Monday, January 28, 2008

सु-दर्शन रंगमहोत्सव २००८

२८ व २९ जानेवारी, सायंकाळी ७

सु-दर्शन रंगमंच, अहिल्यादेवी शाळेजवळ, शनिवार पेठ, पुणे - ३०

"कोण्या एकाची भ्रमण-गाथा"
अभिवाचन: सौ. वीणा देव
२९ जानेवारी, सायंकाळी ७
"बा. सी. मर्ढेकर" कविता अभिवाचन
अभिवाचक: डॉ. श्रीराम लागू

Thursday, January 24, 2008

Concert: Milind Tulankar ( Jaltarang) , Pt. Vijay Koparkar ( Vocals)

Date: Thu, 24 Jan 2008

Time: 6 pm

Venue: Aabasaheb Garvare Sabhagruha, Karve road , Deccan Pune.

This program is organized by Shri Milind Tulankar in the memory of his guru and grandfather Late .Pt .S .V. Kanhere.

About the artist:

Milind Tulankar


Milind Tulankar, one of India's finest Jaltarang artistes. Born and brought up in a family with 'Musical Background'. Milind started learning music from a very tender age. His grand father Late Pandit Shankar Kanhere who was a famous Jaltarang player influenced Milind in taking up this unusual dying instrument, the Jaltarang. Along with that Milind is proficient in playing Santoor, Tabla and Harmonium. His mother who is a vocalist has seen to it that along with a good instrumentalist he is a good singer too. Presently he is a disciple of Sitar maestro Ustad Shahid Parwez.

Milind has the right backing to showcase his individual capabilities. His efforts to take this melodious instrument ahead from his family are displayed here as you take a deeper look in his professional achievements.


He will be accopanied by Shri Ramdas Palsule on tabla.


Pt. Vijay Koparkar

Pandit Vijay Koparkar is an eminent classical vocalist based in Pune. Gifted with deep, mellow voice, he has the priviledge of learning from stalwarts like Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande and Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. His gayaki has a very good combination of the gayakis of Pt. Vasantrao Deshpande and Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki. His raga development is systematic, unhurried and keeping in line with the mood of raag. He has performed at various prestigious platforms not just in India, but across the world

He will be accompanied by Shree Rahul Gole on Harmonium and Shree Sanjay Karandikar on Tabla.

Entry: Free.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

मराठी संगीत नाटय महोत्सव

"संवाद", पुणे व "प्रबोधन विचारधारा" आयोजित
मराठी संगीत नाटय महोत्सव
दिनांक २२ ते २८ जानेवारी, रोज सायं. ५ वाजता
यशवंतराव चव्हाण नाटयगृह, कोथरुड

दिनांक २२ जानेवारी
"संत गोरा कुम्भार "
मुम्बई मराठी साहित्य संघ निर्मित

दिनांक २३ जानेवारी
"ययाति आणि देवयानी"
भरत नाटय मन्दिर निर्मित

दिनांक २४ जानेवारी
"संगीत मत्स्यगंधा "
नादब्रम्ह निर्मित

दिनांक २५ जानेवारी
"संगीत सौभद्र"
मराठी संगीत रंगभूमि निर्मित

दिनांक २८ जानेवारी
"कट्यार काळजात घुसली "
भरत नाटय मन्दिर निर्मित

नाटय महोत्सव विनामूल्य * काही जागा निमंत्रितानासाठी राखीव

Saturday, January 19, 2008

Felicitation of Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade


Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade will be felicitated on 19th and 20th January 2008 for completing 70 years of Musical life!! The programme is organised by Maharashtra Cultural Center, in Pune. The venue for the programme is Yashawantrao Chavan Auditorium in Kothrud.

About Dr. Ashok Da. Ranade:

Ashok Da. Ranade is a Hindustani classical vocalist, musicologist, voice-culture expert, and an ethnomusicologist. He has composed music for plays, documentaries and films. His writings in Marathi and English on music and theatre are widely appreciated and read throughout India and the world. Broad cultural vision, rigorous analysis, clarity and thought provoking presentations are his strengths. He seeks to explore everything that is touched by music.

The Programme is as follows:

19th Jan- 5.30 P.M.

Concert by Dr. Ranade
Interview of Dr. Ranade by Aneesh Pradhaan and Shubha Mudgal
Felicitation of Dr. Ranade

20th Jan- 12.30 P.M.

"Sakalaanche Soyare" - A programme conceived and composed by Dr. Ranade, about the Saint Poets, their lives and poetry!!

NOTE: This activity is supported by many of Dr. Ranade's Students, other sponsors and interested listeners....!! You can send your contribution/ donation to-

Dr. Ravindra Damle, Maharashtra Cultural Center,Sudarshan Hall, Shaniwar Peth,Pune 411 030.

The cheques should be drawn in favour of " MAHARASHTRA CULTURAL CENTRE"

You can also call for further details- Sameer on 98225 41785, Chaitanya Kunte 94223 06088

Thursday, January 10, 2008

Piano Concert


10th January, 2008, 6 PM
Venue: Mazda Hall

Banowetz has been heard as a recitalist and orchestral soloist on six continents in over thirty countries, with performances in past seasons with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic, the Moscow State Symphony, the Prague and Bratislava Radio Orchestras, the Budapest Symphony, the Concert Society Orchestra of Barcelona, the New Zealand Symphony (on a twelve-concert national tour), the Beijing Central Philharmonic, the Shanghai Symphony and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. He was awarded the Liszt Medal by the Hungarian Liszt Society in Budapest for his outstanding performances of Liszt and the Romantic literature.

Saturday, January 5, 2008

Concert: Pt. Shivkumar Sharma


Santoor maestro Pt. Shivkumar Sharma will perform in city on 5th January. This concert has been organized by The Institute of Company Secretary of India. Passes \ tickets will be available in the institute's office in mukund nagar.

Time: 5th Jan, 9 PM
Venue: Yashwanrao Chawan Auditorium, Pune.

About the artist:



The maestro who patented the Santoor instrument was born on 13 January 1938 in the Benaras Gharana. He was trained under his father, Pandit Umadutt Sharma, an exponent of the Benaras Gharana and the raj pandit at the court of Maharaja Pratap Singh.

In his early years, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma learnt both the tabla and the santoor. In addition he was also a vocalist. But it was after 1955 that he decided to reflect his true personality through an instrument that is meant to be played percussively – the santoor.

Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma has been honoured by the Sahitya Natak Akademi Award and the Padma Shree. He has the honorary citizenship of the city of Baltimore, has received the Indian Classical music’s first platinum disc for The Call of the Valley and has given special performances before the House of Lords in Britain and in front of the Queen of Holland.