"Sound of the Valley" will be on September 3rd
Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia,Pt. Shivkumar Sharma and Pt. Bhawani Shankar Kathak will perform in "Sound of the Valley" in Pune Festival 2006.
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| Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia |
| The greatest living master of Bansuri Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia will perform in "Sound of the valley" on 3rd September 2006 in Festival.
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. |
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| Shivkumar Sharma |
According to me, Music is not for entertainment. It was my life-long dream to play such kind of music which will make the listeners forget to clap; which will make them silent. My dream came true, once.
I played one raga, while the listeners immersed deep into meditation and I experienced a state of thoughtlessness.
To state that Pandit Shivkumar Sharma has created history in the world of music, is an understatement, an inadequate attempt to capture the maestro’s achievements and contributions. After all how many musicians can boast of single handedly bringing forth an obscure, almost unknown instrument to the level of being “indispensable” on the concert platform! Musicians and their instruments do become synonyms, but how often does an instrument acquire an identity because of a musician!
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| Pt. Bhawani Shankar Kathak |
Pt. Bhawani Shankar Kathak, aka Bhawani Prasad Kathak, is a percussionist par excellence. He is the unparalleled pakhawaj (two headed hand drum) maestro, who learnt both pakhawaj and tabla from his father starting at the tender age of 5. He is trained in the style of the Jaipur Gharana (school). Pt. Bhawani Shankar enhanced his skill under the tutelage of Pt. Shivlalji Kathak of Ajrada Gharana. He has given a number of public performances at prestigious venues like the Gunidas Festival, Khajuraho Festival, Dover Lane Festival and similar others. He has won several prestigious awards such as the Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar (2002) and the Rajasthan Sangeet Natak Academy Award (2003.) |
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