Vocal Duet Recital – Khayal Sangeet
Born in the family of traditional legendary musicians, Apoorva Gokhale has carved a niche for herself as one of the sought after well-known vocalists of the younger generation with a firm background of Gwalior Gharana. She has an impressive musical lineage and has proudly and responsibly inherited the musical qualities from her grandfather, the late Gayanacharya Pandit Gajananrao Joshi and her great- grandfather Pandit Antubua Joshi, an eminent court musician in the erstwhile state of Aundh, district Satara. At a very tender age of five, she initially received a sound grooming from her grandfather Pandit Gajananrao Joshi. Later on, she received rigorous training under the guidance her uncle Pandit Madhukarrao Joshi. She also received guidance her aunt Dr. Sucheta Bidkar and Padmashri Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar. Also learnt basics from her father Manohar Joshi. She also received able guidance from Pandit Shankar Abhyankar, an eminent sitarist and composer, Smt. Manik Bhide, Smt. Ashwini Bhide –Deshpande, Pandit Yeshwant Mahale and Pandit Arun Kashalkar. Apoorva has bagged many prestigious prizes, scholarships and awards in her performing career.
Born in the family of musicians, Pallavi Joshi has inherited traditional music and represents the 5th generation of the rich heritage of her family. Her training started at the age of 5 from her grandfather, Pandit Gajananbuva Joshi whose gayaki was a perfect blend of three gharanas Gwalior, Jaipur and Agra gharana. After the demise of Pt. Gajananbuva Joshi, she has taken her training from her uncle Pt. Madhukar Joshi for more than 25 years. She has also received guidance from her aunt Dr. Sucheta Bidkar & from her father, Shri. Manohar Joshi. She has been awarded Govt. of India National Scholarship for Hindustani Classical vocal young artistes. Pallavi is a graduate in Biotechnology and holds a Master’s degree in Management Studies. She has given many solo concerts and sahagayan concerts with her elder sister Smt Apoorva Gokhale in a number of prestigious music conferences in India and abroad.
Chinmay Kolhatkar is one of the most popular and sought after harmonium player in the country. He is the disciple of the renowned Harmonium maestro Dr. Arawind Thatte. He is a graduate in Electronic Engineering. After his graduation he decided to take music as his profession. He has performed with all leading vocalists, tabla players and kathak dancers all over India and abroad. He has accompanied artists like Smt. Kishori Amonkar, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Dr. Ashwini Bhide, Smt. Malini Rajurkar and many more. He has provided lehra accompaniment to great tabla maestros like Ud. Zakir Hussain, Pt. Anindo Chatterjee, Pt. Suresh Talwalkar, Pt. Yogesh Samsi, etc. He has also accompanied eminent dancers like Pt. Birju Maharaj, Smt. Rohini Bhate, Smt. Shama Bhate etc. Chinmay is also a well-known music composer. He has composed music for various albums and ballets. He also works as a freelance recordist for various projects.
Sanjay Deshpande was introduced to the art of playing tabla under late Pt. Sabade at Pune Bharat Gayan Samaj. Later he took Taleem (lessons) from the renowned Tabla player Pt. Suresh Talwalkar of Delhi-Farookabad Gharana, in a Guru Shishya Parampara. He also had the privilege of understanding the beauty of Punjab Gharana under the guidance of Tabla maestro Ustad. Alla Rakha Khan Saheb. At present he is taking guidance from Pt. Yogesh Samsi and Pt. Vivek Joshi. Sanjay is recipient of the coveted “Ahmedjaan Thirakwaa Scholarship” for Solo Performance. He has accompanied renowned artists like Smt. Vasundhara Komkali, Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt. Smt. Malini Rajurkar, Pt. Jasraj, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Dr. Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, Smt. Veena Sahastrabudhe and many such great artists. He has performed in major conferences such as Sawai Gandharwa Music Festival Pune, Paluskar Smarak Conference, Shankarlal Samaroha in New Delhi, ITC Sangeet Sammelan. Doverlane Conference, Kolkata. Sanjay has performed abroad in countries like USA, UK, UAE, Canada, Australia, Switzerland, Holland, Qatar, Sri Lanka, South Korea etc. He has also participated in the “World Vocal Festival” in Sweden. He is empaneled as Guru at the Lalit Kala Kendra, University of Pu