List of Indian classical music festivals

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List of Indian classical
music festivals
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General Information
Related genres Indian classical music, Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, khyal, world music
LocationIndia
Related events Classical music festivals, folk festivals

The following is an incomplete list of Indian classical music festivals, which encapsulates music festivals focused on Indian classical music. The origins of Indian classical music can be found in the Vedas, which are the oldest scriptures in the Hindu tradition dating back to 1500 BC. Indian classical music has also been significantly influenced by, or syncretised with, Indian folk music. There are two divisions in Indian classical music. Hindustani music is mainly found in North India. [1] Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music. [2] While some festivals such as the Carnatic event Tyagaraja Aradhana (founded in the 1840s) continue to focus on traditional Carnatic classical music, an emergent trend of the past few decades has been that of fusion music, where genres such as khyal and western music are intermixed to appeal to a wider audience. [3]

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Festivals

Carnatic

Festival name1st
yr
CountryStateCityNotes
Tyagaraja Aradhana 1846India Tamil Nadu Thiruvaiyaru
Chembai Sangeetholsavam 1910India Kerala Guruvayur
Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh 1920India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi
Madras Music Season 1927India Tamil Nadu Chennai
Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival 1967India Andhra Pradesh Secunderabad
Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT1939India Karnataka Bangalore
Purandara Dasa Aradhana 1974India Karnataka Hampi
Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival 1978 United States of America Ohio Cleveland
Parampara Series – Andhri 1997India Telangana Hyderabad
Swathi Sangeethotsavam 1999India Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru 2005India Tamil Nadu Chennai
Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV 2009India Andhra Pradesh Tirumala
Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival 2016India Telangana Hyderabad 5-Day Event

Hindustani

Festival name1st
yr
CountryStateCityNotes
Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan 1875India Punjab Jalandhar Held every year in last week of December
Festival of Tabla 2017USA California LA Globally recognized landmark for percussive arts and Indian Classical Music.
Tansen Samaroh 1950sIndia Madhya Pradesh Gwalior
Dover Lane Music Conference 1952India West Bengal Kolkata Held every year in January
Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra1955India West Bengal Uttarpara [4]
Nadaneerajanam svbc tv 2009India Andhra Pradesh Tirumala Daily One and Half Hour live
Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan 1952India Maharashtra Mumbai
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival 1953India 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 1965IndiaUttar PradeshAgra
Sabrang Utsav 1968IndiaDelhi
ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan 1971IndiaVariousVarious
Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh 1972India Telangana Hyderabad
Dumru Percussion Festival 2011India Maharashtra Pune
Saptak Festival of Music 1980India Gujarat Ahmedabad Held every year in January
Ganga Mahotsava 1985IndiaVerius Varanasi
Pandit Chatur Lal Festival 1990IndiaNew DelhiDelhi
Virasat 1995IndiaVariousVarious
Jahan-e-Khusrau 2001IndiaDelhiNew Delhi
Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival 2001IndiaVarious Mumbai/Various
Sitar in Petersburg 2008Russia NW District St. Petersburg Focus on sitar
SwaraZankar Music Festival 2009India Maharashtra Pune
Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival 2010India Maharashtra Mumbai
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival2010India Uttar Pradesh Lucknow [5]
Riwaayat 2010India Telangana Hyderabad
Chaturprahar 2011India Maharashtra Mumbai
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad 2012India Telangana Hyderabad
8 Prahar 2014India Maharashtra Mumbai Annual Event, last 10 November 2019
Qutub Festival IndiaDelhiNew Delhi
Giligundi Music FestivalIndiaKarnataka Giligundi, Near SirsiHeld in May every year
Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival 1992IndiaNew DelhiDelhi
Gunidaas Sangeet SamarohIndiaMaharashtra Mumbai
Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta FestivalIndiaKarnataka Honnavar
Kolkata International Dance Festival [6] 2017India West Bengal Kolkata
Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam 1986India Kerala Cheruthuruthy
Tihai, Shatatantri Media 2019USASan FranciscoCaliforniaFirst held in 2014, 18–20 September, now held annually
Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav
1954IndiaKarnatakaDharwadAnnual Event
Vasantotsav 1985IndiaMaharashtraPune
Darbar Festival 2005UKLondonLondon

Odissi

Festival name1st
yr
CountryStateCityNotes
Rajarani Music Festival 2002India Odisha Bhubaneswar Annual Event

See also

References

  1. ↑ George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press.
  2. ↑ Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press.
  3. ↑ Kumar, Raj (2003). Essays on Indian Music. Discovery Publishing House. p. 16. ISBN   9788171417193.
  4. ↑ "About".
  5. ↑ "Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival".
  6. ↑ "Kolkata International Dance Festival". Festivals From India. Retrieved 15 November 2023.
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