Wah Ustad 2026 – Hindustani Classical Music Festival Featuring Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay, Pandit Yogesh Samsi & Pandit Patri Satish Kumar in Kolkata

Wah Ustad 2026 is a two-day Indian classical music and dance festival organised by Sangeet Amritam in association with VichitraShala Arts Consultancy at GD Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata. The festival's opening day on 11 July 2026 features performances by leading exponents of the Hindustani and Carnatic classical traditions.

The programme includes a Hindustani classical vocal recital by Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay, accompanied by Pandit Anindo Chatterjee on tabla and Milind Vasudev Kulkarni on harmonium. Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay is known for her training in the Lucknow, Patiala, and Indore gharanas and for her performances at major music festivals and concert venues in India and abroad.

The evening also presents a rhythm jugalbandi featuring tabla maestro Pandit Yogesh Samsi and mridangam exponent Pandit Patri Satish Kumar. The presentation brings together the rhythmic traditions of Hindustani and Carnatic music through solo passages, improvisation, and interactive percussion dialogue. Harmonium accompaniment for the programme is provided by Milind Vasudev Kulkarni.

Wah Ustad 2026 brings together vocal music, percussion traditions, and collaborative classical performances, offering audiences an opportunity to experience artists representing different musical lineages and performance practices. The festival forms part of Sangeet Amritam’s ongoing efforts to present Indian classical music and dance through curated public performances in Kolkata.

Venue
GD Birla Sabhaghar, Kolkata

• Organizer
  Sangeet Amritam
  VichitraShala Arts Consultancy
  
  Artist
• Vidushi Sangeeta Bandyopadhyay – Hindustani Classical Vocal
• Pandit Anindo Chatterjee – Tabla
• Milind Vasudev Kulkarni – Harmonium
• Pandit Yogesh Samsi – Tabla
• Pandit Patri Satish Kumar – Mridangam