New Delhi : A veteran in classical Indian music and one of the finest vocalists of our country Pt. Biswajit Roy Chowdhury was seen sharing a common platform with with a young name in the classical music sphere Smt. Manjari Asnare on day 4 of the Delhi Classical Festival. As authentic classical notes flew out with finesse and freshness, their performances kept the spirit of the festival rolling.

Some of India’s most revered classical music veterans including legendary vocalists, and the most celebrated maestros of the sitar, sarod, santoor, veena and the flute have descended over Delhi this week to mesmerize the classical music lovers of the capital with their mastery of the art.

Presented by Delhi Government’s Department of Art, Culture & Languages and the Punjabi Academy, the Delhi Classical Music Festival that began earlier this week has brought together renowned vocalists and artists of the likes of Pt. Pandit Jasraj, Ustad Mashkoor Ali Khan, Veena player Ustad Mustafa Raza; sitar maestro Budhaditya Mukherjee, and sarod maestro Pt. Biswajit Roy Chowdhury, among others.

As the musical week and its fervor draws to its end, the notes are yet to reach the crescendo. As we say – the best is yet to come!

Held at Kamani Auditorium every evening, the highlight of the festival is a ‘jugalbandi’ between two legendary musical greats on the last day that will bring together the legendary sarod-flute duo of Pt. Shiv Kumar Sharma & Pt. Hariprasad Chaurasia, who have not only delivered some brilliant performances together across the globe but have also created some popular Bollywood music with late director Yash Chopra.

“As part of Delhi Celebrates we make sure that art and culture get its due spot in the national capital. Our country’s rich and soulful classical music’ traditions have gifted us with a culturally-rich identity worldwide and this week-long festival aims to promote the best of Indian classical music amongst music lovers. While there is huge fan-following across borders, Indian classical music artists have a loyal audience back home, as well. While legends take the centre stage, young musicians would be encouraged at the same time,” says Shri Rawail Singh, Secretary, Punjabi Acacdemy.

Delhi Classical Music Festival is undoubtedly one of its kind and an experience – worthwhile. The festival will end on October 12.

Source : Saurabh