चैतन्य कुंटे

जन्म- २०.१०.१९७५

कलाक्षेत्र- संगीत.

गुरु- डॉ. अरविंद थत्ते, पं. मोहन कर्वे, डॉ. अशोक दा. रानडे.


विशेष पुरस्कार- टप्पा गायकी वरील संशोधनासाठी क्रेंद्र सरकारची पाठ्यवृत्ती. गोविंदराव पटवर्धन चतुरस्त्र हार्मोनियम वादक पुरस्कार. केशवराव भोळे संगीतकार पुरस्कार, वसंतोत्सव पुरस्कार.




विशेष माहिती- ललित कला केंद्र, पुणे विद्यापीठ येथे व्याख्याते व गुरु. प्रचलित व अप्रचलित रागात ३०० हून अधिक बंदिशीचे रचनाकार.


पत्ता- ६०८ ब, शुक्रतारा अपार्टमेंट, नवशामारुती गल्ली, सिंहगड रस्ता, पुणे- ३०.
दुरध्वनी- ०२०-२४२५३१५३
मोबा- ९४२२३०६०८८
Email- keshavchaitanya@gmail.com

Chaitanya is one of the leading young artistes having accompanied maestros such as Pt. Bhimsen Joshi, Kishori Amonkar, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Ramashrey Jha, Pt. Balasaheb Punchhawale, Pt. Yashwantbuwa Joshi, NrityaPanditaa Rohini Bhate, Pt. Birju Maharaj, Vasundhara Komkali, Pt. Channulal Mishraand leading artistes such as Rajan Sajan Mishra, Ulhas Kashalkar, Rashid Khan, Shruti Sadolikar, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, Padma Talawalkar, Ashwini Bhide - Deshpande, Arati Ankalikar - Tikekar and many popular & upcoming artists.







He has composed Bandishes in variety of popular as well as uncommon Raagas and Taalas. For Chaitanya, his Bandishes are the creations evolved from the serious study of the tradition, incorporating its diverse aspects, by which he tries to keep the tradition flowing! ‘Suran Gaao Saras’- a concert of his own Bandishes in Hindustani Art Music, sung by talented artistes such as Anuradha Kuber and Pushkar Lele. Welcoming response to his commercial CDs ‘Srujan Pratham’ and ‘Srujan Dwitiya’, from common audience and senior artists, has proved him genuinely as a composer.

* ‘Samprati’ – This concert includes the Bandish-s in various common Raag-s, but in composed with a different approach; and compositions of Thumari-Dadra genre, sung by Sameer and Prachi Dublay.



*Music for Sanskrit literature –



Chaitanya has scored music for several musicals including ‘Geet-Govindam’ (Ashtapadi of Kawi Jaydew), Kalidas’s ‘Meghadootam’, ‘Upanishadannche Antaranga’ and Sanskrit Stotras of Shankaracharya, Wallabhacharya, Ramanujacharya, title song for ‘Prakrit-Sarita’ for AIR programmes.



* Music for Dance choreographies –



Chaitanya has brilliantly composed music for Kathak dance and choreographies, such as ‘Amoorta’, ‘Rituchakra’, ‘Krishna Leela Keertan', ‘Vasudhatmika’; Oddissi dance ballet ‘Shaakuntal’ and BharatNatyam dance ballets, ‘Wyatha Bolate Kawya Chirantan’ and ‘NrityaSanchit’, ‘Parashuraam-Vijay’, ‘Panchatattwamritam’.

Especially his compositions of Chatarang, Saragam, Bhajans, etc. are choreographed and performed by various Kathak and BharatNatyam dancers. ‘Srujan-Prawaah’ is an exclusive performance of Chaitanya’s compositions for Kathak dance.