Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society

the home of Hindustani Classical music in Melbourne.

Melbourne Hindustani Classical Music Society

The MHCMS hosts recitals of talented and knowledgeable Hindustani Classical Musicians for the wider community to enjoy.

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Upcoming Events

3-6pm Sunday 21st May 2023

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Slide Guitar: Rhitom Sarkar

Tabla: Dr Sam Evans

Vocal: Namrata Trivedi

Tabla: Sahil Zagade

Harmonium: Saurabh Mishra

Join us for an afternoon of music at the iconic Armagh Centre in Toorak

7:30pm Friday 23rd June 2023

Sitar: Josh Feinberg

Tabla: Jay Dabgar

Join us for an evening of music at the iconic Armagh Centre in Toorak

Josh Feinberg is celebrated as one of the world’s leading young sitarists, and is hailed as one of the most original and dynamic sitar maestros of his generation. As a Jewish-American Hindustani artist, Josh is a self described “musical immigrant,” in the field of Indian classical music. His music and presence inspires musicians and listeners alike, and serves as a unifying force bringing people together from different cultures and walks of life. Josh represents the future of sitar in the 21st century, and the growing diversity of the Hindustani music field.

2pm Sunday 25th June 2023

Riyaaz Session

A space for Hindustani classical music students to practice performing

Interested students may send an email to admin@mhcms.org for further details

7:30pm Saturday 23rd September 2023

Sitar: Pt Shubhendra Rao

Cello: Saskia Rao

PANDIT SHUBHENDRA RAO
Composer and performer, Pandit Shubhendra Rao is ranked amongst the key soloists of India who lived with his guru, Pandit Ravi Shankar in the Guru-Shishya Parampara for over 10 years, assisting him in concerts and compositions all over the world. He is an unmatched master at his instrument whose playing reminds the listener of the masters of yore transformed into today’s era. Shubhendra is a musical ambassador by his natural ability to bridge cultures across the world. In November 2007, he was awarded the “Youth Icon for Classical Music” by India’s popular Zee Television Network.

SASKIA RAO-DE HAAS
Saskia Rao-de Haas is a brilliant cellist and composer from the Netherlands who is based in India. She has enriched North Indian classical music with her unique instrument, the Indian cello, and created a distinctive playing style with it. She studied with Pandit Hariprasad Chaurasia as well as at top institutes in the West, CODARTS and University of Amsterdam. In addition to her prestigious status in India, Saskia is an accomplished Western classical cellist. In 2011, Saskia was awarded the ‘Pandit Jasraj - Rotary Club of Hyderabad Award’ for Cross-Cultural Understanding by the Maestro himself at a scintillating ceremony in Hyderabad.

7:30pm Saturday 21st October 2023

Vocal: Hemant Pendse

Tabla: Milind Gurav

Harmonium: Pramod Marathe

Local Vocalist: Rahila Sarma

Join us for an evening of music at the home of one of our MHCMS Patrons

Shri Hemant Pendse is one of the leading vocalists in the realm of Hindustani classical music. Blessed with a very mellifluous voice, Hemant Pendse’s repertoire includes khyal, thumri-dadra, devotional and Marathi light music. Over a considerable period of time, he has been successful in applying the essence of his Gurus’ training while creating his own aesthetic principles in his gayaki. This is also reflected in his compositions in khyal and devotional music.

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