara Zankar Music Festival

Swara Zankar Music Festival

29, 30 and 31st October

Venue: New English School, Ramanbag.

Tickets available at:

* Navadikar Musicals ( Tilak Road, Kothrud and Chinchwad)

* Shirish Traders, Kamala Neheru Park

Friday, October 29

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Artist: Pt. Budhaditya Mukherjee (Sitar)

Accompanied by:

- Pt. Mukesh Jadhav (Tabla)

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Artist: Pt. Rajan & Sajan Mishra (Banaras gharana)

Accompanied by:

- Pt. Arvind Thatte (Harmonium)

- Pt. Arvind Kumar Azad (Tabla)

Saturday, October 30

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Artist: Pt. Atulkumar Upadhye (Violin)

Accompanied by:

- Pt. Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla)

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Artist: Pt. Kaushiki Chakraborty (Patiala gharana)

Accompanied by:

- Shri Milind Kulkarni (Harmonium)

- Pt. Arvind Kumar Azad (Tabla)

Sunday, October 31

5:30 PM - 7:00 PM

Artist: Ms. Manjiri Asnare-Kelkar (Jaipur-Atrauli ghara)

Accompanied by:

- Shri Suyog Kundalkar (Harmonium)

- Shri Milind Pote (Tabla)

7:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Artist: Pt. Dr. Nagarajrao Havaldar (Kirana gharana)

Accompanied by:

- Pt. Pramod Marathe (Harmonium)

- Shri Nilesh Ranadive (Tabla)

8:30 PM - 10:00 PM

Artist: Pt. Shivkumar Sharma (Santoor)

Accompanied by:

- Pt. Anindo Chatterjee (Tabla)

CONCERT: Rajaneesh and Ritesh Mishra

तालचक्र आयोजित

पं. राजन मिश्रा यांचा षष्ठब्दी पदार्पणानिमित्त

रजनीश आणि रितेश मिश्रा यांचे गायन

साथ: तबला: भरत कामत हार्मोनियम: प्रमोद मराठे

स्थळ: विष्णू विनायक स्वरमंदिर, गंधर्व महाविद्यालय, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे

गुरुवार २८ ऑक्टोबर, सायंकाळी ५:३०

सर्वाना सस्नेह निमंत्रण

Pt Gajananrao Joshi Birth Centenary Program at Aundh(Satara)

28th and 29th October

Aundh, District Satara.

Thu Oct 28

Session Ist at 09:30 am

1) Smt Shaila Datar (Vocal)
2) Smt. Sucheta Ganguly (Vocal)
3) Omkar Dadarkar (Vocal)

Session IInd at 5:00 pm

1) Shri Shriniwas Joshi (Vocal)
2) Felicitation: Padmbhushan Smt. Girija Devi, Pandita Padma Talwalkar, Omkar Dadarkar, Padmashree Ulhas Kashalkar, Dr. Vikas Kashalkar
3) Padmabhushan Smt Girija Devi (Vocal) Tabla: Pt Arvindkumar Azad and Harmonium: Suyog Kundalkar

Session IIIrd at 09:30 pm

1) Taal Keertan: Omkar Dalvi, Mayank Bedekar, Pranav Moghe, Sawani Talwalkar
2) Smt Manjusha Patil (Vocal)
3) Dr. Vikas Kashalkar (Vocal)
4) Pt Madhukar Joshi (Vocal)

Accompanists:
Harmonium: Chinmay Kolhatkar, Suyog Kundalkar, Chaitanya Kunte
Tabla: Milind Pote, Rohit Mujumdar, Nilesh Randiwe

DAY II Oct 29th, 2010

Session Ist at 09:30 am

1) Smt Shruti Gokhale (Vocal)
2) Shri Faiyyaz Hussain (Violin)
3) Dr. Arun Kashalkar (Vocal)

Session IInd at 5:00 pm
1) Apurva Gokhale and Pallavi Joshi (Vocal)
2) Pt Madhup Mudgal (Vocal)
3) Pandita Sucheta Bhide Chapekar (Bharat Natyam) : accompanists: Shri Shankarnarayan, Shri Anantraman, Shri Shivprasad

Session IIIrd
1) Sameehan Kashalkar (Vocal)
2) Pt Suresh Talwalkar (Tabla solo)
3) Smt Shubhada Paradkar (Vocal)
4) Padmashree Pt Ulhas Kashalkar (Vocal)

Accompanists:
Harmonium: Chinmay Kolhatkar, Suyog Kundalkar, Chaitanya Kunte
Tabla: Milind Pote, Rohit Mujumdar, Nilesh Randiwe, Rajprasad Dharmadhikari, Pt Suresh Talwalkar

A Night at the Opera

Poona Music Society presents A Night at the Opera

Mazda Hall, Pune.

Wednesday, 27th Oct at 7 pm.

Mats Carlsson, Tenor

Michael Engström, Piano

In a programme of Nordic songs and Opera arias by Verdi, Puccini and Gounod.

After studies at the Royal College of Music and the University College of Opera in Stockholm, Mats Carlsson has successfully established himself as one of Sweden’s most sought after tenors. He has been praised for his shimmering Nordic timbre and Italian temperament. He regularly sings with all major orchestras.

Michael Engström received his Master of Fine Arts-diploma from the Royal College of Music there. The Royal Academy of Music has granted him several awards and he has toured worldwide. During the 1990's he held a position as music-producer at the Swedish Broadcasting Corporation, but now works as a pianist and repetiteur on a free-lance basis and works regularly with the Swedish Radiochoir and Eric Ericson's Chamber choir.

CONCERT: Biswajit Roy Choudhary (Sirtar), Gundecha Brothers(Dhrupad)

New Age Foundation invites you to an evening concert to commemorate Pt. Malikarjun Mansur's birth centenary.

The program features a recital by the renowned sitar artist, Biswajit Roy Choudhary, followed by a performance by the well-known Dhrupad singers, the Gundecha Brothers. During their formative years in the early 80's they have had extensive musical interaction with Panditji in Bhopal.

The event will be held on 22nd October, in Abasaheb Garware Hall, Pune, at 6:30 pm.

DOCUMENTARY: Pt. Gajananbua Joshi

A documentary made by Doordarshan on Pt Gajananbua Joshi will be aired on Sahyadri Doordarshan channel on Monday, 18th October

Tune-in to Doordarshan on Oct 18th at 7:30 am.

The repeat telecast will be aired on Oct 20th at 5:30 pm.

CONCERT: Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar

पुणे भारत गायन समाज प्रस्तुत

समाजाचे संस्थापक पं. भास्करबुवा बखले यांची १४१वी जयंती व समाजाचे माजी अध्यक्ष मास्टर कृष्णराव आणि संगीत भूषण पं. राम मराठे यांचा स्मृतिदिनानिमित्त, पं. राम मराठे पुरस्काराचे मानकरी

पं. उल्हास कशाळकर यांचे गायन

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साथ:

तबला: तालयोगी पं. सुरेश तळवलकर

हार्मोनियम: डॉ. अरविंद थत्ते

टिळक स्मारक सभागृह, १८ ऑक्टोबर सायंकाळी ६:३०

CONCERT: Pt. Mukul Shivputra

Venue: Yashwantrao Chawan Natyagruh, Kothrud, Pune

Saturday, 16-Oct-2010. 9:30 PM

Accompaniment:

Tabla: Sunil Jayphalkar

Harmonium: Suresh Phadatare

Tickets available at the hall and at Navdikar Musicals in Sadashiv Peth.

Contact:

020 24474200

CONCERT: Dr. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande - Afternoon raag concert

सुरेल सभा आयोजित

डॉ. अश्विनी भिडे-देशपांडे

यांची दुपारच्या रागांची खास मैफल

तबला: श्री भरत कामत

संवादिनी: श्री तन्मय देवचके

स्थळ: यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाट्यगृह, कोथरूड, पुणे

रविवार १० ऑक्टोबर सकाळी १०

प्रवेशिका (रु. १०० आणि १५०) नाट्यगृहावर उपलब्ध

CONCERT: Pt. Raajan Sajan Mishra - Bhairav se Bhairavee Tak

ताल चक्र आयोजित

"भैरव से भैरवी तक"

पंडित राजन आणि साजन मिश्रा

तबला: पंडित अरविंद कुमार आझाद

हार्मोनियम: धरमनाथ मिश्रा

वेळ: २ ऑक्टोबर सकाळी ७:३० ते दुपारी १:३० , ३ ऑक्टोबर दुपारी ३:३० ते रात्री ९:३०

स्थळ: बालशिक्षण मंदिर सभागृह, मयूर कॉलनी, कोथरूड, पुणे

देणगी प्रवेशिका: रु. १०००, ८०० आणि ६००

हेमंत बेडेकर: ९६२३० १४१४२

शिरीष ट्रेडर: ९४२२३ ०६६७०

GAZAL CONCERT: Sobaticha Karar

Sobaticha Karar - Navin Marathi Gazal

सोबतीचा करार

नवीन मराठी गझल

गायक: दत्तप्रसाद रानडे

कवी: वैभव जोशी

संगीत: आशिष मुजुमदार

बुधवार, दि. २९ सप्टेंबर,रात्रौ ९:३० वा. भरत नाट्य मंदिर

CONCERT: Sahana Banarjee (Sitar) Saaniya Patankar (Vocals)

गांधर्व महाविद्यालय पुणे आयोजित

शकुंतला स्मृती युवा संगीत महोत्सव

बुधवार २९ सप्टेंबर सायंकाळी ६:३०

- सहाना बानर्जी (कोलकता) - सतार

- सौ. सानिया पाटणकर - गायन

साथ: सुयोग कुंडलकर (संवादिनी), निखील फाटक (तबला)

स्थळ: विष्णू विनायक स्वरमंदिर, गंधर्व महाविद्यालय, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे

Pune Festival 2010

One of the main events on Pune’s cultural calendar, the Pune Festival 2010 will be held from next Friday. The inauguration ceremony of the festival will be on Friday, 17th September 2010 at 4.30 pm at Balgandharva Rangmandir Dr. Farooq Abdullah, Union Minister for New & Renewable Energy.

This is the 22nd year of Pune festival and as is each year, the festival is lined up with many cultural programs.

The artists who will perform this year include Pandita Kishori Amonkar, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Hema Malini, Esha, Aahana, Master Salim, Varsha Usgaonkar, Sonali Kulkarni among others. First time in the history of the festival, Marathi art performances will get prominence this year. Marathi plays, Lavani Mahotsavs, Dance Recitals are lined up during the seven days of the festival. The programs will be held at Bal Gandharva Rangmandir, Yashwantrao Chavan Natyagruha, Nehru Memorial Hall, Lokmanya Sabhagruhh - Kesariwada, GL Apte Sabhagruha, New Art Gallery, Ghole Road. Entry to all these venues and events is free for all.

The Pune Festival is jointly organized by the Pune Festival Committee, Maharashtra Tourism Development Corporation, Tourism Department Govt.of India and the Citizens of Pune. The Main Sponsor of the Pune Festival is Idea Cellular Ltd. and the Associate Sponsor is Sahara Pune Warriors.

The Ganesh Idol for the Pune Festival will be installed at Hotel Saras, near the Nehru stadium on Saturday 11th September 2010 at 10.30 am. Bagwe and Former Miss India Pooja Chopra will be present at the occasion. Pune Festival Award Like every year the 'Pune Festival Award' will be conferred on eminent Indians who have made a valuable contribution in their chosen fields. This year we will be honouring world renowned classical singer Pandita Kishori Amonkar, industrialist Cyrus Poonawala for the development of the Swine Flu Vaccine and Industrialist Anu Aga. This award ceremony will take place during the inauguration ceremony. For the first time, there will be a "Kolhapur Festival" to be held which will be a showcase of Kolhapuri culture and cuisine. The Programme will have 'Folk Arts' of Maharashtra. The Kerala Mahotsav 'Keraleeyam' which is now a regular feature will be presented by Pune Malyalee Federation as a part of the festival.

* Noted Danseuse and Actor Hema Malini will present her new ballet "Nritya Surabhi" on Saturday 18th September 2010. Hema Malini is a patron of the Pune Festival and has presented about 16 Ganesh Vandanas & ballets and in the twenty two year history of the festival. The first show of her every new ballet is at the Pune Festival.

* Renowned Santoor Maestro Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma will performon the 19th September 2010.

* Classical Vocalist Pandita Kishori Amonkar is sure to enthrall Pune when she sings on the 20th September 2010.

GAZAL CONCERT: Sobaticha Karar

Sobaticha Karar - Navin Marathi Gazal

सोबतीचा करार

नवीन मराठी गझल

गायक: दत्तप्रसाद रानडे

कवी: वैभव जोशी

संगीत: आशिष मुजुमदार

शनिवार २८ ऑगस्ट सायंकाळी ७:३०

एस. एम. जोशी सभागृह, नवी पेठ, पुणे

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CONCERT: Soor Chaitanyaache

Maharashtra Cultural Centre presents “Soor Chaitanyaache” two-day music festival of exclusive compositions by talented young composer Chaitanya Kunte.

In the young generation musicians, Chaitanya Kunte has created his own niche as a composer with versatile genius. He has more than 300 compositions in classical music and more than 200 compositions of light music. In this festival, Chaitanya Kunte will bring forth some of new classical Bandishes in Raag-s Jayant Malhar, Maru Bihag, Sampporna Malkauns, etc and some assorted Marathi compositions by stalwart poets.

Venue: Sudarshan Rangmanch, Near Ahilyadevi School, Shaniwar Peth, Pune.

Saturday 21 August, 6:30 PM

Anuradha Marathe Meghana Sahasrabudhhe, Priyal Sathe, Mayur Mahajan & Sachin Ingle will recite Marathi compositions by Chaitanya Kunte.

Sunday 22 August, 6:30

Anuradha Kuber & Pushkar Lele will render Bandish compositions by Chaitanya Kunte.

(Tickets Rs 50/- per day available at venue one hr before the show) For more details, contact 9422306088.

CONCERT: Pt. Vijay Koparkar

सुरेल सभा प्रस्तुत

पं विजय कोपरकर यांचे सुश्राव्य गायन

संवादिनी : राहुल गोळे

तबला : निखील पाठक

टिळक स्मारक मंदिर

रविवार १५ ऑगस्ट सायंकाळी ५:००

About the artist:

Vijay Koparkar started taking singing lessons at the age of eight. Initially he learned from Madhusudan Patwardhan for eight years, followed by training under renowned artiste of yesteryear, Vasantrao Deshpande for five years and then under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki for seven years. He has been trained by gurus belonging to different gharanas (schools of music), and it reflects in his singing. He has received several honors including a scholarship given by Master Sudhir Phadke Through ‘Sulashree Pratishthan’ for six years from 1983 to 1990 and the ‘Pandit Ramkrishna Vaze Puraskar’ by Gandharva Mahamandal.

CONCERT: Kaushiki Chakravarti

१५ ऑगस्ट सायंकाळी ५

बालगंधर्व नाट्यगृह

कौशिकी चक्रवर्ती यांची सुरेल मैफल

About the artist:

Kaushiki Desikan (née Chakrabarty) (born 1980) is a prominent Indian classical vocalist. Chakrabarty was born 1980 in Kolkata, India. She is the daughter of Chandana Chakraborty and the renowned Indian classical singer Ajoy Chakraborty. At age seven, she started learning Indian classical music at the academy of Pandit Jnan Prakash Ghosh, joining later ITC Sangeet Research Academy. Kaushiki graduated from the University of Calcutta in 2002 with first class honours in philosophy. Kaushiki has participated in many major concerts, including the Dover Lane Music Conference, the ITC Sangeet Sammelan in India, the Spring Festival of Music (California), and Parampara Program (Los Angeles).

CONCERT: Smt. Padma Talwalkar

पुणे भारत गायन समाज प्रस्तुत

सौ. पद्मा तळवलकर यांची मैफल

स्थळ: एस. एम. जोशी सभागृह, नवी पेठ

गुरुवार १२ ऑगस्ट सायंकाळी ६

तबला: मयंक बेडेकर

संवादिनी: सुयोग कुंडलकर

About the artist:

Padma Talwalkar belongs to that avant garde in the Khayal scene today, who believe in evolving a personalised musical idiom by assimilating the best of diverse styles. While displaying a judicious mix of the Kirana, Gwalior abd Jaipur gayakis (singing style characteristic of a certain school), Padma's vibrant voice is lent wings by both imagination and virtuosity.

Padma was initiated into singing as a child of ten by Pandit Gangadhar Pimpalkhare, and was groomed and inspired by him to take to music professionally. For over five years, from 1969 to 1974, she had the good fortune to study under Shrimati Moghubai Kurdikar, the senior Jaipur vocalist. During these years, her musical perceptions were deeply influenced by Kishori Amonkar, the charismatic daughter of Moghubai. Padma also added to her knowledge and repertoire under other veteran masters like Nivrutti Bua Sarnaik and Gajanan Rao Joshi.

Padma's talent attracted recognition while she was still a student in the form of the Bhulabhai Desai Memorial Scholarship, and then the prestigious Kasarbai Karkar Fellowship of the National Centre of Performing Arts. Since then, Padma has emerged as a compalling presence on the concert scene in the country and abroad, besides being a popular broadcaster over the radio and television.

CONCERT: Saaj Thumarichaa

Saaj Thumarichaa

A unique concert of Marathi Thumari compositions

Concept & script – Pramod Kale

Music – Chaitanya Kunte

Singers – Anuradha Kuber & Meghana Sahasrabudhhe

Tabla Accompaniment – Nikhil Phatak

Compeer – Shubhangi Damle

Time & Venue: Mon. 9^th August 2010, 7pm at Sudarshan Rangamanch, Pune.

All connoisseurs welcome!

CONCERT: Smt. Jayashri Patanekar

माधुरी डोंगरे यांचा षष्ठी निमित्त आयोजित मैफल

गायन: श्रीमती जयश्री पाटणेकर

साथ: हार्मोनियम: श्री प्रमोद मराठे, तबला: श्री संजय करंदीकर

शनिवार ३१ जुलै

गांधर्व महाविद्यालय, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे

About the artists:

A vocalist of great promise, Smt. Jayashree Patanekar combines a variety of elements from the Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra traditions and presents them in a unique and aesthetically pleasing manner.

She began her training at the age of eight or nine with Vithal Pai of Sawantwadi and then continued it with Mr. K.D.Jaokar for about 5 years. Later she received training with Ratnakar Pai and Nivrutibua Sarnaik. In 1964, she received the first prize in vocal music in a nation wide competition held by All India Radio.

Pt. Gajananbua Joshi the violin maestro and eminent vocalist of the Gwalior Ghrana listened to her singing and agreed to teach her. Without asking her to chnage her voice culture, he trained her for seven or eight years concentrating on every aspect of singing-use of voice-culture, increasing the power of breath, clarity in Taans, puroity of notes control of rhythm, exposition of the Raag structure in a planned and beautiful manner and so on. Through him, she picked up the nuances of styles of Bhurji Khan, Vilayat Hussein Khan, Vazebua etc.

CONCERT: Pt. Hariprasad Chourasiya

'Banyan Tree Events' presents

बरखा ॠतू

Musical celebration with the maestros!

Pt. Hariprasad Chourasiya (Flute)

Accompaniments: Tabla: Vijay Ghate Pakhwaj: Pt. Bhawani Shankar

Saturday 31 July at 7:15 PM

Yashwantrao Chawhan Natyagruh, Kothrud, Pune

Donor cards of rs 250 and 150 available at * Yashwantrao Chawhan Natyagruh * Landmarks * New Rhythm House, Deccan

CONCERT: Pt. Babanrao Haladankar

कै. कमलाकर जोशी यांचा द्वितीय स्मृतिदिना निमित्त आयोजित मैफल

गायन: पं. बबनराव हळदणकर

साथ: रत्नाकर गोखले (व्हायोलीन) धनंजय खाडिलकर (तबला)

सायंकाळी ५:३० ते ८:३०

२९ जुलै

स्नेहसदन, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे

सर्वाना सस्नेह निमंत्रण

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.

पंडित जितेंद्र अभिषेकी शिष्य परिवार आयोजित " गुरुपौर्णिमा उत्सव "

रविवार -दिनांक २५ जुलै २०१०

सत्र १ ले -सकाळी ९ वा.

श्री. विनोद पाल्येकर

श्रीमती गौरी पठारे

श्री हेमंत पेंडसे

सत्र २ रे -सायं. ४ वा.

वसंत मराठे

समीर दुबळे

गुरु पूजन - श्रीमती सुनीता खाडिलकर

पंडित राजा काळे - गायन

साथीदार-

संवादिनी-उदय कुलकर्णी, सुधीर नायक

तबला - श्री. भरत कामत, विभव खान्डोलकर

स्थळ - बेडेकर गणपती मंदिर पौड रोड एम आय टि जवळ

सस्नेह निमंत्रण!!