List of Indian classical music 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]

Main articles: Indian classical music and List of world music festivals
List of Indian classical
music festivals
General Information
Related genresIndian classical music, Hindustani classical music, Carnatic music, khyal, world music
LocationIndia
Related eventsClassical music festivals, folk festivals, world music festivals

Festivals
See also: List of Indian classical dance and music events

Carnatic
Festival name 1st
yr
 Country State City Notes
Tyagaraja Aradhana1846IndiaTamil NaduThiruvaiyaru
Chembai Sangeetholsavam1910IndiaKeralaGuruvayur
Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh1920IndiaUttar PradeshVaranasi
Madras Music Season1927IndiaTamil NaduChennai
Nadaneerajanam svbc tv 2009 India Andhra Pradesh Tirumala Daily One and Half Hour live
Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival1967IndiaAndhra PradeshSecunderabad
Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT 1939 India Karnataka Bangalore
Purandara Dasa Aradhana 1974 India Karnataka Hampi
Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival1978United States of AmericaOhioCleveland
Parampara Series – Andhri1997IndiaTelanganaHyderabad
Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru2005IndiaTamil NaduChennai
Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival 2016 India Telangana Hyderabad 5-Day Event

Hindustani
Festival name 1st
yr
 Country State City Notes
Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan1875IndiaPunjabJalandharHeld every year in last week of December
Tansen Samaroh1950sIndiaMadhya PradeshGwalior
Dover Lane Music Conference1952IndiaWest BengalKolkataHeld every year in January
Uttarpada Sangeet Chakra 1955 India West Bengal Uttarpada[4]
Nadaneerajanam svbc tv 2009 India Andhra Pradesh Tirumala Daily One and Half Hour live
Swami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan1952IndiaMaharashtraMumbai
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival1953IndiaMaharashtraPuneHeld every year in December
Ninaad Sangeet Mahotsav 1965 India Uttar Pradesh Agra
Sabrang Utsav1968IndiaDelhi
ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan1971IndiaVariousVarious
Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh1972IndiaTelanganaHyderabad
Dumru Percussion Festival 2011 India Maharashtra Pune
Saptak Festival of Music1980IndiaGujaratAhmedabadHeld every year in January
Ganga Mahotsava1985IndiaVeriusVaranasi
Pandit Chatur Lal Festival1990IndiaNew DelhiDelhi
Virasat1995IndiaVariousVarious
Jahan-e-Khusrau2001IndiaDelhiNew Delhi
Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival2001IndiaVariousMumbai/Various
Sitar in Petersburg2008RussiaNW DistrictSt. PetersburgFocus on sitar
SwaraZankar Music Festival2009IndiaMaharashtraPune
Citi-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival2010IndiaMaharashtraMumbai
Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival 2010 India Uttar Pradesh Lucknow[5]
Riwaayat2010IndiaTelanganaHyderabad
Chaturprahar2011IndiaMaharashtraMumbai
Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad2012IndiaTelanganaHyderabad
8 Prahar2014IndiaMaharashtraMumbaiAnnual Event, last 10 November 2019
Qutub FestivalIndiaDelhiNew Delhi
Giligundi Music FestivalIndiaGiligundiNear Sirsi, KarnatakaHeld in May every year
Sangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival1992IndiaNew DelhiDelhi
Gunidaas Sangeet SamarohIndiaMumbai
Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta FestivalIndiaHonnavar karnataka
Nila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam1986IndiaKeralaCheruthuruthy
Tihai, Shatatantri Media2014USASan FranciscoCalifornia18–20 September
Rajarani Music FestivalIndiaOdishaBhubaneswarAnnual Event
Sitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav
 1954 India Karnataka Dharwad 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".
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