Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK) presents 67th Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival 2014 at Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House > 13th to 16th February 2014

Entry : Invitations for all will be available at the Kendra from February 10th, 2014 onwards.
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Place : Kamani Auditorium, Copernicus Marg, Mandi House, New Delhi-110001
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Event Description : Shriram Bharatiya Kala Kendra (SBKK) presents 67th Shriram Shankarlal Music Festival 2014.

Schedule:
February 13th : 
7 pm : Sitar by Shujaat Khan 
-       Shujaat Khan, one of the greatest north Indian classical musicians of his generation. He belongs to the Imdad Khan gharana of the sitar and his style of playing sitar, known as the gayaki ang, is imitative of the subtleties of the human voice. His musical pedigree extends seven generations.
8.30 pm :  Vocal by Ulhas Kashalkar 
-       Ulhas Kashalkar belongs to a family of musicians and was initially groomed by his father Nagesh Dattatray Kashalkar, a well-known vocalist of Gwalior gharana. Ulhas is one of the prime representatives of Gwalior and Jaipur gharanas, who has earned wide recognition in India and abroad.

February 14th : 
7 pm : Flute by Rakesh Chaurasia 
-       Rakesh Chaurasia, the nephew and child prodigy of flute maestro Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, has a famous name to live up to. Amongst the promising musicians of the second generation, Rakesh has carved a niche for himself, as an accomplished flutist.
 8.30 pm : Vocal by Rajan & Sajan Mishra
-       Rajan and Sajan Misra made remarkable progress in their vocal lessons from their father Pt. Hanuman Prasad Mishra and uncle Pt. Gopal Mishra. Blessed with melodious voices, they were able to assimilate the essence of the age-old Banaras gharana with consummate ease.

February 15th : 
7 pm : Sarod by B.R. Chowdhury   
-       Biswajeet Roy Chowdhury had his first lessons in sitar and sarod from his father as a child, and moved to Calcutta in 1974 to learn under Pandit Indranil Bhattacharya, a pupil of Ustad Allauddin Khan. Born in 1953 in Bellary, Karnataka.
8.30 pm : Vocal by M. Venkatesh kumar
-       M. Venkateshkumar gifted with a robust and vibrant voice, has carved a niche for himself in the field of Hindustani music. Having trained a number of students, he is at present a regular performer on All India Radio and Doordarshan, having presented his art before audiences both in India and abroad with several recordings to his credit.

February 16th :
11 am : Vocal by Subhra Guha 
-       Subhra Guha received her earliest training from late Shri Satish Bhowmick, and later from one of the learned Pandits of the Agra gharana, Pandit Sunil Bose. In 1982, she joined the prestigious Sangeet Research Academy in Kolkata where she received training as a scholar of the academy. It was from Pandit D.T. Joshi that Guha learnt the art of thumri rendition.
 7 pm : Vocal Pandit Jasraj 
-       Born in a family that has given to Indian classical music four generations of outstanding musicians, the Mewati maestro Pandit Jasraj had his initial grooming in music under his father, late Pandit Motiramji. Endowed with a rich, soulful and sonorous voice which traverses effortlessly over all three and a half octaves, Panditji’s vocalising is characterised by a harmonius blend of classic and opulent elements, projecting traditional music as an intense spiritual expression.

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