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“Born in a music loving family at Lucknow, Sunil Kant Gupta was motivated to take up some form of musical expression by his father Shri Ram Chandra Gupta”
Pandit Sunil ji Kant Gupta
Born in a music loving family at Lucknow, Sunil Kant Gupta was motivated to take up some form of musical expression by his father Shri Ram Chandra Gupta.
Achievements
- Top Grade Artist from Akashvani & Doodarshan
- 47th Grammy Award winner under Bharat Ratna Pt. Ravi Shankar ji in 2004.
- Sangeet Nipun from Bhatkhande Sangeet Mahavidyalaya –Lucknow 1985
- Gold medalist from UP Sangeet Natak Academy in 1981
- Gold medalist from All India Radio in 1982
- Graduated from Lucknow University - 1985
- Surmani award by Sur Singar Samsad, Mumbai in 1989
Gurus: Sunil ji has received valuable guidance from:-
- Pandit Subhash Roy (A senior of Pandit Hariprasad Chourasia)
- Thakur Shamsher Singh (Renowned Sarod Maestro )
- Pandit Ganesh Prasad Mishra (Uncle of Pandit Rajan-Sajan Mishra)
- Professor Prem Singh Kinot (Renowned Vocalist)
- Professor Gopal Chandra Nandi (Renowned Violinist)
- Professor Dauji Goswami (Renowned Vocalist and Violinist)
- Dr. Kamla Shrivastava (Renowned Vocalist and Musicologist)
- Pt. Shyamkant Paranjape (Renowned Film Musician, Multi
Instrumentalist, Notations) - Pandit Raghunath Seth (Disciple of Pandit Pannalal Ghosh)
- Sangeetacharya Dr. S.C.R.Bhat (Disciple of Padmabhushan S N Ratanjankar)
- Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty (Disciple of Pandit Gyan Prakash Ghosh)
- Currently under guidance of PShri Pt. Ajoy Chakrabarty
Concerts: Sunil ji has performed all over, in India & abroad viz.
- Tansen Samaroh (Gwalior)
- I T C Music Conference (Kolkata)
- Ustad Ameer Khan Music Festival
- Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan (2008 & 2015)
- Darbar Music Festival (London)
- Concert for George, Royal Albert Hall (London)
- Doordarshan’s National Program of Music
- Pandit Kumar Gandharva Amrit Mahotsav and many more.
Innovation: With his innovative talent, Sunil ji has made an extra large flute, which has enabled him to elaborate a Raga in the lower octave (Mandra Saptak) with great ease, as obtained in vocal music. He also made a folding flute in bamboo that is more convenient to carry while traveling.
Style: Having received training in Gwalior, Agra, Banaras and Patiala Gharanas, Sunil ji has developed his unique style of rendition, giving due weightage to both "Gayaki & Gatkari" ang in his performance.
Testimonials
He has distinguished himself as a concert flautist. Apart from many solo concerts, he has accompanied me in many of my concerts. He is one of the best students I have had.
Sangeetacharya Pandit S C R Bhat
..........and most importantly there is a good confluence of tunefulness and erudition. Sunil Kant Gupta's contribution to the development of the flute by his research in various ways is extremely commendable.
Flute Maestro Pandit Raghunath Seth
His research for the complete development of this instrument (Flute) is really unique and deserves a special mention.
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty
Sunil is really a serious and dedicated musician. He plays Indian Ragas keeping their purity and at the same time he has a commendable grip in lighter forms of Indian music as well, which is of course a rare phenomenon in an artiste.
Pandit Ajoy Chakrabarty
Sunil Kant Gupta is one of the best flautist of younger generation. He is well groomed in the theoretical as well as the finer aspects of presentation of Raags. I find him to be a talented artiste with a bright future ahead.
Pandit Dinkar Kaikini
The Bass flute was originally invented by a great flute maestro, a legend, Pt. Pannalal Ghosh. But Sunil Kant Gupta with his innovative mind has done some structural changes and designed his own Bass flute. His new design greatly facilitates the Mandra Saptak Vistaar of the Ragas.
Flute maestro Pandit Nityanand Haldipur
We are very pleased to mention that Shri Sunil Kant Gupta is a flute player of exceptional talent. It will not be out of place to mention, that apart from being such an accomplished musician, he is a very humble and down to earth human being.
Gazal Duo Smt.Nina and Shri Rajendra Mehta
Shri Sunil Kant Gupta is one of the most promising classical flautist in the contemporary era. He has a number of compact discs of his classical performances and studio recordings.
Gazal Maestro Padmshree Pankaj Udhas
श्री सुनील कांत गुप्ता देश के अग्रगणीय वंशी वादको में से एक हैं. इनके वादन में गाम्भीर्य है, सिलसिला है, एवं सफाई है. सबसे अच्छी बात है कि सुरीलापन और विद्वता का अच्छा समन्वय है. प्रयोग की दृष्टि से भी इनका योगदान प्रशंसनीय है।
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