Live Concerts

It was my first ever live concert of Sitar. Obviously, I was excited. And when you have someone like Pt. Prateek Chawdhry, there are more reasons to be excited about. However, there was another reason, I was looking forward to this concert: The Tabla player was Mithilesh Kumar Jha. I had heard him playing with …

Sitar Concert at Epicentre, Gurgaon Read More »

March 23, 2011 was the day—what a day indeed! Ustad Amjad Ali Khan and his two sons—Amaan Ali Khan and Ayaan Ali Khan playing together; Nehru Park, Delhi was the venue; and evening was the time. It was a lovely experience to watch the stalwarts of Sarod play together in open. The concert was organized …

Music in the park–live concert by Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, Amaan Ali Khan, Ayaan Ali Khan Read More »

Yesterday, I was lucky enough to be invited to a flute concert by the dedicated sisters Suchismita and Debopriya Chatterjee. It was a fitting concert as 8th March is celebrated as the International Women Day. The concert was held in the Amaltus Hall of India Habitat Center, Lodhi Road, Delhi, and was a part of …

Flute concert by Suchismita and Debopriya Chatterjee Read More »

Yes readers, you are up to something pretty much different and nice. Yesterday, I got a chance to attend this special musical and dance presentation by a polyglot group of artists belonging to various countries ranging from Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Argentina, Uruguay, Sweden, etc. Don’t blame me if you don’t understand some terms and names …

“Not Only Vivaldi”–Baroque Music and Dance by Musica Fiorita & Il Ballarino Read More »

Yesterday, I went to attend a Mass Choir by The Capital City Minstrels in Epicentre, Gurgaon. To start with the proceedings how I felt, I would say that it was worth visiting and I enjoyed the Mass and the music.

On 18th of September, 2009, I got a chance to listen to my first western musical concert. It happened to be presented by the Embassy of Mexico in Epicentre, Gurgaon. I got bit late to reach the concert (which I do not like and prefer not to replicate) but still enjoyed it to the fullest …

Mexican Music By Eblen and Kabalan Macari Read More »

On 16th of September, I happened to hear a Hindustani Vocal Classical recital by Abhishruti Bezbaruah in Epicentre, Gurgaon. There are many first-timers about this concert and I will need to enlist them to make this expression of appreciation more intense. To put the whole experience in a nut-shell, I would say: after the concert, …

Hindustani Vocal Classical by Abhishruti Bezbaruah Read More »

I am beginning to marvel at the turn events can take–never imagined that I would be able to attend such kind of beautiful things in my life so easily. Epicentre has really provided me this opportunity and I just love to be there. Yesterday, on 7th of September, 2009, I happened to attend a violin …

A night of Violin concert Read More »

It was 3rd September 2009 when I got the chance to attend a classical vocal recital in Carnatic Style. Once again, the show was in Epicentre, Gurgaon. This was first time I was listening to pure classical in Carnatic style apart from the fact that I have heard a lot of Bhajans and even semi-classical …

Carnatic Vocal Classical Recital Read More »

On March 2, 2007, I attended a concert of Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia, accompanied by one of his disciple, Sunil, and one of the most versatile Tabla player of his age, Pt. Vijay Ghate. The Tanpura player (she was a young girl), I could not get her name. The troupe had come to present their …

Live music concert for life Read More »

It was on 4th of November 2005–i was getting a chance to meet Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma for the third time within a span of 12 months. I met him on 26th of December in Puttaparthi (which was my first meeting with him), and i also talked with him there. His son, Rahul, was also …

First Concert of Life and the sequence Read More »