Yogesh was introduced to Indian classical music at the age of ten by his dramatist father, Govind Hirve.
He began with a harmonium and completed a course called Madhyamapurna conducted by Gandharva Mahavidyalaya, Miraj.
He took his first sitar lessons under the guidance of Shri Chhote Rehmat Khan at the Kala Academy in Panjim and completed the course 'Sangeet Kushal' (for the instrument, Sitar).
He was inspired by the Gayaki style of the great sitar exponent of Itawa Gharana, Ustad Shahid Parvez.
Yogesh trained himself under the guidance of Shri Ravindra Chari, and later with Ustadji Shahid Parvez Khan and been performing at Indian classical as well as Indo-jazz fusion concerts.