The music lovers of the city were mesmerised to watch the sitar recitals by noted sitarists Pandit Shubendra Rao and Pandit Samaresh Choudhary on Sunday at Ravindra Bhavan.
The classical programme ‘Basant Utsav 2013’ is being organized by Abhinav Kala Parishad to mark its golden jubilee. The five-day programme that began on March 22 would conclude here on Tuesday.
The audiences were enthralled to listen to the sitar maestros live before them. The evening became mesmerizing as Pandit Shubhendra Rao began with Raga Jogesgwari. The opening raga of Basant Utsav is the original composition of Pandit Ravi Shankar. His performance was followed by jhor jhala and finally he concluded the performance with Tilak Shyam Raga. Pt. Shubhendra Rao was accompanied by Prathi Mukherjee on Tabla.
The programme moved with the performance of Pandit Samaresh Choudhary. He began with playing Raga Kameshwari followed by Raga Saraswati. He them struck the sitar strings in Vilambit Ek Taal playing the Bada Khayal. Keeping in mind the season of spring, Pt Samaresh Choudhary played Raga Basant in chhota khayal. He finally wrapped up his performance with Holi ki Thumri with the lyrics ‘Holi Tilak Nandlal’.
Pt Samaresh Choudhary was accompanied by Ram Swaroop on Tabla and Zameer Hussain on harmonium.
The energetic performances given by Pt Shubhendra Rao and Pt Samaresh Choudhary enthralled the audiences. The listeners witnessed a pleasant world of Hindustani Classical music at Ravindra Bhavan Auditorium. The audiences were appreciating the performances with huge round of applauses as they gave delightful performances.