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.George E. Ruckert, Music in North India: Experiencing Music, Expressing Culture, Oxford University Press. Carnatic music, from South India, tends to be more rhythmically intensive and structured than Hindustani music.Ludwig Pesch, The Oxford Illustrated Companion to South Indian Classical Music, Oxford University Press. 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.
Festivals
Carnatic
Festival name 1styr Country State City NotesTyagaraja Aradhana 1846 India Tamil Nadu Thiruvaiyaru Chembai Sangeetholsavam 1910 India Kerala Guruvayur Sankat Mochan Sangeet Samaroh1920 India Uttar Pradesh Varanasi Madras Music Season 1927 India Tamil Nadu Chennai Kalasagaram Annual Cultural Festival 1967 India Andhra Pradesh Secunderabad Ramanavami Global Music Festival by Sree Ramaseva Mandali RCT1939IndiaKarnatakaBangalorePurandara Dasa Aradhana1974IndiaKarnatakaHampiCleveland Thyagaraja Festival 1978 United States of America Ohio Cleveland Parampara Series – Andhri 1997 India Telangana Hyderabad Swathi Sangeethotsavam 1999 India Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru 2005 India Tamil Nadu Chennai Nadaneerajanam - SBVC TV 2009 India Andhra Pradesh Tirumala Hyderabad Tyagaraja Aradhana Music Festival2016IndiaTelanganaHyderabad5-Day Event
Hindustani
Festival name 1styr Country State City NotesHarballabh Sangeet Sammelan 1875 India Punjab Jalandhar Held every year in last week of DecemberFestival of Tabla 2017 USA California LA Globally recognized landmark for percussive arts and Indian Classical Music.Tansen Samaroh 1950s India Madhya Pradesh Gwalior Dover Lane Music Conference 1952 India West Bengal Kolkata Held every year in JanuaryUttarpada Sangeet Chakra1955 India West BengalUttarparaNadaneerajanam svbc tv2009IndiaAndhra PradeshTirumalaDaily One and Half Hour liveSwami Haridas Sangeet Sammelan 1952 India Maharashtra Mumbai Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival 1953 India MaharashtraPuneHeld every year in DecemberSurashree Kesarbai Kerkar Sangeet Samaroha (Goa) 19?? India GoaPanaji (Panjim)Held every year in NovemberNinaad Sangeet Mahotsav1965 India Uttar Pradesh Agra Sabrang Utsav 1968 India Delhi ITC SRA Sangeet Sammelan 1971 India Various Various Pandit Motiram Pandit Maniram Sangeet Samaroh 1972 India TelanganaHyderabadDumru Percussion Festival2011IndiaMaharashtraPuneSaptak Festival of Music 1980 India GujaratAhmedabadHeld every year in JanuaryGanga Mahotsava 1985 India VeriusVaranasiPandit Chatur Lal Festival 1990 India New Delhi Delhi Virasat 1995 India Various Various Jahan-e-Khusrau 2001 India Delhi New Delhi Ruhaniyat – The All India Sufi & Mystic Music Festival 2001 India Various Mumbai/Various Sitar in Petersburg 2008 Russia NW DistrictSt. Petersburg Focus on sitarSwaraZankar Music Festival 2009 India MaharashtraPuneCiti-NCPA Aadi Anant Festival 2010 India Maharashtra Mumbai Mahindra Sanatkada Lucknow Festival2010India Uttar PradeshLucknowRiwaayat 2010 India Telangana Hyderabad Chaturprahar 2011 India Maharashtra Mumbai Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Festival, Hyderabad 2012 India Telangana Hyderabad 8 Prahar 2014 India Maharashtra Mumbai Annual Event, last 10 November 2019Qutub Festival India Delhi New Delhi Giligundi Music Festival India Karnataka Giligundi, Near Sirsi Held in May every yearSangeet Martand Ustad Chand Khan Music Festival 1992 India New Delhi Delhi Gunidaas Sangeet Samaroh India Maharashtra Mumbai Karikan Parameshwari moonlight Sangeeta Festival India Karnataka Honnavar Kolkata International Dance Festival2017IndiaWest BengalKolkataNila Festival, Kerala Kalamandalam 1986 India Kerala Cheruthuruthy Tihai, Shatatantri Media 2019 USA San Francisco California First held in 2014, 18–20 September, now held annuallySitar Ratna Rahimat Khan Sangeetotsav1954IndiaKarnatakaDharwadAnnual EventVasantotsav1985IndiaMaharashtraPuneDarbar Festival2005UKLondonLondon
Odissi Festival name 1styr Country State City NotesRajarani Music Festival 2002 India Odisha Bhubaneswar Annual Event
See also
Indian classical music
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