S. Akash
| Marthammanahalli Satish Kumar Akash | |
|---|---|
| Born |
13 March 1997 Bangalore, India |
| Genres | Hindustani classical music |
| Occupation(s) | flute player |
| Instruments | Flute |
| Notable instruments | |
| Bamboo flute (Bansuri) | |
Marthammanahalli Satish Kumar Akash (born on 13/03/1997 to a Sankethi family) is a Hindustani Classical flautist of India.[1]
Early life
Akash, son of Sri M N Satish Kumar & Smt Vani Satish who started showing interest in music at the age of three and half years, hails from a family of musicians and music lovers. At the age of four, he was put under the tutelage of Pandit Venkatesh Godhkindi, a renowned flutist. At the early age itself, though not able to follow music notations in writing, he was able to grasp subtle intricacies of music.
He is a student of 12th standard studying in Bangalore. Presently, he is under the tutelage of Pandit Jayateerth Mevundi and Pandit Ronu Majumdar.
Career
Akash was the winner of the Idea Jalsa National Talent Hunt Winner. He has been performing solo since 2005. He performed at Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh Hydrabad.
Performance
His performances at various places are given as under.
- Delhi Sustainable Development Summit at TERI, New Delhi honored by Padma Bhushan Dr. R K Pachauri.
- Bangalore Society for Performing Arts.
- Music festival organized by Bangalore Gayana Sabha.
- Smrithi Nandan Yuva Sangeeth Utsav in September 2005 organised by Smt. Lalitha Ubhayankar.
- Youth Music Festival at Solapur.
- Music Festival in Dasara at Mysore.
- Infosys Foundation, Belgaum.
- Chalukya Utsav at Badami, Karnataka.
- Karavalli Utsav at Mangalore.
- Indo-American Society at Bangalore
- Aarohi Festival Pancham Nishad at Mumbai and Bangalore.
- Sawai Gandharva Festival recently at Kundgol, Hubli.
- Performed at Pandit Motiram and Pandit Maniram Festival at Hydrabad.
- Performed at shanmukha nanda hall in Mumbai.
- Performed at mysore association Mumbai.
- Performed at bharath bhavan bhopal.
- Performed at Rain Raga Mumbai.
- Performed at Gunidas Sangeetha Sammelan Nehru Centre Mumbai.
- Performed at Idea Jalsa Surat.
- Performed at Sankat Mochan Varanasi.
- Performed at NCPA Mumbai.
- Performed at Samaghana Sangeeta Sabha Bangalore.
- Performed at Pune Festival.
- Performed in Germany.
- Performed in Shakthi Nagar.
Awards
- Child prodigal award at the age of 7, by his Excellency T. N. Chaturvedi, the then Governor of Karnataka.
- Pogo Amazing Kids Award, 2008 in Musician category.
- Exceptionally talent award by his Excellency Bharadwaj, the present Governor of Karnataka.
- Rising star in Idea jalsa National Talent Hunt 2009.
- He received Shanmukha Sangeetha Shiromani Award at Mumbai 2011.
- He received Bharat Ratna Dr. M S Subbulakshmi Award at Sri Shanmukha Nanda Hall at Mumbai 2014.
- He received Bharat Ratna Dr.M S Subbulakshmi Scholarship at Sri Shanmukha Nanda Sabha on September 16, 2015 from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sri Devendra Fadnavis.
- He received the very Prestigious Sur Jyostna National Award at Nagpur on 22 March 2016 from the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Maharashtra Sri Devendra Fadnavis. Which was Organized by the Lokmat.
References
- ↑ "S Akash, the little flute master". dna. Retrieved 5 October 2014.