

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande LIVE at Aga Khan Museum 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Event Description**: Raag-Mala Toronto, in partnership with the Aga Khan Museum, is proud to present Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande on "Good Friday" April 3rd 2026 at 7:30pm at the Aga Khan Museum - Nanji Family Foundation Auditorium

Ashwini ji will be accompanied on tabla by Sanjay Deshpande and on harmonium by Siddhesh Bicholkar 

Tickets:

Balcony: $50
Orchestra: $60
Raag-Mala Member Discount: 10%

A limited number of $20 student tickets will be available for purchase directly from Raag-Mala Toronto. Please email raagmalatoronto@gmail.com for details.

Tickets will be going on sale on Thursday March 5th 2026 at 10am

Raag-Mala Benefactors &amp; Patrons: 
If you are unable to attend a concert, pass your complimentary tickets to a friend!
To help us assign seats, you may be contacted to confirm attendance

Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande is an outstanding vocalist and leading torchbearer of the famed "Jaipur-Atrauli" gharana. She was awarded the Padma Shree in 2025 for her contribution to the arts. 

She trained initially under Pandit Narayanrao Datar and later, under her mother Srimati Manik Bhide. Ashwiniji has won numerous awards, including "Pandit Jasraj Gaurav Puraskar", which was conferred on the occasion of Panditji’s 75th birthday and the "Kumar Gandharva Samman" by the Government of Madhya Pradesh - the first female Hindustani vocalist to have been decorated with this prestigious national award. Ashwiniji has numerous recordings to her credit and is the author of "Ragarachananjali", a much-lauded book of her self-composed bandishes. She has performed at all prestigious music conferences In India and abroad. She last performed on the Aga Khan Museum stage in 2019, and we are delighted to have this artist, at the height of her music career, present a concert of raag sangeet. 

Sanjay Deshpande started learning tabla under Late Pt. Sabade; later he took taleem from Taalyogi Pt. Suresh Talwalkar of Delhi-Farookabad Gharana and received guidance from the maestro Ud. Alla Rakha Khan. Sanjay continues his studies under Pt. Yogesh Samsi and Pt. Vivek Joshi. He is a recipient of the coveted “Ahmedjaan Thirakwa Scholarship” for solo performance, and has accompanied senior artists such as Pt. Ulhas Kashalkar, Vidushi. Malini Rajurkar, Dr. Prabha Atre, Pt. Dinkar Kaikini, and Vidushi Ashwini Bhide. 

Siddhesh Bicholkar has been learning music since childhood and has been privileged to receive guidance from Shri Sharad Mathkar and Pt. Tulsidas Borkar, renowned Harmonium exponent and Guru. He has been the recipient of many eminent music scholarships including from the Government of India.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/vidushi-ashwini-bhide-deshpande-live-at-aga-khan-museum/200029840852836
- **Event Categories**: Music, Entertainment, Art, Concerts, literary-art
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 0

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://agakhanmuseum.org/whats-on/vidushi-raag-mala/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=toronto-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Toronto
- **state**: ON
- **country**: Canada
- **location**: Aga Khan Museum
- **lat**: 43.725258188
- **long**: -79.331991076469
- **full address**: Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr, Toronto, ON M3C, Canada

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto (https://allevents.in/org/raag-mala-music-society-of-toronto/5488177)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Fri, 03 Apr, 2026 at 07:30 pm (-04:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Aga Khan Museum, 77 Wynford Dr, Toronto, ON M3C, Canada
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Raag-Mala Music Society of Toronto
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** Music, Entertainment, Art, Concerts, literary-art
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande LIVE at Aga Khan Museum  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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