Hindustanisangeet

Pt. Vishwanath
Born	(1957-06-14) 14 June 1957 New Delhi
Origin	Meerut, Uttar Pradesh, India
Genres	Hindustani Classical Music
Occupation	singer
Website	Official site

Early life

Pandit Vishwanath was born in a family of renowned musicians of Meerut, along with his academic carrier he devoted himself towards achieving new heights in the field of Hindustani classical vocal music, representing the well known Kirana Gharana.

Pandit Vishwanath’s forte is not only khayal but also thumri, Dadra, Bhajan & Ghazal.

Pandit Vishwanath started his sangeet sadhana at a very young age under the tutelage of his father the Late Shri. Om Prakash Ji and elder brother the Late Pandit Jagannath Ji the renowned shehnai vadak. He also learned from the Late Saarangi Nawaz, Ustaad Banne Khan’s son, and Ustad Altaf Hussein Khan sahib later on he had fortune of learning from Pt. Mani Prasad Ji, under the Guru Shishya Parampra.

Career

Pandit Vishwanath has performed at many prestigious conferences in India and abroad and received rave reviews.

Pandit Vishwanath has imbided his Brother, Pt. Jagannath ji’s highly colourful imaginative style of rendering Raga’s in the gayaki ang/ style and Banarsi Dhune/ Thumri/ Chaiti/ Kajri & spl. In Tappa.

Performances

A few of the concerts where Pt. Vishwanath has performed are as follows:-

• Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan (Bombay, Brindavan)
• National Program of Music (All India Radio)
• Sahitya Kala Parishad (Delhi)
• Gandharv Maha Vidhyalya (Delhi)
• TajMahotsav (Agra)
• Pt. Nikhil Banerjee Sangeet Sammelan (Lucknow)
• Meerut Music Circle (Meerut)
• Tuesday Night Concert (All India Radio)
• San Fernando Gen. Hospital (West Indies)
• Festival of India (USSR)
• National Center for the Performing Arts (Bombay)
• Nirithyanjali Theater (West Indies)
• India’s Independence Golden Jubilee Celebration (Oslo Norway)
• World Hindu Conference (Trinidad & Tobago)
• Dharma Prakash Sabha (Port of Spain)
• Concert Organized By AIR India/ BWIA (West Indies)
• National Council for Indian Culture (Trinidad & Tobago)
• HCL Concerts (India Habitat Center)
• Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh (Varanasi)
• Arya Pratinidhi Sabha (West Indies)
• Sargam Mandir Gandhi Shanti Pratishthan (Little Theater Group)
• Valsar Music Conference
• M.S.Subbulakshmi Music Conference (Varanasi)
• Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan (Udaipur)
• Shankara Arts Foundation (Banaras)
• Meerut Mahotsav (Meerut)
• Panchakshar Sangeet Samaroh (Bhopal)
• Delhi Tabla Vikas Parishad (Delhi)
• IIC Music Concert (Delhi)
• Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan (Chennai)
• Saptak Sangeet Samaroh (Ahmedabad)
• Ustad Allauddin Khan Academy Bhopal, Indore
• Swar Amrit Samaroh Haridwar
• TajMahotsav, Agra
• Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh
• Harivallabh Sangeet Samaroh, Jalandhar

Pandit Vishwanath has been felicitated by many awards and titles. He was awarded the title of “Sur-Mani” at swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan, Bombay, Sangeet Shilpi, Sangeet Shiromani, Sangeet Martand, Sangeet Sarang etc. He was the recipient of govt. of India scholarship for excellence in Hindustani classical vocal music.

Category:Hindustani Vocalist Category:Vocal Singer Category:1957 births Category:Living people