Horizons is a monthly concert series from Suranjan, aiming to provide a platform to young and upcoming musicians in Indian Classical Music, through a digital platform. Horizons will bring to you classical musicians from around the world, on the last Sunday of each month.
Date: 30th August, 2020
Medium: Facebook Live on Suranjan's Facebook page.
Artists
In this edition of Horizons, we feature two upcoming artists in the field of classical music, Shri. Gandhar Bhalerao from Thane, India and Shri. Sameer V Kulkarni from Bengaluru, India.
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Gandhar Bhalerao
Gandhar Bhalerao started learning Hindustani classical flute, at the age of 8 under the guidance of Shri Vivek Sonar, a disciple of Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia. He has performed at various prestigious venues and festivals, NCPA, Ravindra Natyamandir, NGMA, Gadkari Rangayatan, Unity Festival, Kala Ghoda Arts festival, Upvan Arts festival, Mulund Mahotsav, Bandra Fest to name a few. He also received the Spic Macay Gurukul Anubhav Scholarship in 2017, where he stayed at Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia ji's Gurukul and learned under him for a month, and was recently given the Promising Young Musician award by the Music Federation of India. He has recently started to learn and incorporate the Gayaki Ang on the flute, under the guidance of Shri Nishad Bakre.
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Sameer V Kulkarni
Sameer V Kulkarni inherited love for music from his grandfather Vidwan H. Anandarama Udupa, who was a noted musicologist. He has been learning classical music fro the past sixteen years under the tutelage of his Gurus Pt. Dr. Nagrajrao Havaldar and Shri. Omkarnath Havaldar. He has represented his school and colleges in a number of classical music competitions held by Kirana Music Academy, Hombaale Pratibha Ranga, Maadhva Sangha(Chamrajpet), Pratibha Shikshana Samiti to name a few and has won many prizes. He has performed at Mantralayam, Ramanavami sangeetotsava(Bangalore), Yuva Yamini (Rotary Club of Bangalore), Shri Rama samrajya Pattabhishekam (Bangalore), Bangalore International Airport and has also provided vocal support to Kathak performances. In January 2018, he stood first in the Swarashri competition conducted by the Sanjog organisation. He is also a recipient of the Scholarship For Young Artistes awarded by the Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and CCRT.