Born on September 13, 1932, in Pune, Prabha Atres introduction to the world of music was not a mere coincidence; it was a destined encounter with a lifelong passion.
Prabha Atre was a great buzurg (elder) of the Kirana gharana, says Shrinivas Joshi, the son and disciple of Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and the organiser of Mahotsav.
Hindustani vocal maestro Prabha Atre, 92, died in Pune on Saturday, hours before her concert in Mumbai. Renowned vocalist Arati Ankalikar Tikekar shares memories of ‘Prabha tai’, her love for the art, and experiments with music.
In the world of classical music, there aren’t many examples of someone who was a full-time professor of music and retained a top-class status in the performing field. Atre remains one of the few musicians to critically analyse the music she was learning