Pandit Ravi Shankar Upadhyay (PAKHAWAJ)

Pt. Upadhyay has also won many coveted awards like the 'Taal Mani" award from Sur Shringar Samsad, Mumbai(1987), 'Taal Ratna" award-Sangeet Sarrtmefan,Patna?Bihar (1986). *Taa! Pushpa" from Swar Mandir Sangeet Mahavidyalaya,Patnaf (1991), "Tulsi Pradat Samrnan" in Banaras Dhrupad Samaroh(1999). "Pakhawaj Shree" from Dhrupad Kala Kendra,lndore (1999), Gold medal in Music,Festival of Prayag Sangeet Samiti Allahabad (1991), Fellowship of UP Sangeet Natak Academy (1986).
Upadhyay ji is one of the selected artists of ICCR, New Delhi .As a music maestro, Pt Ravi Shankar Upadhyay,has given many coveted and celebrated concerts. Some of his National performances include National Program All India Radio Solo Pakhawaj, thrice (14-8-94,18-3-01,12-11-05) and accompaniments, saptak Conference, twice-Ahmadabad 1997 Accompanied Trio (Pt. Kishan Maharaj,tabla and Pt. Birju Maharaj,Nall) and Solo Pakhawaj (2005), Doordarshan National Program of Music-Solo Pakhawaj (09-08-2Q03),Radio Sangeet Sammelan-Gowahati (1996),Radio Sangeet Sammelan Bombay (1999), Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan Bombay, Akhil Bhartiya Dhrupad Samaroh - Varanasi and Brindawan, Jalsagar Festival-Calcutta(Duet with Pt. Kishan Maharaj,1998), Kalidas Samaroh-Ujjain (March 2004), Duriabh Vadya Vinod Festival organised by Allauddin Khan Sangeet Natak Academy Festival-Bhopal(2004), Bahram Khan Dhrupad Samaroh - Jaipur, AHauddin Khan Sangeet Natak Academy Festival - Bhopal, Durga Pooja Sangeet Samaroh-Patna(1986). Kal ke kalakaar Sangeet Sammeian-Bombay (1987), India International Music Festivai-Deihi(1995), UP Sangeet Natak Academy-Lucknow, Dhrupad Kala Kendra-indore, Dhrupad Festival-Darbhanga(Bihar), New Year Festival 2000-Goa, Dhrupad foundation-Chennai, Prayag Sangeet Samiti Sammeian Allahabad. Doordarshan National accompaniment, Urmila Sharma 2002. Swarna Sangeet Pratibha Samaaroh National Program organized by the Sangeet Natak Academy Delhi, on its golden jubilee celebrations, Allahabad (2004), Sangeet Sammelan Sagar (MP)? Music Festival Sewalaya-Gaya, Acted a jury member of the AH India Radio Music Competition of AHahabad(2005-06), Triveni Mahotsava-Aiiahabad, Lucknow Mahotsava (2005), Ustad Ziamohiuddin Dagar "Versi" Dhrupad SamarofyMurnbai^GOe, Spic Macay Program in Allahabad. Gave lecture demonstrations and workshop in the dhrupad-Gurukul Bhopal 2007 and in Kalidas Academy, Ujjain.

Two music CD's of Pt. Upadhyay are released on Pakhawaj solo from Sangeet Kendra, Ahmadabad (2006) and sense world music U.K (2007). His two music CD's sangat has also been released with Italian Dhrupad singer Amilia Kuni and with Prem Kumar Mallik in Germany named Prince of Love.

In the year 1997 Pt. Ravi Shankar did many international concerts and workshops in the Indian Culture Centre, Berlin, Radio Berlin (Germany), Palazo Armonie, Laco (Switzerland), Campo Baso (Italy).in 2005, he did concerts in the Steemmann Festival-Basel, Bintertour, Burn (Switzerland), Berlin Embassy, Berlin, Radio, Bon, demonstrated in Frankfurt in Germany, Paris (France).He has also given mesmerizing performance in the Darbar Festival organized by the Asian Music Festival in London and Leicester (England) in the year 2006. Participated again in 2007 in the Darbar festival organized by the Asian Music festival in London and Leicester (England).



Address for communication:
Ravi Shankar Upadhyay (Pakhawaj Guru)
National Institute of Kathak Kendra,
Bahawalpur House,
Bhagwandas Road,
NewDelhi- 110001
Mobile: 09968166390, 09971850487
E-mail: ravishankar__upadhyay@yahoo.co.in

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