Kathak I Jugalbandi of Ghungroo and Tabla | Pt Birju Maharaj I Live at BCMF 2012

#bengalclassicalmusicfestival ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ Pandit Birju Maharaj, alias Brij Mohan Nath Mishra, was born in 4 February, 1938. He trained in Kathak under the guidance of his father, Achchan Maharaj, and uncles, Lacchu Maharaj and Shambhu Maharaj. Besides his mastery over kathak, he was also a superb musician, percussionist, composer, teacher, director, choreographer and a poet. Birju Maharaj is a recipient of several honors and awards including the Padma Vibhushan, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, and the Sangam Kala Award. He taught at Sangeet Bharati, Bharatiya Kala Kendra and headed the teaching faculty Kathak Kendra in Delhi till his retirement in 1998. The maestro passed away on 17 January 2022. ``````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` On the third night (1st December) of the Bengal Classical Music Festival 2012, a growing audience watched renowned Kathak dancer Pt Birju Maharaj alight the stage with a fiery solo performance. Artistes & Musicians: ┉┉┉┉┉ -Pt Birju Maharaj (dance) -Saswati Sen (dance & paran) -Pt Subhankar Banerjee (tabla) -Anirban Bhattacharyya (vocal & harmonium) -Chandrachur Bhattacharjee (sitar) -Sarwar Hussain (sarangi) ┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉┉ The Bengal Classical Music Festival, an initiative of Bengal Foundation’s Music Programme, is the world’s largest classical music festival in terms of the number of performers on a single stage, audience capacity and duration. The Foundation introduced the Classical Music Festival back in 2012. It all began with an idea. Abul Khair, the Chair of Bengal Foundation, wondered whether something as complex as classical music could reach the hearts of the average audience through the right presentation. He envisioned an event where classical music would be presented in a large-scale festive ambience open for all, dispelling its elitist image. The Festival was launched with the conviction that an annual classical music event would revive the Bengali heritage and enrich popular taste in music. Exposure to the unfathomable depth of classical music is a humbling, yet enriching experience. Immersion into its acute sensibility awakens our spirit, fostering humane values and compassion. The Foundation’s experience from the last six years has led the Foundation to believe that popular taste in classical music has been rising; the audience has not only stood out in numbers, but their capacity to appreciate and concentrate in the subtleties of classical music has also broadened. The festival, over the years, has featured a number of iconic musicians including Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia, Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma, Ustad Zakir Hussain, Ustad Amjad Ali Khan, the Late Kishori Amonkar, the Late Girija Devi, Pt Birju Maharaj and Ustad Rashid Khan; and for the first time in Bangladesh, Bengal Classical Music Festival 2017 featured a performance by an orchestra from Kazakhstan, collaborating with Dr. L Subramaniam on stage. ================================== 🔔 Please do Subscribe & enable notifications for more contents from us! 👍 Website: http://www.bengalfoundation.org​​​​ 👍 Facebook:   / bengalfoundat.  . 👍 Twitter:   / trustfortheart.  . 👍 Instagram:   / bengalfound....  . ------------------------------------------------------------------------ © Bengal Foundation 2024