Born
in the family of traditional legendary musicians, Apoorva Gokhale has carved a
niche for herself as one of the sought after well-known vocalists
of the younger generation with a firm background of Gwalior Gharana.
She has an impressive musicial lineage and has proudly and
responsibly inherited the musical qualities from her grandfather, the late
Gayanacharya Pandit Gajananrao Joshi and her great- grandfather Pandit Antubua
Joshi, an eminent court musician in the erstwhile state of Aundh.
At
a very tender age of five, she initially received a sound grooming from her
grandfather Pandit Gajananrao Joshi, who insisted to see in her tonal
perfection with just intonation and infused a keen sense of rhythm. Later
on she received rigorous training in the form of guru-shishya parampara under
the able guidance and supervision of her uncle Pandit Madhukarrao Joshi, an
eminent vocalist and violinist.
Simultaneously
she also received guidance from her father Shri Manohar Joshi, her
aunt Dr. Sucheta Bidkar and renowned vocalist of
the same tradition, Padmashri Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar.
Apoorva’s
versatile temperament and approach to music does not allow her to rest anywhere
for she knows that there is much more far beyond from what knowledge she has
acquired and imbibed in musical field and hence she must perforce fathom the
oceanic depths of music. As such, she goes on seeking further able
guidance from Pandit Shankar Abhyankar, an eminent Sitarist and composer, Smt.
Manik Bhide, Smt. Ashwini Bhide –Deshpande, Pandit Yeshwant Mahale and
Pandit Arun Kashalkar.
Apoorva has always stood out with flying colours . While she was
still at school and college, she showed strong inclination and promise to give
her best to music and had bagged many prestigious prizes, scholarships and
awards as she went along in her performing career.