Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav 2025: New Voices and Instruments

The Sawai Gandharva Bhimsen Mahotsav is a big music festival happening in Pune, India, from December 10 to 14, 2025.

This year, the festival is special because more than half of the musicians performing are new and will be performing for the first time.

The festival will feature many different types of classical music, including vocal and instrumental performances.

There will be musicians from different music traditions, called gharanas, and they will play different types of songs called ragas.

Some well-known musicians will also perform, like Pandit Ulhas Kashalkar and Pandit Venkatesh Kumar.

The festival will end with a special tribute called Arghya, performed by musicians from the Kirana gharana.