Guru Shri Shekhar Tanjorkar is well known for his unique multi-genre and multi-instrumentalist skills who has excelled the best of Indian Classical music. He comes from a family where music has thrived for untraceable generations and his family has been a part prestigious court musicians of those days.

His pro-efficiency in Hindusthani (North Indian) as well as Carnatic (South Indian) Classical is what sets him apart from other musicians. Recently he has created The Seven String Acoustic Viola "SAPTASWARLIN" which took the front page of well known news papers like Mid Day and Hindustan Times.

Early Life:
Shri Shekhar Tanjorkar has undergone training from his father Late Shri Janardhan Tanjorkar from the tender age of 6. He started his training in a traditional set up by learning Vocals in both genres and went on to train Violin and Harmonium. He later continued to gain his musical education by learning Tabla under the guidance of Late Pandit Shreepad Nageshkar. He however set his heart, mind and soul in mastering the violin and creating soulful music. He belongs to an elite group of Violinists who are skilled at the art of playing seven string acoustic and electric violin.

Collaborative Work:
His collaborative graph has gone on to include such names as Actress Hema Malini, Esha Deol, Sudha Chandran, musicians like Hariharan, Kavita Krishnamoorthi, Anuradha Podwal,Rani Verma, Runa Laila and likes.

Shekhar has closely worked for decades with Pandit Gopal Dubey ji, Saraikela Trinetra Chau Dance Academy and The Chhaya Academy of Arts which considers him an asset on their performing panel. He has done numerous collaborative works with the Saraikela team. Their work at Shizuoka Fine Arts Centre in a show organized by I.C.C.R. (Indian Embassy, Indian Government Tourist Office Indo Japan Association), Yokohama Tokyo, Tokamachi City, Nilgata Pre. Nagano in Japan, New Zealand, Prithvi Theatre in Mumbai, The Indian Embassy - Tokyo, United States of America, Pittsburgh, Daytona Buffalo, Rochestor, Hard Ford, Florida, Fort Myeres, San Francisco, Disney World, Utah, Kansas University won the appreciation globally. They stirred the souls of the connoisseurs of music at Symphony Space in New York; organized by Solaris Dance theatre and World Music Institute, River Festival in Florida, Disney Land of California, USA are amongst their highlights.

He has never been away from the multi-crore media industry. He has aired numerous shows on All India Radio and Television like DD Network, Asianet and Aarohi.

Solo Performances:
Shekhar has performed at various venues across the world. Memorable performances include those at the Haridas Sammelan of Sur Singar Samsad in Mumbai, World International Cultural Centre in Europe, Harper Green UK, Symphony Space- New york, Cansas University, Fort Myers Florida, Cubby Theatre San Fransisco, USA.

Guru Shekhar J. Tanjorkar received “The Best Instrumentalists” National award from Delhi based Council for Media and Satellite Broadcasting recently on 15th December 2017.

Academic Contributions:
Shekhar Tanjorkar has a keen interest towards academics in music. He has dedicated over 50 years of his life in teaching. He has mentored thousands of students, trained musicians in advanced music skills and is a registered examiner at the University, Gandharva Maha-Vidhayalaya.