Ravi
Phadke (born in Akola) an Indian Classical Vocalist (Hindustani
Classical Music), represents the new face of Indian classical musicians, who
will take the art to newer heights. Having trained in Indian Classical Vocal
Music for more than 25 years, Ravi also excels in other forms of music
including Natya Sangeet, Ghazals, Bhajans and Bhavgeet.
Ravi’s
training in Indian Classical started at a tender age of 3 years. His initial
learning years were spent under the guidance of his Mother Mrs. Pradnya
A Phadke for almost 12 - 15 years. Later, for few years, he took lessons from Pt. Vijay Koperkar.
His interest in vocal music
reached a new height after he started getting lessons from Pandit
Rajendra Kandalgaonkar of Kirana Gharana, disciple of Bharat
Ratna Pandit Bhimsen Joshi.
He was awarded with Sangeet Visharad in
First Class by Akhil Bharatiya Gandharva
Mahavidyalaya, Mumbai. He is also tranined in Natya Sangeet by
singer-actress of Marathi musical theatre Jaymala Shiledar.
Ravi has
many achievements to his credit. Some of them include award of Scholarship from
Ministry of HRD, Department of Culture, New Delhi and Scholarship for advanced
training in Indian Classical Vocal from Arya Sangeet Prasarak Mandal, Pune. He
won the final round of Alpha TV Marathi “Sa Re Ga Ma”, a famous singing
competition, in the year 2001. During his education, he participated in and was
awarded with various prizes in many renowned Classical Vocal Competitions
including Kalyani Karandak, organized by B.J. Medical College, various
competitions organized by Dadar Matunga Cultural Centre, Mumbai to name a few.
Ravi has performed at various places throughout India, some of them include Delhi, Agra, Mumbai, Faridabad, Nagpur, Nashik, Pune, Ratnagiri, Parbhani, Jalgaon, Bhusaval, Udgir, etc.
Inspite
of having trained in Kirana Gharana, Ravi is of the opinion to
adopt the best from all Gharanas. In his opinion, “Listening
to artists from various gharanas enriches the thought process and ultimately
the performance”. Gifted with sweet voice and having trained for long time,
Ravi manages to unfold the Raaga intellectually and at the
same time giving a pleasing experience to the audience.