Ayaan Deshpande Anant Lad Neiil Jain Swarrang Mulekar Zoe Daruwala Swaransh Sagole Archit Kadam
Programme includes: Beethoven: Sonata Op. 27 No. 1 (Moonlight), Sonata Op. 2 No 3; Bach: Prelude 1 (WTC Book 1), Sinfonia No. 2; Debussy: Children’s Corner; Dussek: Sonatina; Chopin: Etude Op. 10 No. 4, Prelude No. 15; Khachaturian: Toccata and Grieg: Peer Gynt
Ayaan Deshpande‘s musical talent was discovered quite serendipitously, when Ayaan began learning to play the keyboard on his own during the COVID lockdown at the age of six. Since May 2021, Ayaan has been learning the piano under the guidance of Ms Aida Bisengalieva at the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Music Academy. Ayaan gave his first public performance at the Tata Theatre, NCPA in November 2021 with the SOI Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Marat Bisengaliev. Since then, Ayaan has performed in numerous concerts in various cities, in India and abroad. Ayaan loves to compose music and has also performed his compositions in many of his concerts.
Anant Lad is a 10-year-old pianist and flautist from Mumbai. Apart from his huge passion for music, he also loves Formula 1, badminton and playing with his dog.
Neiil Jain, age 11, began his musical journey in August 2024 under the mentorship of Ms. Aida Bisengalieva at the SOI Academy. He has performed at various concerts across renowned venues including NCPA and Prithvi Theatre Mumbai. Neiil is also an active member of the SOI Academy Choir. Beyond music, he is a passionate robotics enthusiast and multiple World Championship title holder.
Swarrang Mulekar, 11-year-old pianist, training at the Symphony Orchestra of India (SOI) Music Academy under Ms. Aida Bisengalieva, was Identified with perfect pitch at the age of six. He holds records in both the India Book of Records and the World Book of Records for this rare musical ability. Swarrang has performed in several recitals and concerts at NCPA and recently appeared in a jazz concert titled ‘Keys to Joy.’ He is currently expanding his musical repertoire by exploring jazz and other genres.
Zoe Daruwala, age 8, began her musical journey over two years ago, under the guidance of Ms. Aida Bisengalieva. She has performed at venues such as the NCPA, Prithvi Theatre and Afghan Church in Mumbai. Zoe is a member of the SOI Academy choir, as well as her School choir and actively participates in school music events. In her free time she enjoys drawing and swimming.
Swaransh Sagole‘s musical journey began at an early age. He has taken Indian classical vocal basic training under the guidance of his father Arvind Sagole. He contributed as a child singer in an animated video and also as a child voice artist for a song in an album by Bollywood singer Hemant Brijwasi. Parallel to his vocal work, he pursued formal training in Western classical music. His first solo public Western classical piano recital was presented at Prithvi Theatre, followed by a performance with the Symphony Orchestra of India during the Art Festival in November 2025. He demonstrates a strong aptitude for chess and is actively engaged in football training.
Archit Kadam‘s musical journey began at the age of 6 with Indian classical music training. Archit landed into the world of Western Music at the age of 8. He joined the SOI Music Academy in November 2022, studying piano and violin. Due to intense training, he joined the children’s orchestra and is now learning Piano as his primary instrument.
