{"id":38794,"date":"2018-03-13T14:06:50","date_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=38794"},"modified":"2018-03-13T14:06:50","modified_gmt":"2018-03-13T21:06:50","slug":"pushkar-lele-to-perform-in-israel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/?p=38794","title":{"rendered":"Pushkar Lele to Perform in Israel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Hindustani Classical vocalist Pushkar Lele will perform in Israel as part of Musical Holi: The Indian Spring Music Festival at the Confederation House in Jerusalem. The concerts will take place on March 21 and 22, 2018, at 20:30. Pushkar belongs to the Gwalior tradition of Pt. Kumar Gandharva. Performing widely in India and worldwide, he also conducts workshops in Hindustani music.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_38796\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-38796\" style=\"width: 1000px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-38796 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"726\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726-300x218.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726-768x558.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726-198x145.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726-640x465.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.midnighteast.com\/mag\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Pushkar-Lele.-phpto-Ambareesh-Pittie-1000x726-980x711.jpg 980w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-38796\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pushkar Lele\/Photo: Ambareesh Pittie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In his concerts at the Confederation House, Pushkar will present Khayal segments in two ragas, a semi-classical work and Bhajan (sacred song). Performing with Pushkar will be Sanjay Balakrishna Deshpandra on table, and\u00a0Chaitanya Jagannath Kunte on harmonium. While in Israel he will teach a master class on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at the Hebrew University, Mt. Scopus Campus, in the Humanities Department, Hall 2715, at 15:15.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to Pushkar Lele&#8217;s concerts, the festival will also present two lectures on March 20, 2018:<\/p>\n<p>Raga \u2013 The Color of Indian Music, will be presented by Prof. David Shulman and Osnat Elkabir<\/p>\n<p>Alankara: The secret of ornamentation in Indian song and music, will be presented by Prof. Yigal Bronner<\/p>\n<p>The full program is available in English on the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.confederationhouse.org\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Confederation House website<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Admission to the lectures and workshop is free, advance registration is required. To reserve a place, call 02-6245206, ext. 4. Tickets to Pushkar Lele&#8217;s concert are 40 \u2013 80 NIS, and may be ordered online from <a href=\"http:\/\/tickets.bimot.co.il\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bimot<\/a> or call 02-6237000, *6226.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hindustani Classical vocalist Pushkar Lele will perform in Israel as part of Musical Holi: The Indian Spring Music Festival at the Confederation House in Jerusalem. The concerts will take place on March 21 and 22, 2018, at 20:30. Pushkar belongs to the Gwalior tradition of Pt. Kumar Gandharva. 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