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Mahesh Kale Live with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra Creates History at NMACC
New Delhi [India], February 23: Some evenings do not end when the lights dim. They linger… in memory, in silence, in the soft ache of something beautiful passing by. One such historic evening unfolded at The Grand Theatre at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), where a full house gathered for Mahesh Kale Live with the [...]
New Delhi [India], February 23: Some evenings do not end when the lights dim. They linger… in memory, in silence, in the soft ache of something beautiful passing by. One such historic evening unfolded at The Grand Theatre at Nita Mukesh Ambani Cultural Centre (NMACC), where a full house gathered for Mahesh Kale Live with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra – a landmark musical concert that brought National Award-winning Hindustani classical vocalist Mahesh Kale together with the Budapest Scoring Orchestra, marking a first-of-its-kind confluence of Indian Classical music and a full Western symphonic orchestra.
The evening opened with Mahesh Kale seeking the blessings of his late Guru Pandit Jitendra Abhisheki, and the audience, before beginning the concert with a meditative solo exposition in ‘Raag Jog’. As the next presentation unfolded, the Budapest Scoring Orchestra gently entered, not overpowering, but embracing the music’s emotional landscape with sensitivity and restraint. What followed was a rare and seamless union, where Indian melody and Western harmony listened to each other, responded to each other, and rose together.
The programme journeyed through an expansive and thoughtfully curated repertoire from pure classical forms arranged symphonically to semi-classical gems, raga malas, abhangs and original compositions by Mahesh Kale. The evening featured pieces such as ‘Lagi Kalejava Katar’, ‘Chaap Tilak’, ‘He Suranno Chandra Vha’, ‘Janaki Nath’ and ‘Jheeni Re Jheeni’, among others, each receiving full-bodied orchestral support while retaining its Indian soul.
