Manasa Shastry : Hindustani Vocal Recital

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Manasa Shastry

Manasa Shastry is a Bangalore-based Hindustani Classical Vocalist. She has trained under well-known Guru, Vidushi Geetha Hegde, in her earlier years. She later sought guidance from, and is the disciple of the renowned harmonium player and Agra gharana vocalist, Pandit Vyasmurti Katti.

Manasa is a graduate of MSc Industrial Chemistry from MS Ramaiah College Bangalore, and more recently, she has completed her MA in Hindustani Vocal Music from Bharati Vidyapeeth in Pune, emerging as one of the top performers in the college.

Manasa has received many accolades for her sensitive and nuanced approach to the artform of vocal music, the foremost of which would be the coveted NCPA scholarship for young artistes, in the year 2020. She is also the recipient of the Pritibhakankshi Award for young vocalists, instituted by the Sri Ram Seva Mandali, Fort High School, Bangalore. She is a graded artiste of the All India Radio.

She has performed at various music festivals and baithaks in Bangalore, Kochi, Udupi, Hubli, Bekal, Varanasi as well as the Margazhi Festival in Chennai. In the year 2022, she was part of a select group of performers chosen by the ICCR to perform all over Germany, sponsored by the Government of India.

Sagar Bharatraj

Sagar is an exemplar of the culmination of art and science. He is the son and disciple of his Pt. Bharathraj Venkat Rao a renowned tabla artiste in Kerala. Sagar started his tabla journey under his aegis and still takes lessons from him.

Throughout his academic career, Sagar managed to balance his love of music with his mastery over academics. A triple gold medalist from the BTech stream at NIT Calicut and later from MTech and PhD at the Indian Institute of Science (IISc) Bangalore, he has proved his mettle as a researcher too. He is currently the Associate Director at Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology.

Apart from continuing to study under his father, Sagar also sought the guidance of Pt. Ravindra Yavagal. He has also been fortunate to be under the auspices of Smt. Aditi Upadhya, a doyenne of the Agra gharana for direction in vocal accompaniment.

Sagar has a variegated list of accomplishments: national award winner for best Masters thesis, accompanist to many scholarly musicians, guest speaker at MIT, Montpellier, and other universities, several international patents and publications in journals of extensive repute.

He is known for his perceptive, unobtrusive and dexterous style of playing. He attempts to delve deeper into the rewarding depths of music with his anchor firmly rooted in a career of scientific research.

Vighnesh Bhagavat

Hindustani Classical Vocalist & Harmonium Accompanist

Vighnesh Bhagavat Yellapur is a distinguished Hindustani Classical Vocalist and Harmonium accompanist. He began his musical journey under the guidance of Vidwan Dattatraya Gaonkar of Yellapur and is currently receiving advanced training from the renowned harmonium maestro Pandit Vyasamurti Katti.

He completed his Bachelor of Music (B.Music) from Karnataka Fine Arts and Music College, Dharwad, and earned his Master of Music (M.Music) in Hindustani Vocal from KSGH Music and Fine Arts University, Mysore.

Academic Excellence: Awarded Four Gold Medals during his Master’s studies in recognition of outstanding academic achievement.

Vighnesh has performed alongside several eminent musicians and has accompanied numerous acclaimed and emerging artists on prestigious stages. He is widely appreciated for his sensitive accompaniment, refined artistry, and deep understanding of the nuances of Indian Raga Music.

Combining technical excellence with musical maturity, Vighnesh continues to contribute to the rich tradition of Hindustani Classical Music as both a performer and educator.