Indomystic and Co and Bhangra Australia proudly presents

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 started the learning process from the tender age of five years from his father, Pandit Sohan Lal Mishra ( A.I.R. top-grade table Artist ) & his uncle Pt. Madan Gopal Mishra, Pt. Gopal Mishra & Pt Vijay Mishra. His family is said to be the torchbearer of the Banaras Gharana of India. He belongs to a family that has been into music for at least 7 generations & beyond amazing that all of them happen to be musicians & some to be icons in their field. It’s his pleasure to mention a few illustrious names to make himself proud, that is his great-grandfather was Pt . Bundi Maharaj . who with his talent had taken Solo to its Zenith in Indian classical music & his Grandfather Pt. Damodar Mishra who did the same in vocal music with his superb voice & excellent presentation of Ragas.

The big break in his career as a table Player was when he got a chance to accompany Padamvibhushan Pt. Birju Maharaj(Kathak Dance Legend ), Padambhushan Smt. Girija devi, Padambhushan Pt. Rajan-Sajan Mishra, Pt Mohan lal Mishra Smt Sumitra Guha Sushree Saswati Sen, Pt. Jai Kishan Maharaj, Pt Deepak Maharaj, Smt. Ashawari Pawar, Pt. Rajendra Prasanna, Pt. Ajay Prasanna, Pt. Bhola nath Mishra, Smt. Kumud Dewan Sri Ritesh –Rajnish Mishra, Dr. Santosh Nahar Sushree Mahuaa Sankar Smt Laxmi Sri Ram, Sri Lokesh Anand, Sri Sarthi Chatterjee, Shri Hindol Dey etc.

A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to bathe in the sounds of the melodious history of the classical by the maestros.

Event supported by Aussizz Group

‍Event Info

‍6:00 pm - Venue doors and bar open

6:40 pm - Theatre doors open

7:00 pm - Performance commences

7:50 pm - Interval (20 minutes)

8:10 pm - Performance continues

9:00 pm - Performance concludes

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