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SUMMARY:NEW DATE: Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande LIVE at Aga Khan Museum
DESCRIPTION:Dear Friends\, \nWe are pleased to announce that the rescheduled performance by Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande will now take place at the Aga Khan Museum on Thursday April 23\, 2026\, at 8 pm.\n\nYour ticket and seat will be automatically transferred to this new date.\n\nIf you are no longer able to attend\, you may contact info@agakhanmuseum.org to:\n\nCredit the cost of the ticket to your account for use toward future ticketed events\, admission\, or performances. It will remain in your account until you use it and does not expire.\nRequest a refund to the credit card used to buy your ticket.\n\nWe apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused. Your understanding and support are greatly appreciated\, and we look forward to enjoying the performance with you on April 23.\n\n\n\nSincerely\,\n\n\nThe Raag-Mala Team & Aga Khan Museum\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRaag-Mala Toronto\, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum\, is proud to present Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande on Thursday April 23rd at 8pm at the Aga Khan Museum – Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium\nAshwini ji will be accompanied on tabla by Sanjay Deshpande and on harmonium by Siddhesh Bicholkar\nTICKETS:\nBalcony: $50Orchestra: $60Raag-Mala Member Discount: 10%\nA limited number of $20 student tickets will be available for purchase directly from Raag-Mala Toronto. Please email raagmalatoronto@gmail.com for details.\n\nRaag-Mala Benefactors & Patrons:If you are unable to attend a concert\, pass your complimentary tickets to a friend!To help us assign seats\, you may be contacted to confirm attendance \n\nVidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande is an outstanding vocalist and leading torchbearer of the famed “Jaipur-Atrauli” gharana. She was awarded the Padma Shree in 2025 for her contribution to the arts.\nShe trained initially under Pandit Narayanrao Datar and later\, under her mother Srimati Manik Bhide. Ashwiniji has won numerous awards\, including “Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar”\, which was conferred on the occasion of Panditji’s 75th birthday and the “Kumar Gandharva Samman” by the Government of Madhya Pradesh – the first female Hindustani vocalist to have been decorated with this prestigious national award. Ashwiniji has numerous recordings to her credit and is the author of “Ragarachananjali”\, a much-lauded book of her self-composed bandishes. She has performed at all prestigious music conferences In India and abroad. She last performed on the Aga Khan Museum stage in 2019\, and we are delighted to have this artist\, at the height of her music career\, present a concert of raag sangeet.\nSanjay Deshpande started learning tabla under Late Pt. Sabade; later he took taleem from Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar of Delhi-Farookabad Gharana and received guidance from the maestro Ud. Alla Rakha Khan. Sanjay continues his studies under Pt. Yogesh Samsi and Pt. Vivek Joshi. He is a recipient of the coveted “Ahmedjaan Thirakwa Scholarship” for solo performance\, and has accompanied senior artists such as Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar\, Vidushi. Malini Rajurkar\, Dr. Prabha Atre\, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini\, and Vidushi Ashwini Bhide.\nSiddhesh Bicholkar has been learning music since childhood and has been privileged to receive guidance from Shri Sharad Mathkar and Pt. Tulsidas Borkar\, renowned Harmonium exponent and Guru. He has been the recipient of many eminent music scholarships including from the Government of India.
URL:https://raagmala.ca/concert/vidushi-ashwini-bhide-deshpande-live-at-aga-khan-museum/
LOCATION:Aga Khan Museum\, 77 Wynford Dr\,\, North York\, Ontario\, M3C 1K1\, Canada
CATEGORIES:Aga Khan Museum,In Person Concert
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SUMMARY:Pt. Uday Bhawalkar LIVE at Ismaili Centre Toronto
DESCRIPTION:Raag-Mala Toronto\, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum\, is proud to present a Dhrupad Vocal recital by Pt. Uday Bhawalkar on Saturday May 30th at 8pm at the Ismaili Centre Toronto\nAshwini ji will be accompanied on pakhawaj by Pratap Awad\nTICKETS:\nGeneral Admission: $50Raag-Mala Member Discount: 10%\nA limited number of $20 student tickets will be available for purchase directly from Raag-Mala Toronto. Please email raagmalatoronto@gmail.com for details.\nThe front section will be reserved for Raag-Mala Benefactors & Patrons – unassigned General Seating.\n\nRaag-Mala Benefactors & Patrons:If you are unable to attend a concert\, pass your complimentary tickets to a friend!To help us assign seats\, you may be contacted to confirm attendance \n\n\nUday Bhawalkar is among the foremost Dhrupad vocalists and has been a strong force in its growing recognition\, popularity and resurgence\, worldwide. He’s a disciple of Ustad Zia Fariduddin Dagar (vocal) and Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar (Rudra-Veena)\, the towering pillars of the Dhrupad tradition. Uday believes that when immersed in the note and raga\, the self dissolves and only the music remains. \nUday has an engaging style and is able to reach out and communicate with audiences of all backgrounds. He has widely performed in the UK \, Europe\, USA\, Canada\, Mexico\, Singapore\, Japan\, Israel\, Morocco\, Bangladesh and Nepal. He has also collaborated with artists from other disciplines and culture and has contributed to the soundtracks for international arts films. \nHe has taught internationally at institutions such as the Rotterdam Music Conservatory\, The University of Washington\, Seattle and the Asian music circuit\, London\, to name a few. He is a Guru at the ITC Sangeet Research Academy at Kolkata\, Bengal Foundation’s” Parampara Sangeetalay”\, Dhaka\, Bangladesh. \nIn recognition for his artistry\, he has received many prestigious awards including the Kumar Gandharva Samman (2001) and the Raza Foundation Award (2007)\, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award 2021\, Kalidas Samman 2022 and Hanumant Award 2023. \nPratap Awad has received his training in the Pakhawaj from Pandit Subhash Maharaj Deshmukh\, Pandit Uddhav Aapegaonkar \, Pandit Vasantrao Ghorpadkar and Pt Arvind kumar Azad \, Currently he is taking training from Talyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar \nPratap has given many solo performances and is a vibrant accompanist for many Dhrupad musicians and instrumentalists both in India and abroad. He has performed in many prestigious festivals in India USA\, Canada\, UK\, Europe\, Japan\, Singapore\, Israel\, Bangladesh He has received Government of Maharashtra scholarship in 2004\, National Scholarship in 2011 and awards like First prize in All India Radio competition 2007\, Talmani Puraskar 2008\, National Gold Medal 2010\, Yashwanth Rao Chavan Yuva Sangeet Sanman 2017\, Kala Govrav Sanman 2019
URL:https://raagmala.ca/concert/pt-uday-bhawalkar-live-at-ismaili-centre-toronto/
LOCATION:Ismaili Centre Toronto\, 49 Wynford Drive\, Toronto\, Ontario\, M3C 1K1\, Canada
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