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Sarod & Tabla Concert By Abhishek Borkar & Yashwant Vaishnav
September 28 @ 5:00 pm - 7:30 pm
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Abhishek Borkar
A young and versatile musician born into a musically rich environment in Pune. Initially he was trained in vocal and tabla at the age of 4 before immersing himself on the Sarod, under the tutelage of his father and Guru PT Shekhar Borkar, of the Maihar Senia Gharana of Ustaad Allauddin Khan Ji known for producing some of the Best of Best like PT Ravi Shankar JI, Ustaad Ali Akbar Khan Ji, Vidhushi Annapurna Devi Ji…to name a few.
Abhishek has performed at many Music Festivals like Sawai Gandharva, Abdul Karim Khansaheb Sangeet Mahotsav, Mumbai, Gaansaraswati Mahotsav, Darbar Festival in London, to name a few.
At the onset of the Lockdown in 2020, Abhishek founded Artists United, an initiative aimed at uniting artists and audiences and spread positivity in times of emotions, physical and financial crisis. Artists United featured more than 400 artists performing from the comfort of their homes to large audiences on Facebook.
Yashwant Vaishnav,
Widely hailed as a tabla prodigy, Yashwant Vaishnav was born to Shri Rajendra Vaishnav and Smt Bhagawati Vaishnav in 1993. His initial training began with his father from where he went on to learn from Shri Hemant Sachdev, and then from PT Mukund Bhate
He had the fortune to study under Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar Ji at the I.T.C. Sangeet Research academy, Kolkata. At present he is a disciple of legendary tabla maestro Pandit Yogesh Samsi Ji. Yashwant’s tabla playing is marked with clarity and a crisp tonality which stays un-compromised at high octane speeds as well. His creative approach to rhythmic distribution and progression is a treat to listen in his riveting solos. His approach to accompaniment is subtle, supportive and supplementary.
Yashwant has performed with many stalwarts like Pt.Yogesh Samsi, Pt. Ajay Chakraborty, Pt.Ulhas Kashalkar, Pt.Niladri Kumar, Pt.Shounak Abhisheki, Kaushiki Chakraborty, to name a few.
He has performed in many prestigious Music Conferences like Tansen Mahotsav, Gwalior I.T.C.Sangeet Samaroh,Kolkata, Pt. Motiram Sangeet Mahotsav, Hyderabad, Pancham Nishad, Mumbai , Shadja, USA, Young Maestro Festival,USA and UK.