Legandary flute maestro Hariprasad Chaurasia and his senior disciple Rupak Kulkarni, will feature in this year’s ‘Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant: From Here to Eternity’ travelling music festival in Pune on 18 November 2018.
The event, to be held at the city’s Annabhau Sathe Auditorium, will witness performances of Chaurasia and Rupak Kulkarni individually and together, presenting classical and semi-classical melodies. Rhythmic accompaniment will be provided by Bhawani Shankar on the pakhawaj; a two-faced barrel drum from the medieval period, and by Vijay Ghate and Aditya Kalyanpur on the tabla, the pakhawaj’s later avatar comprising of a pair of drums.
This year, after the performance in Pune, Aadi Anant will travel to three cities – Mumbai, Chennai and Bengaluru. The three-month long festival is one of the most highly anticipated events of the year and will give concert goers the opportunity to engage with Indian culture through some of our country’s oldest forms of music. In its 8th edition, the Citi- NCPA Aadi Anant Music Festival will feature some of the most respected maestros of the classical music fraternity; including Zakir Hussain, Hariprasad Chaurasia, Ajmad Ali Khan and Sudha Ragunathan amongst others.
Khushroo N Suntook, NCPA Chairman said, “As the oldest surviving music traditions in the world, Indian music owes its resilience to the oral –aural system of ‘Guru-Shishya’, which has been the most efficient mode of training and transmitting the traditional knowledge. As a National Centre dedicated to preserve, promote and propagate the performing arts, we are proud to foster this age-old institution through various initiatives.”
Citi India CEO, Pramit Jhaveri, said,“The Festival is dedicated to promoting and proliferating the ancient Guru-Shishya tradition across the country. We do hope that many of you take this opportunity to experience maestros of music perform at the highest stage, and in turn, enjoy current renditions of age-old compositions. ”
