Pune Girl Enter Guinness World Record For The Longest Marathon Playing Harmonium Organ

This 22-year old Pune girl Siddhiie Kapshikarr created history. The London-based Siddhiie entered the Guinness World Record early this year by playing Harmonium Organ non-stop for 10 hours, 23 minutes and 22 seconds. During that long hour she played 75 plus ragas. She also played 100 songs in 25 genres in one performance as improvisation and repetition was not allowed. Siddhiie is a regular performer in the UK. She has graced prestigious venues such as Darbar Festival, The Nehru Centre, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, and Maharashtra Mandal London, showcasing her mastery of Indian classical and contemporary fusion music. She did her undergraduate degree from the Vishwakarma University, Pune. Post that she moved to London to hone her music skills further. She did her Master’s in Audio Production at the University of Westminster, London, specializing in music production, sound design, and multimedia applications. She was fortunate to learn and get the blessings of musical exponents. To start with her mother Shetall introduced her to Maharashtrian folk music. While vocalist Madhuri Kolpe trained her in Hindustani classical which helped her achieve a Visharad degree by age 16. She was even more fortunate as both violin maestro Dr L Subramaniam and his wife, an accomplished singer Kavita Krishnamurthy played a pivotal role in shaping her musical journey. Siddhiie considers Yogeshwar Shrikrishna her celestial guru, having self-taught herself the harmonium and earning a Visharad in it by 18. During the 2020 lockdown, she also mastered Geoshred, a revolutionary digital instrument, demonstrating her passion for blending traditional and modern music. Siddhiie works at the HSBC headquarters in London.