Biography
It's an honor to perform in thousands of stage shows across the globe. What an amazing experience it is to perform in front of huge music loving audiences...
He is absolutely passionate about Hindustani classical music, which makes him a soulful performer! Every time he is on stage, he creates pure magic!
Creative innovation in Hindustani Classical music has been the key to Rajendra Kandalgaonkar’s growth as an artist. Moving into the depths of the Raga, he understands and responds to the emotional environment and the nature of the raga. As he evokes the “alaap” of raga he builds a rapport with his audience. With original thought in “layakari” and “taans”, he performs with both the expected and unexpected surprises. This gives his singing a distinct and very attractive flavour. A strong groundwork in music through training Rajendra Kandalgaonkar has been trained by some of the most renowned Gurus. At the young age of 7 he began his basic training in vocal music from Pandit Vishnu A Ghag, of the Gwalior Gharana. This spanned an intensive 18 years, from 1967 to ’84. Since 1980, he has the good fortune of being a disciple of Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi, of the Kirana Gharana. Matching this is his brilliant academic record as a formal student of music. He has topped the “Sangeet Alankar” in 1978-79, in the Akhil Bhartiya Gandharva Mahavidyalya Mandal, Mira’. He is principal in Sawai Gandharva Sangeet Mahavidyalaya, Pune.
His Gurus:
He has been blessed to be a disciple of Bharatratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi (Kirana Gharana) for more than 20 years.
His basic training began at the young age of 7 in vocal music from Pandit Vishnu A Ghag for 18 long years.
His Family:
He comes from a very simple family and has achieved everything on his own. His parents pushed him and supported his musical journey from the very beginning. Both of them used to take him to every possible competition as well as concerts and he won each of them.
He is blessed with a super supportive wife, who has been there in his thick and thin, and loves his art to the fullest. He has a daughter and a son whom he loves the most, and recently turned a grandfather to his daughter’s son.