The artists for the Wednesday Recital of 5th February, 2025 were Shadaj Iyer and Deblina Ray. The first performance was delivered by Shadaj Iyer, a Scholar of the Academy under Vidushi Subhra Guha. He began the recital with a vilambit khayal in Raga Marwa. This was followed by a drut composition of the Raga set to Ektaal. Shadaj was accompanied by Janab Sarwar Hussain on the Sarangi and Shri Ashis Paul on the Tabla.
The next artist was Deblina Ray. Deblina has been trained in khayal under her grandfather, Pandit Ramprasad Ray and Dr. Asit Dey. She has also been trained in Purab Ang thumri gayaki under Vidushi Anjana Bose. Deblina began her performance with a vilambit khayal in Raga Shyam Kalyan. Next, she sang two drut compositions of the Raga set to Teentaal. Deblina concluded with a composition in Raga Kalavati set to Addha Taal. She was accompanied by Smt. Rupashree Bhattacharya on the Harmonium and Shri Ashis Paul on the Tabla.