A Hindustani Vocal Concert featuring Shri Dhananjay Hegde

Tabla: Shri Pranav Gurav

Harmonium: Shri Dnyaneshwar Sonawane

Date: Sep 30, 2023, 5:00 PM at India International School

About the artists

Dhananjay Hegde, a child prodigy in the Hindustani music field. He is disciple of Pt. Vinayak Torvi and Pt. Venkateshkumar. He has performed in major prestigious music festivals like Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Music Festival Pune, Tansen Festival Gwalior, Swar Samrat Festival Kolkata, Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroh Goa, Saptak Festival Ahmedabad, to name a few. He has been awarded with Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraksar by Sangeet Matak Akademi, New Delhi and Pt. Basauaraj Rajguru Yuva Puraksar by Govt. of Karnataka

Pranav Gurav is young tabla payer, born to musician parents, Smt. Aparna Gurav and Sri Milind Gurav. Pranav is a disciple of Pt. Nana Muley, Sri Suresh Samant and presently is under the tutelage of Pt. Aneesh Pradhan. He has accompanied stalwarts like Pta. Padma Talwalkar, Pt. Ronu Mujumdar, Sri Rahul Deshpande, Pt. Arun Dravid, to name a few. He has performed in various prestigious music festivals in India and abroad.

Dnyaneshwar Sonawane is a disciple of Sri Bapu Kulkarni and Pt. Sudhir Nayak, a renowned Samvadini player. He has accompanied legendary musicians like Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Smt. Ashwini Bhide Deshpande, Smt. Shubha Mudgal, and Pt. Venkateshkumar. He has performed in major music festivals all over India and abroad.