Recognising opportunities amidst challenges is an art in itself, and Sriranjani Santhanagopalan demonstrated her adeptness in it. Sriranjani’s rendition transformed the composer’s anguish into a feast of melody with many facets coming together — the tempo, rich bhava through a tapestry of sangatis, Kamalakiran playing a perfect foil in the lower octave, and Sai Giridhar and Guruprasad’s support. Another short …
If you scan the Margazhi music schedule of sabhas in Chennai, you will find the names of several Gen Z artistes in the morning, mid-morning and afternoon slots. However, my parents supported me and even arranged fortnightly trips to Chennai for training under vidwan M. Chandrasekaran,” says this prodigy, who also learned from senior violinist Narmada Gopalakrishnan. With sir’s constant …
THE MUSIC ACADEMY @ The T.T. December 23, 1.15 p.m.: Kandadevi Brothers; 2.30 p.m.: Preethi Sethuraman; 4 p.m.: Iyer Brothers; 6.15 p.m.: Ashwath Narayanan. December 23, 8.30 a.m.: Madurai Vishnu Odhuvar and Tiruparankundram Kumara Gurubaran ; 2 p.m.: Maruthamalai Gnanasambanthan Odhuvar and Palani V. Vignesh Arumurgam Odhuvar ; 3.15 p.m.: B. Sargurunatha Odhuvar ; 4.45 p.m.: Bharatanatyam performance by the …
The 54th annual music conference of the Bangalore Gayana Samaja will be held from November 3 to 10. The conference will focus on the practices, promotion, presentation, and research of Carnatic classical music. The event will feature a variety of concerts, including vocal concerts by renowned artists, flute jugalbandi, and vocal duets. The concerts will be held from 6 p.m. …
Neyveli Santhanagopalan, who was greeted with thunderous applause as the curtains went up at his morning concert, treated listeners to a performance packed with aesthetic, emotional and musical elements. The niraval/swaras were at, ‘Tyagaraja nutudu sri ramuni tatvamu.’ This section bristled with colourful phrases. After a beautiful Begada alapana, Santhanagopalan rendered ‘Lokavana chatura’. In the RTP in Surutti, the vocalist …
