List of Indian classical music festivals
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List of Indian classical music festivals | |
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folk festivals, world music festivals | |
The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates
fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience.[3]
Festivals
Carnatic
Festival name | 1st yr |
Country | State | City | Notes |
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Tyagaraja Aradhana | 1846 | India | Tamil Nadu | Thiruvaiyaru | |
Chembai Sangeetholsavam | 1910 | India | Kerala | Guruvayur | |
Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh | 1920 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Varanasi | |
Madras Music Season | 1927 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival | 1967 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Secunderabad | |
Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT | 1939 | India | Karnataka | Bangalore | |
Purandara Dasa Aradhana | 1974 | India | Karnataka | Hampi | |
Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival | 1978 | United States of America | Ohio | Cleveland | |
Parampara Series – Andhri | 1997 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
Swathi Sangeethotsavam | 1999 | India | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | |
Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru | 2005 | India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV | 2009 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala | |
Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival | 2016 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | 5-Day Event |
Hindustani
Festival name | 1st yr |
Country | State | City | Notes |
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Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan | 1875 | India | Punjab | Jalandhar | Held every year in last week of December |
Festival of Tabla | 2017 | USA | California | LA |
Globally recognized landmark for percussive arts and Indian Classical Music. |
Tansen Samaroh | 1950s | India | Madhya Pradesh | Gwalior | |
Dover Lane Music Conference | 1952 | India | West Bengal | Kolkata | Held every year in January |
Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra | 1955 | India | West Bengal | Uttarpara[4] | |
Nadaneerajanam svbc tv | 2009 | India | Andhra Pradesh | Tirumala | Daily One and Half Hour live |
Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan | 1952 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival | 1953 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | Held every year in December |
Surashree Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroha (Goa) | 19?? | India | Goa | Panaji (Panjim) | Held every year in November |
Ninaad Sangeet Mahotsav | 1965 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Agra | |
Sabrang Utsav | 1968 | India | Delhi | ||
ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan | 1971 | India | Various | Various | |
Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh | 1972 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
Dumru Percussion Festival | 2011 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
Saptak Festival of Music |
1980 | India | Gujarat | Ahmedabad | Held every year in January |
Ganga Mahotsava | 1985 | India | Verius | Varanasi | |
Pandit Chatur Lal Festival | 1990 | India | New Delhi | Delhi | |
Virasat | 1995 | India | Various | Various | |
Jahan-e-Khusrau | 2001 | India | Delhi | New Delhi | |
Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival | 2001 | India | Various | Mumbai/Various | |
Sitar in Petersburg | 2008 | Russia | NW District | St. Petersburg | Focus on sitar |
SwaraZankar Music Festival | 2009 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival | 2010 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival | 2010 | India | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow[5] | |
Riwaayat | 2010 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
Chaturprahar | 2011 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad | 2012 | India | Telangana | Hyderabad | |
8 Prahar | 2014 | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Annual Event, last 10 November 2019 |
Qutub Festival | India | Delhi | New Delhi | ||
Giligundi Music Festival | India | Karnataka | Giligundi, Near Sirsi | Held in May every year | |
Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival | 1992 | India | New Delhi | Delhi | |
Gunidaas Sangeet Samaroh | India | Maharashtra | Mumbai | ||
Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta Festival | India | Karnataka | Honnavar | ||
Kolkata International Dance Festival[6] | 2017 | India | West Bengal | Kolkata | |
Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam | 1986 | India | Kerala | Cheruthuruthy |
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Tihai, Shatatantri Media | 2019 | USA | San Francisco | California | First held in 2014, 18–20 September, now held annually |
Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav |
1954 | India | Karnataka | Dharwad | Annual Event |
Vasantotsav | 1985 | India | Maharashtra | Pune | |
Darbar Festival | 2005 | UK | London | London |
Odissi
Festival name | 1st yr |
Country | State | City | Notes |
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Rajarani Music Festival | 2002 | India | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Annual Event |
See also
References
- ^ George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press.
- ^ Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press.
- ISBN 9788171417193.
- ^ "About".
- ^ "Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival".
- ^ "Kolkata International Dance Festival". Festivals From India. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
External links
- Media related to Indian classical music festivals at Wikimedia Commons