Vinay Desai (santoor) (Fire Museum Presents)
Sat, Nov 07
|Evangelical Lutheran Church
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Atonement | 1542 East Montgomery Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19125 | 7pm-9pm | $15-20 sliding scale |
Time & Location
Nov 07, 2026, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Evangelical Lutheran Church, 1542 E Montgomery Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19125, USA
About the event
Vinay Desai:
Vinay Desai is a direct disciple of the world renowned Santoor Maestro Padma Vibhusan Pandit Shivkumar Sharmaji. After completing college, Vinay sought out to learn Santoor in India. Having had some background training in Indian Classical music, in 2011, Pandit Shivkumar Sharma guided him to begin his training under Takahiro Arai and Kunal Gunjal before being accepted by Panditji himself. He regularly performs throughout USA (including Hawaii), Argentina, Canada, The Bahamas, Australia, and India. He has performed for some of the well known organizations and prestigious festivals in different countries including Fringe Festival in Adelaide, Mona Foma in Tasmania, Lollapalooza Festival in Argentina (Vinay was one of the first Santoor players to play in an orchestra in Argentina), Festival of Tabla in L.A., KBF Festival in Arizona, Kussum Mahotsav TSA in NJ, Darpan in Texas, Jaipur Literature Festival, SwarZankar in Pune, Hamsadhwani, Matra in Kolkata, and Starglam Entertainment…
