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Maestros of India Vol.2, Live in concert featuring Pt. Rajendra Prasanna and Pandit Abhishek Mishra
When: Sunday, 21st of September 2025, Time: 1:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Venue: Malvern Town Hall, 1251 High St, Malvern VIC 3144
Tickets: Available only on Eventbrite
An enchanting evening of Hindustani classical music that will transcend you through 6000 years of musical history of India also known as Bharat, Hind or Hindustan.
About the artists:
Pandit Rajendra Prasanna -
Rajendra Prasanna is a foremost exponent of Bansuri & Shehnai and a celebrated artist recognized for his unique ability to perform on two instruments at the highest level. It is indeed a very rare skill in the field of Hindustani music. He hails from Benaras and comes from a traditional family of musicians of renowned Benaras Gharana. He preserves, exercises and performs the old traditional music and arts of India which has been retained with his family for many generations. He was groomed by his grandfather Pt. Gauri Shankar and father Pt. Raghunath Prasanna and was the first in the Prasanna family to introduce both Tripura and Krishna flute. It is said that the style of the family is adopted by most of top flute players in the country including Pt. Hari Prasad Chaurasia who used to be a student of the family.
Rajendra Prasanna was also guided by his uncle Pt. Bholanath Prasanna and Pt. Vishnu Prasanna. He also has received the taalim from Thumri Samrat Pt. Mahadev Prasad Mishra of Varanasi. He moved to Delhi from Varanasi with his family which enabled him to learn from two maestros of Rampur Sehaswan Gharana who were Padmashree Ustad Hafeez Ahmed Khan and Ustad Sarfaraz Hussain Khan.
Felicitated with a Grammy Award certificate in 2004, Rajendra Prasanna became an international personality. He has performed across the globe, including appearances at renowned festivals and venues in many different countries of Europe, Asia, America, Africa and Australia, such as the Edinburgh festival in the UK, UNO headquarters in Switzerland and WOMAD festivals in Australia, New Zealand, Sydney Opera House, Melbourne Recital Centre, Opera de Lyon (France) etc.
He is a recipient of the Life Time Achievement Award of the Sahara India in 2003, the Sangeet Ratna Award (Kolkata), Venu Ratna Pune in 2014, the Uttar Pradesh Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 1995, the National Sangeet Natak Academy Award in 2017. He has contributed to the Grammy Award-winning music video organized by Pt. Ravi Shankar at the Royal Albert Hall, London, in 2002 in the memory of late George Harrison, for which he received a Grammy Award Certificate in 2004. Rajendra Prasanna was also associated with the National School of Drama, where he served his artistic services from 1979 to 2016.
Pandit Abhishek Mishra -
Pandit Abhishek Mishra is one of the most uniquely gifted tabla players from the great Benaras Gharana, belonging to a celebrated family of Pt. Dargahi Mishra and Pt. Bikku Maharaj. Abhishek is the son of renowned Sitar maestro Pandit Birendra Nath Mishra. He started playing tabla at the early age of 3 years, with proper training under his grandfathers Pandit Surendra Mohan Mishra and Pandit Rang Nath Mishra. He gave his first performance at the age of 4. Later, he also received guidance from Pandit Pooran Maharaj.
Mr. Abhishek is a "Top" grade artist from All India Radio & Doordarshan. In his career spanning over 20 years, he has performed in thousands of concerts as a tabla soloist and has also accompanied most of the great legends and artists of Indian music both in India and abroad.
He was invited as a special guest of honour artist on "Zee TV Sa Re Ga Ma Pa" at the age of 8 to perform classical music.He has performed in many prestigious music festivals and organisations across India and internationally. Some of these include: Swami Haridas Tansen Sangeet Sammelan, Saptak Festival, Dover Lane Music Conference, Sankat Mochan Sangeet Sammelan, Cite de la Musique, Paris, Norway Opera, Spirit of Unity Concert, Austria, Festival of Avenue, France, Sarang International Music Festival, South Korea, Stern Studio Golden Jubilee Ceremony, Switzerland and many more...He has also received numerous awards and felicitacoes, including: Tal Ratna Award, Tabla Shiromani Samman, Maestro of Echo's Award by Norway Cultural Centre, Youth Icon Award by the World Integrity Centre
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bathe in the sounds of the melodious history of the classical by the maestros.
Event supported by Bhangra Australia and Aussizz Group.
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