Tune into the season of Indian classical music concerts in Mumbai
6 years ago

Tune into the season of Indian classical music concerts in Mumbai

Hindustan Times  

Come January, the city readies for the season of outdoor concerts, events and festivals. Spiritual Mornings will feature performances by Hindustani classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty and Carnatic vocalist duo Ranjani and Gayatri, at Gateway of India. SPIRITUAL MORNINGS When: Sunday, January 6th; 6.30 am Where: Gateway of India Entry is free; to reserve passes contact Pancham Nishad at 70455-97505 The 17th edition of Spiritual Mornings features a 6.30am concert by Carnatic vocalist duo Ranjani and Gayatri and Hindustani classical vocalist Kaushiki Chakraborty at the Gateway of India, overlooking the Arabian Sea. “In Carnatic music, we don’t have ragas associated with time, so we’ll be picking up the counterpart of Hindustani morning ragas to create magic,” Gayatri says. MOON ON THE WATER When: Friday, January 11; 7 pm Where: Royal Opera House, Girgaum Ticket prices start at ₹300; tickets are available online When sitar maestro Nishat Khan thinks of Mumbai — a city he has grown up in — he thinks of the shimmering reflection of the moon on the silent sea at Marine Drive.

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Ranjani and Gayatri’s concert took listeners across the country on a cultural voyage
2 weeks ago

Ranjani and Gayatri’s concert took listeners across the country on a cultural voyage

The Hindu  

When Ranjani and Gayatri present a concert a deep devotional fervour intertwines with melodic brilliance, resonating with the divine vision of the great composers. Their thematic recital ‘RaGa Bharatam’ at Narada Gana Sabha emerged as a three-dimensional celebration of music, spirituality, and national pride. ‘Kaalakaalamaay dharumam kaatha maanilame; raagabhavamaay potriduvom bhaaratame’, set to Khanda Triputa tala, featured a blend of …

Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi’s showcased the purity of sound at MadRasana’s unamplified concert
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Vijayalakshmi’s showcased the purity of sound at MadRasana’s unamplified concert

The Hindu  

The inaugural concert of MadRasana’s Margazhi series unfolded with a performance by Lalgudi GJR Krishnan and Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi at the M.S. Patnam Subramania Iyer’s Apoorva raga kriti, ‘Srivenkatesha’ in Phalamanjari added vibrancy to the concert by emitting a burst of energy — with brisk melkala tala. In a composition where nadam is described as mooladhara, the inaugural concert fittingly featured …

A guide to the Margazhi concerts on December 17, 2024
1 month ago

A guide to the Margazhi concerts on December 17, 2024

The Hindu  

THE MUSIC ACADEMY @TTK Road, Alwarpet. December 17, 8 a.m.,: Music performance by the students of Advanced School of Carnatic Music; followed by Academic sessions 8.20 a.m.: ‘Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu’ by Ritha Rajan; and 9.20 a.m.: ‘Raga descriptions in the Brhaddesi of Matanga’ by V. Premalatha. December 17, 9 a.m.: Manda Sudha Rani; 11.45 a.m.: Shruthi Shankar Kumar; 1.30 …

Classical music enthralls audience
1 month, 1 week ago

Classical music enthralls audience

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:The third day of Kalasagaram’s 57th annual festival of music, dance and drama featured an electrifying concert by Vidhushis Ranjani and Gayatri. After a wonderful rendition of Ranjani raaga, they presented Thyagaraja’s famous krithi Durmargachara to a jam-packed audience where they chose dharm Atmakadhana dhanya daivamuni. The next came a beautiful Saveri raga alapana with a melodious Muruga Muruga of …

Delhi Classical Music Festival 2024: Shubha Mudgal, Ajoy Chakraborty to perform live
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Classical Music Festival 2024: Shubha Mudgal, Ajoy Chakraborty to perform live

Hindustan Times  

When the Capital’s air fills with classical notes, it’s ought to be the fag end of the year. For it’s around this time that the annual event, Delhi Classical Music Festival, makes its foray amidst the cacophony of a jam-packed cultural calendar. Renowned vocalists Vidushi Shubha Mudgal and Pt Ajoy Chakraborty will perform at Delhi Classical Music Festival 2024. From …

Kalasagaram Festival Kicks Off with Sanjay Subramanyam’s Concert
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Kalasagaram Festival Kicks Off with Sanjay Subramanyam’s Concert

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Kalasagaram’s 57th annual Carnatic festival of music, dance and drama had a perfect launch on Saturday, with a concert by Sangeeta Kalanidhi Sanjay Subramanyam, who returned to perform in the city after half a decade. Next came Gopalakrishna Bharathi’s ‘Harahara Siva’ inGambiranattai followed by ‘Janani Ninnuvina’, a masterpiece and famouskrithi of Subbaraya Sastri, in Reetigowla.Sanjay did a brief raaga …

Celebrate India’s Musical Heritage at NCPA’s Bandish
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Celebrate India’s Musical Heritage at NCPA’s Bandish

Deccan Chronicle  

NCPA and HSBC India bring to you India's biggest Indian Music Festival - Bandish. 3rd August: Tata Theatre Malini Awasthi- Thumri, Dadra, Kajri, Chaiti, Sawan, and Jhoola Be a part of the semi-classical and folk music traditions with Malini Awasthi, a celebrated artiste of the Banaras gharana. 4th August: Jamshed Bhabha Theatre Curated and Presented by Uttam Singh Singers: Vibhavari …

Experience the music of the morning in Bengaluru with Aniruddha Vyas’s Hindustani concert
7 months ago

Experience the music of the morning in Bengaluru with Aniruddha Vyas’s Hindustani concert

The Hindu  

The concept of time in Indian classical music indicates that ragas are linked to specific times of the day. Unlike their more energetic counterparts played later in the day, morning ragas are often introspective and serene, mirroring the quiet awakening of the world around us. The Morning Raag concert series at Jagriti celebrates classical music performed by some of the …

An evening with RaGa at The Hindu
8 months ago

An evening with RaGa at The Hindu

The Hindu  

“What is the use of a book “, thought Alice “without pictures or conversations.”. Recently, The Hindu Friday Review decided to do what John Tenniel did to Lewis Carroll’s much-loved tales.If John’s charming illustrations brought to life the words of Carroll, the TH Fridays’ event, organised recently at The Hindu premises, brought forth a new dimension of the art and …

Magical evening of musical performances in Hubballi
1 year, 1 month ago

Magical evening of musical performances in Hubballi

The Hindu  

It was a magical event for music lovers of Hubballi-Dharwad on Friday. They spent five hours in the company of artists and listened to a bouquet of musical performances at ‘Swara – Music for Life’ at Sawai Gandharva Hall in Deshpande Nagar. Pandit Venkatesh Kumar ended the performance with the popular Purandara Dasa Bhajan Sharanu Sakaloddhara. Banyan Tree Events had …

Music lovers relish soulful tunes in Hyderabad
2 years, 9 months ago

Music lovers relish soulful tunes in Hyderabad

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Neither the summer heat nor the holiday could stop classical music lovers to get into the cool environs of the Ravindra Bharathi on a Sunday morning to witness the melodious musical concert organised by the Sangeetanjali Foundation’s musical jugalbandi by a team of renowned musicians. The first composition performed by Miya Todi on Alaap Jodh and Jaala which was …

'Your transcendental music left listeners in a state of bliss': Shashi Vyas writes to his 'Bapuji', Pandit Jasraj
4 years, 4 months ago

'Your transcendental music left listeners in a state of bliss': Shashi Vyas writes to his 'Bapuji', Pandit Jasraj

Firstpost  

Pandit Jasraj’s close friend and confidant Shashi Vyas writes: ‘I am so gutted Bapuji that someone like you, who loved to share his every moment with people around him, quietly left us on this journey alone’ Respected Bapuji, How do I react to your sudden departure on a one-way journey, that too alone, without letting anyone know, from this world …

12-hour Carnatic concert held in city for the first time
5 years ago

12-hour Carnatic concert held in city for the first time

The Hindu  

Held for the first time in the city, Mumbai Margazhi Mahotsavam enthralled a packed auditorium in St. Andrew’s College with Carnatic music for 12 hours over cups of hot filter coffee. Conceived and produced by Banyan Tree Events, the festival featured renowned Carnatic musicians and artistes like K.M. “The festival would have given the listeners a comprehensive idea of Carnatic …

Bombay Jayashri, Abhishek Raghuram presented an adventure in music
6 years, 1 month ago

Bombay Jayashri, Abhishek Raghuram presented an adventure in music

The Hindu  

The opening notes of the sarangi, that enchanting but less heard instrument, launched the journey within — Yatra, masterminded by Carnatic musicians Bombay Jayashri Ramnath and Abhishek Raghuram, the final concert of The Hindu November Festival, at the Madras Music Academy. Piercing notes of the raga Shuddh Sarang shaped Subramania Bharati’s intoxicating Valli in ‘Enda Neramum Nin Maiyal’ followed by …

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