MHCMS Local Artists Recital

Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society Inc. (MHCMS, www.mhcms.org) is pleased to presentMelbourne International Festival of Hindustani Classical Music– an annual series of Hindustani classical music festivals for Melbourne, with the inaugural festival to be held from6th- 8thMarch 2020.

Melbourne International Festival of Hindustani Classical Music

Saikat Bhattacharya (Sitar), Vinod Prasanna, (Bansuri), Simranjit Singh, (Tabla) Pranav Ramji (Tabla), Ghungroo School of Dance (Kathak)

Kew Court House

MHCMS is proud to present its ongoing local artists recitals, featuring Melbourne's top local Hindustani Classical artists. ​Artist bios: ​Saikat Bhattacharya (Sitar) is currently the disciple of Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan. He was initiated into sitar over 25 years ago under the supervision of Pandit Pandit Manilal Nag of Calcutta, an exponent of the Vishnupur gharana of dhrupad. Saikat ji has performed widely in India and Australia, including the Woodford Folk Festival, Queensland Multicultural Music Festival, Queensland Conservatorium, and at programs by Melbourne University, MHCMS and Multicultural Affairs Victoria. Having spent 12 years in Brisbane, he is now based in Melbourne. On tabla accompaniment is Simranjeet Singh. <a href="http://bansuri.com.au/" title="http://bansuri.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Vinod Prasanna (Flute)</a> hails from one of India's greatest flute-playing families and continues a family legacy that celebrates more than two-and-a-half centuries of Indian music. He is a performing artist, teacher and recording artist. Having toured around India, Europe, Asia and Australia, Vinod ji is equally a well known contributor to the local music scene. On tabla accompaniment is Pranav Ramji. <a href="https://ghungroo.com.au/" title="https://ghungroo.com.au/" target="_blank" data-msys-clicktrack="0" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Ghungroo School of Dance</a>'s senior students, Aadya Mishra, Ramona Bhattacharya and Ramya Annavarapu have both completed their Manch Pravesh (which marks the initiation of their solo dance careers), having dedicated over a decade of learning in the dance form under the supervision of Ghungroo founder, Sumona Bhattacharya ji. They will be presenting Kathak, which is closely linked and uses the same music as Hindustani Classical.

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