For the young and talented

Young Artiste 2020, a national-level talent competition in music and dance has been instituted to inspire school children across India to pursue different genres and manifestations of classical and contemporary arts. Participants will get an opportunity to be mentored by industry maestros such as Amjad Ali Khan, Shovana Narayan, Aruna Sairam, Terence Lewis and Shalmali Kholgade along with other legendary artistes. The platform will celebrate young talent by conferring 100 scholarships to the finalists across 20 different categories to support their learning and growth.

Sarod maestro, Ustaad Amjad Ali Khan said, “To continue our tradition and convention of music whether classical, folk or film music, we need young, committed and dedicated musicians”. He added, “It has always been my dream to associate with young artistes and share my experience with them and Young Artiste 2020 is helping me fulfill this dream”.

The 20 categories are divided into; the Indian Classical category, which includes Carnatic and Hindustani vocals, tabla, mrudangam, flute, sitar & sarod, violin, Bharatnatyam, Odissi and Kathak and the Contemporary category, which includes Indian and western vocals, piano & keyboard, guitar, drums, western violin, ballet, hip-hop and Bollywood dance.— TNS