Gauri Pathare

Having initially trained under the guidance of Pt. Gangadharbuwa Pimpalkhare of Kirana gharana, Gauri received musical knowledge from the late Pt. Jitendra Abhisheki & Pandita Padmatai Talwalkar for several years. Since 2010 Gauri has been receiving Jaipur gharana training under Pt. Arun Dravid. Her training under different Gurus influenced Gauri's gayaki. Gauri has blended Jaipur, Gwalior and Kirana gharana's gayaki to form her style of Khayal presentation. Gauri has been trained in various voice culture techniques by Ustaad Syeeduddin Daagar (cousin of Wasifuddin Daagar) a noted Dhrupad Dhamar gaayak. Gauri Pathare holds a degree in Computer Science from the University of Pune and a Diploma in IT from NIIT. During her early years in addition to numerous inter-collegiate, inter-university and inter-state trophies, Gauri also won the All India Radio competition. Gauri was the vocal accompaniment to Pt. Suresh Talwalkar for his Taal-Mala concerts in her initial years. Gauri has performed at most of the prestigious classical music festivals in India including Sawai Gandharva Mahotsav, Tansen festival, Chandigadh Sangeet Sammelan, Kesarbai Kerkar Sammelan, Pt. Kumar Gandharva Sangeet Sammelan, etc. Gauri has frequently performed in India, France, Switzerland, USA, Australia, Canada, Dubai, UK and Singapore. Gauri has conducted numerous Classical music workshops overseas and had her performance broadcast live on Australian radio.