Ali Akbar Khan excels By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, January 29, 1989 Sarod maestro Ali Akbar Khan, acclaimed as the greatest instrumental virtuoso of this generation, is also known to be extremely moody and temperamental. If he is in the right mood, there are occasions when he has taken his audiences to transcendental heights. The packed audience that had gathered to listen to...
By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, August 27, 1989 August 9, this year marked the beginning of the year-long stage-level celebrations in observance of the birth centenary of Keshavrao Bhonsale, the great singing thespian and founder of the Lalitkaladarsh Natak Mandali. He was a contemporary of Bal Gandharva (whose birth centenary was celebrated last year) and it is on record that many knowledgeable stage...
By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, December 31, 1989 Although it is an acknowledged fact that the scale of 12 notes forms the basis of international music of the East and the West, the Western system has evolved on the harmonic lines, while the music from the Orient, of which Hindustani music as well as Carnatic music form an integral part, came to be...
By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, February 5, 1989 The Dadar-Matunga Cultural Centre burst at the seams last week-end. It was, in fact, the week’s major event, organised by the disciples, friends and admirers of Pandit Pandharinath Nageshkar, the tabla maestro, on his 75th birthday. Although the event was not much publicised through the conventional media channels, the overwhelming turn-out on the occasion, which...
By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, January 1, 1989 Looking to the unprecedented turn-out one witnessed at a week-end concert featuring a youngster, one was left in little doubt that happier days are here again for the emerging generation of youngsters who have been, by and large, denied their rightful opportunities to display their attainments’ on the public platform specially by major music circles...
By MOHAN NADKARNI The Economic Times, December 25, 1988 Pratima Patwardhan and Pranati Mhatre, both newcomers to the performing platform, delighted the listeners with their confident recitals at two separate concerts staged in the city in the course of last week. Pratima was feaured by “Swara-Maauli” at Vile Parle while Pranati sang for “Rageshwaree” at Dadar. Before evaluating their individual performances, it will be...