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Cuttack (Orissa) : Leading exponent of Hindustani classical music, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt and his son Salil Bhatt performed on the Mohan Veena (an innovation of the slide guitar) and Satwik Veena respectively at the Heritage Hall of Ravenshaw University on Monday.
The concert was held under the aegis of Society for Promotion of Indian Classical Music and Culture Amongst Youth (SPIC MACAY).
The musical evening started with an introductory lecture on Indian classical music by Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt. He began his Mohan Veena recital with an alaap in Raag Behag, an evening raga. His son Salil Bhatt joined him in the second part of the concert and both of them struck a jugalbandi in late evening raga, Raag Maru Behag in Vilambit and Drut Gat set to Teen Taal with befitting tabla accompaniment by Akram Khan.
At the end, Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt interacted with the audience in a question-answer session and explained the quintessence of Indian classical music.
Pandit Vishwa Mohan Bhatt is a recipient of the prestigious Grammy Award in 1994, Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1998 and the Padma Shri in 2002.
Being the foremost disciple of Pandit Ravi Shankar, Panditji belongs to that elite body of musicians which traces its origin to the Mughal emperor Akbar's court musician Tansen and his guru Swami Haridas.
Apart from being a star performer on stage, he has a number of studio and live recordings to his credit which have achieved phenomenal success and outstanding sales records.
