From 6.30 pm onwards Padmashri awardee Pandit Venkatesh Kumar will perform in a Hindustani classical music concert | Global TV
Mangaluru: As many as 10 organisations dedicated to patronising Hindustani Classical music will come together for the first time to felicitate well known Tabla player Pandith Omkar Gulvady at a programme being organised by Chiranthana Charitable Trust (CCT) and Ramakrishna math at Ramakrishna math premises on April 13.
Pandith Omkar Gulvady who will be turning 80 is a native of Mangaluru and had performed with three generations of artists of repute including Bhimsen Joshi, Rashid Khan, Ganpathi Bhat among others, Chiranthana Charitable Trust Managing Trustee Bharavi Deraje told mediapersons at Patrika Bhavan on Friday.
Prior to the felicitation programme, `Sangeeth samman’, a sitar-flute jugalbandhi recital had been planned at 5 pm. Ankush Nayak will be playing the Sitar, Karthik Bhat on flute and Hemant Joshi from Dharwad will be playing the tabla. Later representatives of Sapthak, Bengaluru, CCT, Ramakrishna Math, Sangeet Bharati Foundation, Swaraanand Pratishthan, Surabhi Kavoor, Academy of Hindustani Music, Kalasadhna, Abhinav swarashaala, Dhyan Sangeeth Academy, Naarayani Sangeet Kala Kendra, Kala coast and Maax Media will felicitate Gulvady.
From 6.30 pm onwards Padmashri awardee Pandit Venkatesh Kumar will perform in a Hindustani classical music concert. He will be accompanied by Pandit Gulvady himself. Pandit Sudhir Nayak will perform on Samvadini, Bharavi Deraje said. Amit Kumar Bengre of Dhyan Sangeeth Academy was also present.
