Pt. Venkatesh Kumar in Concert

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Ticket Price:	₹ 500
Genre:	Indian Classical Music
Language:	Kannada, English
Duration:	110 minutes
Age:	8+

Swartaal 2022 will host a performance by Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, a Padma Shri awardee (2016) and recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2012). He has also been awarded the Karnataka Rajyotsava Award (1999), Karnataka Sangeet Natya Academy Award (2007) , Vatsala Bhimsen Joshi Award (2008) and the Krishna Hangal Award (2009)

He belongs to the Kirana and Gwalior Gharana and has trained under the great saint-teacher, Pt. Puttaraj Gawai Kumar got his first break in 1993, 14 years after he left the ashram, when he received an invitation from Bhimsen Joshi to perform at the Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahotsav in Pune. However, he had to wait almost ten more years before he became a regular on the national festival circuit.

Hindustani Classical music dates back to the 12th Century and is a North Indian classical music tradition.