The concert began with the youngest of the Godkhindi’s - Shadaj displaying considerable skill. He played a melodious piece on raga Hamsadhwani in teen taal. The father, son and grandson trio followed it with a longish piece in raga Yaman bringing out the subtle nuances of the rag, each one independently, in tandem and in unison raising the prestige of flute as a instrument to great heights. They used different flutes ranging from the thin reed to the conical bamboo bringing out different tones and resonance.

The trio was supported by Vijay Kumar Desai on the tanpura and and Kriran Godkhindi (the elder son of Pandit Venkatesh) on the tabla.

Post interval the audience were ready for a fusion extravaganza. Pravin’s fusion band aptly called Krishna (flute is Lord Krishna’s instrument of romance and serenade) comprises of Madhusudan and Kiran Godkhindi (tabla), Umesh (keyboard), Srinivas Achar (16-string guitar), Caleb Alexander (bass guitar) and Padmanabh Kamath (rhythm pad).

They began with their signature tune, Krishna in romantic raga Bhoop (Carnatic equivalent Mohana). This was followed by Rag Rang, a composition on raga Malkauns, which Pravin originally played and recorded as a jugalbandhi with Carnatic saxophone maestro Kadri Gopalnath. It elicited much enthusiasm from the audience. Pravin embellished it with a tailpiece called Midnight Trek playing a “loop” of Aata hai chandrama raat aadi.
The fusion troupe fuelled the proceedings in raga Pahadi, inspired by the hills and twittering birds, with snatches of yesteryears Bollywood songs composed in the hilly raga. A medley of eclectic pieces in raga Bhim palasi was the fitting finale.