Dr. Subhadra Desai is a contemplative artist of Hindustani Vocal Music, whose music is characterised by a graceful voice and meditative timbre. She has been performing in various national music festivals and other fora in Delhi and other cities for the past decade, notable of which are Pt. Vishnu Digambar Jayanti, HCL Concert Series, Teen Murti House in New Delhi, Uttaradhikar at Bharat Bhavan, Bhopal, MS University, Baroda, Bharatiya Sanskriti Samsad, Kolkata, Nalanda Mahotsav, at Nalanda etc. She has also performed in Korea and Germany.
Subhadra was initiated to music at an early age by Pt. Vinay Chandra Maudgalya and Smt. Padma Devi, at Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, New Delhi. A disciple of Pt. Madhup Mudgal, Subhadra continues to receive his guidance to achieve greater rigour and artistic insight in her music.