Vedanta Center of Greater Washington DC
Violin Concert - July 4, 7:30 PM EST
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Milind Raikar
Milind Raikar was born in December 1964 in a family where music abounded in Goa. Young master Milind showed great promise in music from his childhood. At five, he appeared on the stage for the first time as a singer. A young artiste, Milind showed his musical prodigy as a guitarist and bongo player in successive years. Then, he took up the violin to learn Western music and passed grade IV at Trinity College of London under the tutelage of Professor A. P. D'Costa. He had been a part of the troupe of Indian pop star Remo Fernandes. Renowned artist Milind Raikar is known for his violin skills. He is a Padmashri Pandit D. K. Datar and a Late Shreemati Kishori Amonkar He has cultivated his music with a perfect blend of teaching that he has received from various Gurus of high acclaim. He initially studied Wester music with the well-known violinist Prof. A. P. DaCosta. Still, he shifted to Hindustani classical music under the able guidance of his father, Late Shri Atchut Raikar, and Pt. Vasantrao Kadnekar. In 2006, Milind Raikar made a significant contribution to the music community by establishing the Raikar Academy of Violin, a platform to propagate the music style of his Guru Pandit Datar. This academy welcomes students of all ages, allowing them to learn the violin. Milind Raikar's dedication and talent have been recognized with numerous awards, including the Jaycee Outstanding Young Indian Award, Surmani Award, Yuvonmesh Puraskar, and Spandan Socio Award.
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Yadnesh Raikar
Yadnesh Raikar is famous for Indian classical music. He studied Violin at the age of 2 and started performing at 4. He is the Son and Disciple of renowned Violinist Swarpradnya Pandit Milind Raikar. He is also lucky to have guidance from Ganasaraswati Kishori Amonkar. He has learned Vocals from Anand Pednekar and Late Pt. Vasantrao Kadnekar. He gave his first solo recital at age 4 in front of 600 music connoisseurs.
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Devapriya Nayak
Devapriya Nayak (Debu) was born in West Bengal, India. He began learning tabla at the age of three from his grandfather, Chaudhury Kausalya Nandan, who was an accomplished pakhawaj and tabla player of the Punjab Gharana. Later, Debu became a disciple of Pt. Radhakanta Nandi of the Benaras Gharana. In 1981, Debu came to the US to pursue higher studies and continued his tabla taleem from Maestros like Ustad Zakir Hussain, Pandit Anindo Chatterjee, and Pt. Samir Chatterjee.
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Mallar Goswami
Mallar Goswami is a national scholar of CCRT and a senior disciple of Pt. Gobindo Bose. He has an M.A. degree in music from Rabindra Bharati University. He has worked as a percussionist on several audio albums, web series, and films. He is currently working on Doordarshan and many private TV shows.