Pt.Vijay Koparkar | Pahadi Dadra | Original High Quality Audio | Hindustani Classical Vocal

Alurkar Music House Presents: Pt.Vijay Koparkar | Pahadi Dadra This is the earliest recording of Pt.Vijay Koparkar(1989) These high quality warm analogue studio recordings are treasures to cherish from over 4 decades ago and are the hallmark of Alurkar Music House. Original and Complete Version | High Quality Audio Produced by Suresh Alurkar "Album: AA 180 ℗ and © Alurkar Music House 1989" About the Artiste: Early life and education Vijay Koparkar hails from Pune. His father was a renowned Kirtankar. He had a brother who was a successful dermatologist. Koparkar attended the Maharashtra education societies, Perugate Bhave school. Later he obtained a master's degree in Engineering (Metallurgy) from the College of Engineering, Pune and runs a small-scale manufacturing plant.[1] He started his musical training at the age of eight. His first musical Guru (teacher) for eight years was Madhusudan Patwardhan. This was followed by training under renowned artist of yesteryear, Vasantrao Deshpande for five years and then under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki for seven years. Career Vijay Koparkar has been trained by gurus belonging to different gharanas (schools of music), and it reflects in his singing. He has received several honors including a scholarship given by Master Sudhir Phadke Through ‘Surashree Pratishthan’ for six years from 1983 to 1990 and the ‘Pandit Ramkrishna Vaze Puraskar’ by Gandharva Mahamandal. Vijay Koparkar has performed all over the world, including the US, Canada, the Middle East, Paris and UK.[2][3][4] He performed twice at the prestigious ‘Sawai Gandharva Music Festival’ held in Pune, India every year.[5][6] He is a graded artist at All India Radio and Indian Television