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Shri Abhijit Pohankar - Hindustani Classical Music
Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas – Vocal
Shri Abhijit Pohankar - Keyboard with
Dr. George Ruckert on the Harmonium
Shri Aditya Kalyanpur on the Tabla
Pt. Vdyadhar Vyas:
Pandit Vidyadhar Vyas is a name to reckon with ‘Class’ in the world of Hindustani Classical music. With a prestigious tradition of the Gwalior Gharana and an illustrious lineage of Sangeet Maharshi Pandit Vishnu Digambar Paluskar to his background, Vidyadhar was groomed and trained in Khayal, Tarana and Bhajan gayaki by his renowned father, Gayan Acharya Pandit Narayanrao Vyas, himself an outstanding disciple of Pandit Paluskar. Gifted with a voice that is mellow and musical to the core, Pt. Vyas presents a unique and pleasant blend of beauties of form and content of Khayal. A top-notch concert performer, Pt. Vyas has several successful ‘mehfils’ to his credit in almost all the important musical citadels of India and has also participated in many prestigious ‘Soirees.’ Awarded ‘Top Grade’ by All India Radio, Pt. Vyas is an equally popular artiste of Radio and Television broadcasts. Pt. Vyas was awarded the coveted Senior Fellowship of Indian Council of Social Science research, New Delhi, for his research project in musicology. He writes definitive articles for many leading music journals and has conceived and presented a variety of programmes based on the genesis and evolution of Hindustani Raga Sangeet. The Rotterdam Conservatorium in Europe has Pt. Vyas on the faculty as regular visiting artist-teacher. For about two decades Pt. Vyas was the head of the department of Music at Bombay University and currently he is the Vice Chancellor of the prestigious Bhatkhande Vidyapeeth in Lucknow, India.
Abhijit Pohankar:
Abhijit Pohankar, son of well-known vocalist Pt. Ajay Pohankar is an eminent classical instrumentalist in his own right. Abhijit plays hindustani classical music on the keyboard. Abhijit's sound of the keyboard is a mixture of Santoor and Piano. Abhijit received his early training in music from his grandmother, Dr.Smt.Susheela Pohankar and his father Pt.Ajay Pohankar. He is gaining guidance in the layakari and rhythm patterns from Pt.Suresh Talwalkar the great layakari maestro. Currently, Abhijit is being groomed by the great Santoor maestro Pt. Shivkumar Sharma. He plays in the same way as the Santoor is played, the Aalap, Jod, Jhala & followed by the Gat where the Tabla comes into the picture and the beautiful extempore patterns emerge out of both the Tabla and the Keyboard. Some opinions about Abhijit: * Beautiful and soulful sound on keyboard - Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma (Santoor Maestroe) * Phenomenal speed and pioneering work - Shri Naushad ali Saheb (Legendry Music Director) * Indian Classical instrumental at its best on western instrument - Shiv Mani (Master percussionist). * Authentic Indian Classical instrumentalist with a class - Sultan Khan Saheb (Legendry Sarangi Maestroe)
Dr. George Ruckert:
A performer, composer, arranger, author and teacher, George Ruckert is a rare breed of artists who has an extensive background in the disciplines of both western and Indian classical music. He is one of the senior-most disciples of Ustad Ali Akbar Khan. Besides being a highly accomplished solo artist on the Sarod, George is also an equally accomplished harmonium player and has recorded and performed with several of the finest Indian vocalists. He is one of the founders of and Artistic Director for MITHAS, MIT Heritage of the Arts of Southasia.
Aditya Kalyanpur:
Aditya Kalyanpur is a disciple of world-renowned Tabla maestros late Ustad Allarakha and Ustad Zakir Hussain. He was introduced to the art of Tabla when barely five years old. He has performed at several prestigious concerts all over the country, along with Ustad Zakir Hussain and also as a soloist and accompanist at various music festivals in India and abroad. Aditya has performed on MTV, VTV, Sahara TV, In Mumbai, Zee Music and several other channels, besides doing fusion music with renowned jazz musician Louis Banks and other international artistes.
Date: 06/13/2004
Location: Wong Auditorium, MIT, Cambridge, MA
Time: 4:00 pm
Cost: $15.00 (regular), $9.00 (students with Id.)
Contact: Pradeep Shukla - 978-264-4566
Directions: http://whereis.mit.edu/bin/map?locate=wong
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