Talented NARESH MADGAONKAR has music in his veins. He has been conferred with Doctorate by the Southwestern American university in santoor. He is the decipal of Padmashree Pt. SATISH VYAS - Mumbai. At the early age of eight when most of the children of his age were playing, he was groomed in the art of harmonium playing by Pt. Rajandra Singbal at the swar srungar music Academy Mapusa Goa. Once he heard Pt Shiv kumar Sharma playing santoor and listening to santoor he was attracted towards this instrument. He has the guidance of Dr Sudhanshu Kulkarni from Belgum. He along with his brother  shri  Dr Satish Madgaonkar has given over 2700 performances for the last 28 years. 

ACHIVEMENTS:-
•    First santoor player to perform with the western classical orchestra-Germany
•    Performed in the European parliament - Belgium  
•    Performed in front of then prime minister of India shri Atal Bihari  Vajpai, at Raj Bhavan-Goa
•    Given several performances on Doordarshan 
•    Played for the world music album “Atmosphere” 
•    Played music for  several films 
•    He has his own fusion Band Moksha
•    Solo Albums: Magic of Strings- Vol I, II, III, IV, V.
•    Evening Raga series: Vol I, Vol II Vol III and Vol I

AWARDS
•    Maharastra bhushan puraskar by swarkul - pune
•    Swami vivakanand sangeet ratna puraskar-Pune
•    sangeet sewa award by shikshik parishad- ponda 
•    spandan Award by enhance group – Ahemdabad Gujrat
•    Punya bhushan  sangeet puraskar –pune
•    Lokkalyan sadhana puraskar- Mumbai
•    Maharastra gungaurav award – Aksharmanch  Mumbai

SOME  PERFORMANCES

•    European union Parliament - Belgium 
•    Stockholm  music festival - Sweden 
•    Solo performance with the Westfälisches orchestra –Germany
•    International shravan festival – ICCR New Delhi
•    Patong music circle – Phuket, Thailand
•    Monte International music festival. Old goa
•    Delhi art festival- New Delhi
•    Kesarbai kerkar sangeet samaroh –kala Academy Goa
•    Lord venketesh temple –Tirupati,  Andra pradesh
•    Baba karve sangeet samaroh- Karwar 
•    Samrat sangeet samaroh-ponda goa
•    Ketaven secret festval – old Goa
•    Shriste National Music and dance festival- Banglore
•    Manohar Madgaonkar  vadya sangeet samaroh-Goa
•    Gujrat art festival- Gandhinagar- Gujrat
•    Suraiel savvadini savardan sammelan -Belgum
•    Duble sangeet samaroh- vengurla
•    Himachal art festival- Shimla
•    Avishkar sangeet samaroh- Mapusa
•    Shridhar parsekar sangeet samaroh – Parcem.
•    Moghubai kurdikar sangeet samaroh- madgao
•    25th saibaba idol installation sameti- kudal
•    Krishna Bhiku Ajgoankar sangeet samorah-Mapusa
•    Goa art and cultural festival – Goa
•    Swaranjali sangeet samaroh – panaji
•    Pratidwani music festival  kala academy goa
•    Anihad sangeet samaroh – Madgao 
•    Girjatai kelekar sangeet samaroh  - ponda goa