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    ALARMEL VALLI : BHARATNATYAM

    Alarmel Valli is a leading Bharatnatyam dancer and choreographer, acclaimed internationally for her ability to turn a traditional grammer into a subtle, deeply internalized, personal dance poetry. She has been awarded India’s civilian honours – the padmaShri and the Padma Bhushan, conferred by the president of India, and the chevalier of Arts and letters award from the French Government, the ‘Grande Medaille de la Ville de Paris.’




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    JAYATEERTH MEVUNDI : VOCALIST

    Jayteerth Mevundi is a hindustani classical vocalist of the Kirana gharana He is widely recognized as one of the leading performers in this gharana.




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    PRAVIN GODKHINDI : FLUTE

    Pravin Godkhindi is a flute player following the hindustani style of music He is a master of thanthrakari style He is also the first Indian to perform on the 8 feet contrabass flute, which he renamed as ‘God’s Bansi’ He was awarded the title ‘Suramani’ at the age of 16. He won the Aryabhata award for his composition of title track for ‘Malebillu’




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    Pt. RAHUL SHARMA : SANTOOR

    Pt. Rahul Sharma is the son and musical disciple of santoor player Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, from a family steeped in the tradition of Kashmir. He is an Indian classical musician and plays the santoor and is also a vocalist. Rahul Sharma has performed in North America and throughout Europe, and at various folk and world music festivals, including WOMAD. He has been awarded The Sangeet Natak Academy award (Bismillah Khan Yuva Puruskar) for hindustani instrumental music.




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    Pt. VENKATESH KUMAR : VOCALIST

    Pt. Venkatesh Kumar is an Indian hindustani classical vocalist. He is renowned for his husky, vibrant classical singing style. He is also popular for his rendition of devotional songs composed by the Haridasas In devotional music, Pt Kumar is most acclaimed for his Kannada-vachana and dasara pada singing He was awarded Padma Sri in the year 2016 by the Government of India.


    Concerts

    6:00 pm onwards

    Date Artists

    February 3rd, 2018 Padmabhushan Pt. Alarmel Valli

    Jugalbandi - Pt. Jayteerth Mevundi (Vocals)
    & Pt. Pravin Ghodkhindi (Flute)

    February 4th, 2018 Pt. Rahul Sharma
    (Tabla - Satyajit Talwalkar)

    Padmashri Pt. Vyankatesh Kumar(Vocals)

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