About this Event
Join us for an unforgettable evening featuring two of the foremost musicians in Hindustani Classical - Prof Rajyasree Ghosh and Pandit Yogesh Samsi. This event with be held in memory of Gurulingayya Virupakshayya Hiremath.
ARTIST BIOS:
Prof Rajyasree Ghosh started her training in Hindustani Classical at an early age and later emerged as a gold medalist Bachelors and Masters degrees in Classical Music (Khayal) from the Rabindra Bharati University. She also received the National Scholarship from the Ministry of Human Resources Development of Government of India in 1986 to study under Pandit Amiya Ranjan Banerjee. She was a Scholar at the Sangeet Research Academy, where she studied music under the guidance of Smt. Girija Devi and Pt. Arun Bhaduri and Pt. K.G. Ginde. Her talim in Bengali traditional songs was under Smt. Suprava Sarkar and Pt. Ramkumar Chatterjee.
Rajyasree ji has performed and won laurels in several prestigious music conferences in India and was placed first for three consecutive years (1984-1986) in the Dover Lane Music Competition in Khayal, Ragpradhan and Bhajan. She features regularly on the national radio and television of India as an ‘A’ grade artist and holds the position of Assistant Professor at Rabindra Bharati University. She has performed all over India and across the globe, and is gifted with a beautiful voice which is both powerful and melodious, with a style characterised by riveting Bandishes, reposeful Alaps and rigorous Bol-Tans.
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World leading tabla exponent hailing from the Punjab Gharana, Pandit Yogesh Samsi exhibits consummate artistry both as a soloist and accompanist. Son of renowned vocalist Late Pandit Dinkar Kaikini, Samsi was initiated into tabla by his father, before training under the revered Ustad Allah Rakha. He has accompanied several of the world's leading classical artists and performed at all major music festivals including Savai Gandharv, Saptak and Darbar. His style is marked by an unmatched combination of power, sensitivity, knowledge of tradition, tonal clarity, and aesthetics, rendering him one of the world's most sought-after tabla artists today.
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Event venue & nearby stays
Primrose Potter Salon, 31 Sturt Street, Southbank, Australia
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