Samarth Nagarkar

GHARANA

Gwalior

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Samarth Nagarkar is a Hindustani classical musician. A former scholar of the ITC Sangeet Research Academy, Kolkata, he trained in the guru-shishya parampara under Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar and Pt. Dinkar Kaikini. He has performed at festivals and venues in India and abroad, including the ITC Sangeet Sammelans, the United Nations, the Chhandayan All Night Concert and the Ragas Live Festival at the Rubin Museum of Art, as well as The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. He has two albums, 'Pranali' and 'Pravah', and a book, 'Raga Sangeet', to his credit, and has composed music for major international films and conventions. He is a recipient of a Fellowship from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India, and a President's Award for winning the All India Radio National Music Competition. Samarth is currently Guru and Director of Academic Affairs at Chhandayan, an Indian music and dance school in New York City, and teaches adjunct lectures and master classes at the Manhattan School of Music and New York University. He was formerly head of the K. K. Kapoor Sangeet Research Academy in Lucknow. As a voice coach, he has trained Priyanka Chopra, Grammy nominee Chandrika Tandon and others. He works as a performer, composer, teacher and author.