Pune, June 22 -- Vocal recitals, instrumental virtuosity, rare jugalbandis and classical dance came together over three days at the Sitar Nawaz Ustad Bale Khan Sangeet Mahotsav 2026, held at the New Auditorium of FTII, Pune recently.
The festival featured an impressive line-up of distinguished artistes and offered audiences a rewarding experience of India's classical performing traditions.
The festival was organised by the Suhana Basant Foundation in association with Kannada Sangha Pune and supported by FTII pune as venue partner,The two major highlights of the festival were the concluding recital by Padma Shri Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, whose commanding presentation traversed Raag Shuddha Kalyan, Ramdasi Malhar, Basant Bahar and Sohoni, bef...