Whitefield Music Festival 2026

Presented by Ananda Dhwani Music Trust, the Whitefield Music Festival celebrates a decade of excellence in Indian Classical Music and Dance. This 10th-anniversary edition is a 3-day festival bringing living legends, Padma awardees and world-renowned virtuosos together on a single stage in East Bengaluru.Fri 30 October – Sun 1 November 2026, 4:30 PM onwards dailyVenue: MLR Cultural Centre, 4th Cross Rd, Kaveri Nagar, Whitefield, Bengaluru 560048Day 1: • Violin — Padma Vibhushan Vidwan Dr. L. Subramaniam, with Pandit Anindya Chatterjee (tabla), Vidwan Tripunithura Radhakrishnan (ghatam), Vidwan V V Ramanamurthy (mridangam) and Vidushi Latha Ramachar (kanjira) • Sitar — Padma Shri Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, with Pandit Ravindra Yavagal (tabla) • Hindustani Vocal — Vidushi Rina Basu, with Vidwan Phaniraj Shivashankar, Vidwan Gurumurthy Vaidya (tabla), Vidwan Lakshminarayan G. and Vidwan Surya Upadhyaya (harmonium)Day 2: • Flute — Vidwan Shashank Subramanyam, with Vidwan Patri Satish Kumar (mridangam) • Hindustani Vocal — Padma Shri Vidushi Ashwini Bhide-Deshpande, with Shri Archik Banerjee (tabla) • Dance — Shri Praveen Kumar and Shri Avijit Das • Orchestra presentation by the students of Ananda DhwaniDay 3: • Hindustani Vocal — Shri Armaan Rashid Khan • Sitar — Sangeet Ratna Shri Prabir Bhattacharya, with Pandit Tanmoy Bose (tabla) • Vidwan Giridhar Udupa (ghatam) • Grand finale: Sarod — Padma Vibhushan Ustad Amjad Ali Khan.