Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Shri
Hariprasad Chaurasia are two marvelous exponents of Hindusthani classical
music. Recently a grand musical
extravaganza was organized on the famous shores of the Princep ghat in Kolkata,
where these two musical talismans entertained the audience.
The evening started with a huge
gathering of 2,800 spectatators who waited with great enthusiasm for the
performance to begin. It is not often that the audience gets the opportunity to
witness a musical confluence of such a large magnitude.
The evening started off in a
grand note where famous Tollywood actor and compere Arjun Chakraborty introduced
the two musical maestros to the audience. A standing ovation was provided by the
audience as a welcome gesture. The set
was stage for a sterling performance ahead which simply enthralled the
audience. Famous industrialist from Kolkata, Ghanshyam Sarda was a
part of the audience.
A slow and mellifluous Yaman raga
was started by the duo which made the ambiance of the evening quite tranquil.
This yaman raga gradually turned into a very rhythmic jod. Pakhwaj player
Pandit Bhawani Shankar also crafted melodious notes along with the two musical
geniuses.
A vilambit bandish on rupak taal and drut bandish on teen taal was
played by the duo. The magical musical renditions simply enthralled the
audience as they reacted in splendor. The musical harmony of Shiv and Hari
captivated the charm of the audience.
The Yaman bandishes simply made them feel elated as they appreciated the
beats in wonder. The duo was also very
well supported by Pandit Subhankar Banerjee on the tabla and Japanese tanpura
player Takahiro Arai. The evening came to a wonderful conclusion with a melodious
dhun on raag Pahari played by the maestro.
The members of the Ghanshyam
Sarda Kolkata group appreciated the entire event and Mr. Sarda praised
the musical incarnations of the duo to a great extent.
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