Vijay Koparkar
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Vidyadhar Koparkar is a Hindustani classical
singer.
for five years and then under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki
for seven years.
He has a Master’s degree in Engineering (Metallurgy
) from the College of Engineering, Pune
and runs a small-scale manufacturing plant.
Through ‘Surashree Pratishthan’ for six years from 1983 to 1990 and the ‘Pandit Ramkrishna Vaze Puraskar’ by Gandharva Mahamandal.
Vijay Koparkar has performed all over the world, including the USA, Canada, the Middle East, Paris and UK. He performed twice at the prestigious ‘Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
’ held in Pune, India every year.
He is a graded artiste at All India Radio
and Indian Television.
Hindustani classical music
Hindustani classical music is the Hindustani or North Indian style of Indian classical music found throughout the northern Indian subcontinent. The style is sometimes called North Indian Classical Music or Shāstriya Sangeet...
singer.
Early life and education
Vijay Koparkar started taking singing lessons at the age of eight. Initially he learned from Madhusudan Patwardhan for eight years, followed by training under renowned artiste of yesteryear, Vasantrao DeshpandeVasantrao Deshpande
Vasantrao Deshpande was a renowned Hindustani classical vocalist who was also a brilliant performer of Natya Sangeet. He had a unique style of singing which is still loved by many ardent fans.-Early life and background:...
for five years and then under Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki
Jitendra Abhisheki
Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki was an Indian vocalist, composer and scholar of classical, semi-classical, and devotional music...
for seven years.
He has a Master’s degree in Engineering (Metallurgy
Metallurgy
Metallurgy is a domain of materials science that studies the physical and chemical behavior of metallic elements, their intermetallic compounds, and their mixtures, which are called alloys. It is also the technology of metals: the way in which science is applied to their practical use...
) from the College of Engineering, Pune
College of Engineering, Pune
College of Engineering, Pune is an engineering college in Pune, India. Established in 1854, it is the third oldest engineering college in Asia, after the College of Engineering, Guindy and IIT Roorkee...
and runs a small-scale manufacturing plant.
Career
Vijay Koparkar has been trained by gurus belonging to different gharanas (schools of music), and it reflects in his singing. He has received several honors including a scholarship given by Master Sudhir PhadkeSudhir Phadke
Sudhir Phadke was an accomplished Marathi singer-composer from India. He was regarded as an icon of the Marathi film industry and Marathi Sugam Sangeet for five decades...
Through ‘Surashree Pratishthan’ for six years from 1983 to 1990 and the ‘Pandit Ramkrishna Vaze Puraskar’ by Gandharva Mahamandal.
Vijay Koparkar has performed all over the world, including the USA, Canada, the Middle East, Paris and UK. He performed twice at the prestigious ‘Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
Sawai Gandharva Music Festival
The Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav is amongst the largest and most popular musical festivals of Indian Classical music in India....
’ held in Pune, India every year.
He is a graded artiste at All India Radio
All India Radio
All India Radio , officially known since 1956 as Akashvani , is the radio broadcaster of India and a division of Prasar Bharati. Established in 1936, it is the sister service of Prasar Bharati's Doordarshan, the national television broadcaster. All India Radio is one of the largest radio networks...
and Indian Television.