Carnatic vocalist Amritha Murali showed how choice of songs can elevate a concert
4 days, 5 hours ago

Carnatic vocalist Amritha Murali showed how choice of songs can elevate a concert

The Hindu  

Soon after presenting a lec-dem on ‘Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms’ at The Music Academy, Amritha Murali offered a soulful performance in memory of Smt and Shri V.Ananthanarayanan for Naada Inbam. Three stirring niravals at ‘Padayugamu madilo dalachi’, ‘Parula Nutimpagane’ and ‘Madana Ripu Sati’, all in the Swarasahitya portion, marked her Syama Sastri kriti in Ananda Bhairavi, ‘Marivere’ in a melodious slow pace. Amritha commenced her concert with ‘Tyagaraja palayasumam’ with a samashti charanam, the dhyana kriti of Dikshitar’s Tyagaraja vibhakti kritis, in the eighth vibhakti. After a virutham, ‘Shanku chakra gadha paanim’ in Kapi and Behag, she rendered Kamalesa Dasa’s ‘Kandu dhanyanadeno sri udupi krishnana’ in Behag.

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With a soul-stirring concert by Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna, it is curtains for music festival in Madurai
1 day, 23 hours ago

With a soul-stirring concert by Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna, it is curtains for music festival in Madurai

The Hindu  

The final day of the 73rd Music and Arts Festival at Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam in Madurai witnessed a soul-stirring concert of Kunnakudi Balamurali Krishna with Bhakthi and Bava, which left audience spellbound. Balamurali commenced with Swati Tirunal’s Varnam ‘Sarasijanabha in Kambhoji,’ offering obeisance to ‘Saraji janabhan.’ He then worshipped Vedaraneswarar through Sri ParvathI Paramesvarau vande in bauli by Dikshidar. …

Abishek Raghuram’s vocal concert full of energy
3 days, 3 hours ago

Abishek Raghuram’s vocal concert full of energy

The Hindu  

Abhishek Raghuram rendered an astounding and unique concert on the ninth day of the 73rd annual music and arts festival at Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam, with the percussion support from Akkarai Sornalata on the violin, V Harikumar on the mrudangam and Tiruchi Krishnaswamy on the ghatam. Worshipping Ganesha, the resident of the Muladhara lotus, through “Sri Gananatham Bhajare” by Muthuswamy …

Sivasri’s ‘naama yatra’ connects audience well at music festival in Madurai
1 week ago

Sivasri’s ‘naama yatra’ connects audience well at music festival in Madurai

The Hindu  

Sivasri Skandaprasad took the rasikas for a “Nama Yatra” on the fifth day’s concert of the 73rd annual music and arts festival at Sri Sathguru Sangeetha Samajam in Madurai. Her next rendition was “muruga muruga enral” by Periyasami Tooran in raga saaveri and in quick succession she rendered Tirupugazh “Kondru tharu.” Skandaprasad’s composition “Pathi pasupathi” and “Maathangi maragathangi” on Lord …

Iyer Brothers drew from a vast repertoire of compositions at their veena concert
1 week ago

Iyer Brothers drew from a vast repertoire of compositions at their veena concert

The Hindu  

When two or more veena players get together to present a kutcheri, and when they use the arrangement to their advantage, the concert becomes a pleasant exercise. The brothers started with Pallavi Gopala Iyer’s Thodi varnam ‘Kanakangi ni chelimi’ in Ata tala. They played another Dikshitar kriti ‘Sri mathrubhootham’, a song where the composer meditates upon the form of Thayumanavar …

Kalyanapuram Aravind’s singing is an ode to his guru T.N. Seshagopalan’s bani
1 week, 2 days ago

Kalyanapuram Aravind’s singing is an ode to his guru T.N. Seshagopalan’s bani

The Hindu  

A book needs a good publisher to sell. V. Kalyanapuram Aravind’s tutelage under the legend T. N. Seshagopalan gives him a solid baseline. Aravind’s concert for The Music Academy packed in a lot — several contrasting kritis, raga and tala spectrum and an interesting pallavi in Dwijavanthi and even trikalam and ragamalika swaras. Niraval and swara at ‘purane srividya’ by …

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 …

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival
4 weeks ago

Ashwath Narayanan presents a classy Kamboji at The Music Academy’s December music festival

The Hindu  

Ashwath Narayanan is a musician with impeccable tutelage, good voice range and dynamics and respect for tradition. The kriti is a masterpiece in Khanda Chapu and Ashwath’s patantara allegiance took the concert to a good high. ‘Jambupathe’ was a good idea to stoke in some serenity, but the execution skipped the emotive weight and the vilamba kala mastery Dikshitar presents …

A. Kanyakumari and Vittal Rangan presented a delightful string theory
4 weeks, 1 day ago

A. Kanyakumari and Vittal Rangan presented a delightful string theory

The Hindu  

On a rainy evening, there was a downpour of melody as violin vidushi A. Kanyakumari and her disciple B. Vittal Rangan, drenched rasikas in their nuanced and aesthetic music. In perfect sync, the guru-sishya duo commenced the concert, for Kartik Fine Arts, evoking bhakti rasa with ‘Karimukha varadha’, a GNB composition in raga Nattai. This was followed by an alapana …

Aathreyee Krishnaa’s concert shone with rare kritis
1 month ago

Aathreyee Krishnaa’s concert shone with rare kritis

The Hindu  

Athreyee Krishnaa is endowed with a melodic voice that easily traverses across octaves. Neraval and swaras were at ‘Baddu tappaka bhajiyince’ in the charanam.The swara korvais that she sang showed her control over laya. Athreyee commenced the evening concert with a Viruttham in Sankarabharanam, followed by ‘Meru samana’ by Saint Tyagaraja with engaging kalpanaswaras at the pallavi. Sublime rendition The …

Nandhini Enthrals Audience with Excellent Renditions
1 month, 1 week ago

Nandhini Enthrals Audience with Excellent Renditions

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The fifth concert of Kalasagaram’s 57th annual festival of music, dance and drama featured an excellent vocal concert by Vidhushi Dr. N. J. Nandhini from Thiruvananthapuram. A beautiful rendition of ‘Begada raga’ alapana enhanced the expectation of a wonderful concert to follow. Nandhini took the line ‘Karuna jesimunukarirajunibrovaledha’ for neraval and kalpana swara pregnant with bhava and mathematical calculation …

Aishwarya enthrals music lovers
1 month, 1 week ago

Aishwarya enthrals music lovers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad:Aishwarya Vidya Raghunath enthralled music lovers with her mellifluous rendition at the 57th annual festival of music, dance and drama of Kalasagaram. She started with Swathi Thirnal’s ‘Sumasayaka’ in Karnataka Kapi with ragamalika swaras followed by the Thyagaraja krithi ‘Tulasi Dalamulache’ in Mayamalavagowla raga with crisp kalpana swaras. Before a beautiful Varali raga alapana, she sang the ‘Sanatana Parama Pavana’ …

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert
1 month, 1 week ago

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran’s choice of kritis and well-nuanced alapanas stood out in her concert

The Hindu  

Hamzini Vytheeshwaran, a disciple of Neyveli R. Santhanagopalan, sings with a reasonable measure of depth. Hamzini commenced her concert with the popular Thodi varnam, ‘Era napai’ in Adi tala, rendered in two speeds. The next surprise was an exposition of Chandrajyoti raga alapana, preceding the Tyagaraja composition ‘Baagayanayya’ in Adi tala, which is more appropriately sung in Deshadi talam. The …

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 …

A musical ode to Oothukadu Venkatakavi
2 months, 1 week ago

A musical ode to Oothukadu Venkatakavi

The Hindu  

An exclusive Oothukkadu Venkata Kavi concert could well be a dare for the artistes as much as it is a divine treat for the rasikas, thanks to the lyrical profundity, melodic richness and rhythmic wizardry that his compositions are steeped in. The brothers explored that and much more in their vocal concert as Narada Gana Sabha and the International Foundation …

Spirit of Youth: A music series dedicated to promoting young Carnatic musicians
5 months ago

Spirit of Youth: A music series dedicated to promoting young Carnatic musicians

The Hindu  

For aspiring young musicians, every concert opportunity is an acid test. In a pleasant irony, the charm of the old school music came as a whiff of fresh air in Dhanush Anantharaman’s vocal recital, which began with Tyagaraja’s ‘Tulasee dalamulache’ in Mayamalavagowla. After a tidy raga essay of Kalyani, Supriya flowed seamlessly into Patnam Subramania Iyer’s ‘Nijadasa varada’, where the …

Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions
10 months, 1 week ago

Niveditha Sankaranarayanan opts for traditional compositions

The Hindu  

For someone who has been actively dancing from a young age, returning to perform after a hiatus would be a cherished moment. Niveditha Sankaranarayanan, a disciple of Srekala Bharath, performed a solo Bharatanatyam recital after a gap of two and a half years, under the auspices of Karthik Fine Arts at Narada Gana Sabha mini hall in Chennai. Niveditha comes …

Nita Ambani Invokes Maa Ambe With Graceful Vishwambhari Stuti Performance, Seeks Blessings for Anant-Radhika
10 months, 1 week ago

Nita Ambani Invokes Maa Ambe With Graceful Vishwambhari Stuti Performance, Seeks Blessings for Anant-Radhika

News 18  

Reliance Foundation chairperson Nita Ambani was a vision in saffron on Sunday, the last day of the pre-wedding festivities of her son Anant Ambani with Radhika Merchant, as she enthralled the audience with a special performance on the Vishwambhari Stuti, a sacred hymn dedicated to Maa Ambe, the embodiment of power and strength. Nita Ambani has been hearing the hymn …

A well-structured concert by Prema Rangarajan
1 year, 9 months ago

A well-structured concert by Prema Rangarajan

The Hindu  

Veteran vocalist Prema Rangarajan presented an erudite vocal recital as part of the Muthuswami Dikshitar Jayanthi celebrations, held under the aegis of Saraswathi Vaggeyakkara Trust at Narada Gana Sabha Mini Hall. ‘Gana raajena rakshitoham’ in Arabhi followed by the popular kriti ‘Swaminatha paripalaya asumam’ in Nattai with a niraval and swara adjunct at ‘Vaamadeva parvati’ set the tone for the …

T.V.S. Mahadevan: In tune with his legacy
1 year, 9 months ago

T.V.S. Mahadevan: In tune with his legacy

The Hindu  

Mahadevan exuded energy as his repertoire included two ghana ragas. Mahadevan, who performed recently for Suswaraa Trust’s music festival, began with Tulasivanam’s ‘Pranatosmi devam vinayakam’ in Nattai with a few strands of swaras. The next raga taken up by the vocalist was Kalyani and the kriti was Subbaraya Sastri’s ‘Ninnu vina gati gana jagana’. The signing off session also featured …

Jayant impressed with his sprightly Amritavarshini
1 year, 11 months ago

Jayant impressed with his sprightly Amritavarshini

The Hindu  

Jayant brings a meditative feel to his music by using the longer bass and double bass flutes besides playing the main regular-sized bamboo flute prominently during his concerts. Since the sahitya couched in the compositions has a special appeal, his playing style appealed to the rasikas of Carnatic music at the TAG Centrefor Brahma Gana Sabha. And, when Jayant rendered …

Aditya Prakash: A voice with enough promise
2 years ago

Aditya Prakash: A voice with enough promise

The Hindu  

In his concert, Aditya Prakash brought his grounding in Carnatic music to the fore despite being a part of international musical projects. Sowkhya bhava that reigned supreme during his rendition of ‘Swara raga sudha’, continued during the swarakalpana too. ‘Sogasu juda tarama’ set the mood for Aditya’s Varali raga exploration, followed by the violinist’s equally impressive interpretation. The niraval/swaras at …

Adithyanarayanan’s bhava-laden rendition
2 years ago

Adithyanarayanan’s bhava-laden rendition

The Hindu  

No art form stirs the human emotions as deeply as music does. He commenced with the very first composition of Dikshitar, ‘Sri nathadi guruguho’, in Mayamalavagowla, which is usually the first raga a music student is taught. Adithya did not disappoint his rasikas, in offering one of Diskhitar’s magnum opus ‘Soundararaajam aashraye’, traversing from the lower to the higher octave …

Karaikudi Mani’s Nandhikeswara Utsav brought together sruthi and laya
2 years, 1 month ago

Karaikudi Mani’s Nandhikeswara Utsav brought together sruthi and laya

The Hindu  

With a focus on bringing music and rhythm together on a single grandstand, mridangam maestro Karaikudi Mani celebrates Nandhikeswara Utsav in various venues. In this year’s Winter Music Festival, hosted by Sruthilaya Kendra, he brought together well-known artistes to perform compositions that are embellished with swaras in intricate laya patterns. A team of singers, violinists and percussionists rendered a set …

A resounding Bilahari by Krithika Natarajan
2 years, 1 month ago

A resounding Bilahari by Krithika Natarajan

The Hindu  

It was Edward Bulwer Lytton who said that ‘Music once admitted to the soul, becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies.’ Our music, in particular, is for the soul. She commenced this recital with a Khamas Dharu varnam, ‘Mathey malayadhwaja pandya sanjathey’ by Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavatar. After a brief sketch of Sahana, Krithika rendered one of Dikshitar’s Abhayamba Vibhakti …

Bhavya Hari’s renditions added richness to the listening experience
2 years, 1 month ago

Bhavya Hari’s renditions added richness to the listening experience

The Hindu  

For Arkay Convention Centre’s 12th anniversary series, Bhavya Hari showcased the full range of her scintillating talents in her evening concert. Impressive alapana The main kriti that Bhavya took up for her recital was the magnum opus by Muthuswami Dikshitar, ‘Akshaya linga vibho’, in a majestic Sankarabharanam, decorated with an impressive raga alapana and niraval at the charanam, ‘Badari vana …

Aditya Madhavan’s raga essays were steeped in manodharma
2 years, 6 months ago

Aditya Madhavan’s raga essays were steeped in manodharma

The Hindu  

Aditya Madhavan’s recent concert for Madhuradhwani and Aanmajothi was aesthetic from the word go. Connoisseur’s delight Aditya Madhavan’s extensive Begada alapana for Muthuswami Dikhitar’s ‘Tyagarajaya namaste’ was a connoisseur’s delight. Another gem of a composition in this concert was Tiruvarur Ramaswamy Pillai’s ‘Sree Kamakshi Katakshi’ on the Goddess of Vedapuri in Tamil Nadu. This composition is attributed to Subbaraya Sastri …

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 …

Amritha Murali’s authentic portrayal of Bhairavi
3 years ago

Amritha Murali’s authentic portrayal of Bhairavi

The Hindu  

Amritha Murali’s concert, hosted by Federation of City Sabhas, was marked by both discipline and dynamism. A vivacious composition, Amritha opted for a fairly engaging niraval at ‘Sarseeruha punnaga’ following it up with an elaborate swaraprastara. A balanced approach A rare composition, ‘Krishnananda mukunda murare’ in raga Gowlipantu by Muthuswami Dikshitar came as a filler and was subsequently balanced by …

A well-balanced concert by Shertalai Ranganatha Sharma
3 years ago

A well-balanced concert by Shertalai Ranganatha Sharma

The Hindu  

Shertalai Ranganatha Sharma’s concert was pleasing not just for his selection of ragas and compositions but also in how he balanced the concert between the various songs. Ranganatha Sharma provided a poignant niraval at ‘Samayamu juchi delpu vaarevaro’, embellishing it with a few rounds of kalpanaswaras. Ranganatha Sharma offered a powerful alapana of Kalyani, with Tyagaraja’s ‘Endugo nee manasu’ as …

A well-planned concert by Nisha Rajagopalan
3 years, 1 month ago

A well-planned concert by Nisha Rajagopalan

The Hindu  

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan is back with a solid line-up of live concerts. On the third day of Bhavan’s cultural festival, Nisha Rajagopalan and team presented a reposeful yet strikingly impressive performance. While Nisha painted the dynamic image of Shanmukhapriya in the alapana, she presented Tyagarja's ‘Marivere’ with a detailed niraval at ‘Sannuthanga sri venkatesa’ and teamed it with a flourish …

Immaculate raga exposition by Amrutha Venkatesh
3 years, 2 months ago

Immaculate raga exposition by Amrutha Venkatesh

The Hindu  

A rare enthusiasm and freshness marked the online vocal concert of Amrutha Venkatesh for the 63rd Annual Art Festival of the South Indian Cultural Association, Hyderabad. Melodic swaraprastara Amrutha followed this up with Swati Tirunal’s popular Mayamalavagowla composition, ‘Deva deva kalayami’ in Rupakam, with a lengthy, melodic swaraprastara at the pallavi. Then came the breezy Kadanakuthuhalam composition by Mysore Vasudevachar, …

Mambalam Sisters’s accent was on aesthetics
3 years, 2 months ago

Mambalam Sisters’s accent was on aesthetics

The Hindu  

Having performed together for long, the Mambalam Sisters, Vijayalakshmi and Chitra, have a perfect understanding of each other’s strengths and individual expertise. In the niraval and kalpanaswara segments in the charanam line ‘Samagana vinodini’, the sisters divided and sang the portions that suited each one’s strengths, with the swarakshara and the occasional panchama varjitha phrases adding beauty. Another notable part …

Mudicondan Ramesh’s concert at Veenotsav’21
3 years, 4 months ago

Mudicondan Ramesh’s concert at Veenotsav’21

The Hindu  

On the inaugural day of the annual Veenotsav ‘21, senior veena artiste Mudicondan Ramesh was honoured with the ‘Vainika Mudhra’ title in the presence of vainika Prof. R.S. A highlight of the performance was the challenging Chaturdasa Ragamalika by Muthuswami Dikshitar, ‘Sri Viswanatham’, set in 14 ragas — Sri, Arabhi, Gowri, Nattai, Gowlai, Mohanam, Sama, Lalitha, Bhairavai, Saranga, Sankarabharanam, Kamboji, …

A vocal touch to the veena
4 years, 10 months ago

A vocal touch to the veena

The Hindu  

Bengaluru-based Ramana Balachandran, 17, who had learnt to identify ragas as a toddler and had claimed in an interview that the veena chose him, came down to Hyderabad for an instrumental concert organised by Sri Karthikeya Gana Sabha recently. Currently training under his musician father Balachandran, Ramana lends distinctness to his veena concerts with an appealing vocal touch. In times …

Vasudha Ravi enlivened the audience with her rendition at a recital in Kerala
4 years, 11 months ago

Vasudha Ravi enlivened the audience with her rendition at a recital in Kerala

The Hindu  

Endowed with a mellifluous voice, Vasudha Ravi captured the attention of the audience with her impressive vocal recital at Palghat Fine Arts Society at Tharekkad, Palakkad. Vasudha’s judicious selections and rendition enhanced the impact of the concert, which commenced on a bright note with a brisk ‘Chalamela Jesavayya’ in Nattakurinji, a varnam of Srirangam Rangaswamy Pillai. Swathi Thirunal’s popular kriti …

Adherence to tradition marked Tyagaraja Aradhana in Coimbatore
4 years, 11 months ago

Adherence to tradition marked Tyagaraja Aradhana in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

Music buffs were in for a rich aural treat at the 66th year celebration of Tyagabrahma Gananjali that took place at Kikani Vidya Mandir, Coimbatore. The raga alapana of Sankarabharanam for the kriti, ‘Etudanilachite’ was marked by picturesque prayogas and karvais softened by melodic graces. The opening ‘Maakelera’ with swaras setting the tone of the session was followed by a …

Veena Venkatramani: Concert sans gimmick
5 years ago

Veena Venkatramani: Concert sans gimmick

The Hindu  

Watching young Veena Venkataramani on the frets gives one the hope that the appeal for the instrument has risen in the current scenario. When she was nine, Veena started learning the veena from A. Champakavalli, and then from her guru’s prime disciple, Jayasri Jayaraj Krishnan. The Tyagaraja kriti on Mother Tulasi, ‘Amma Ravamma’ was preceded by a melodious, serene delineation …

Rich array of songs on the veena by Nithyasree
5 years ago

Rich array of songs on the veena by Nithyasree

The Hindu  

It is good to see many instrumental kutcheris featured at the City’s sabhas this season. Chennai Fine Arts at Srinivasa Sastri Hall at Mylapore, featured Dr. Nithyasree’s veena recital in the afternoon. Nithyasree dealt with Purvikalyani raga essay for ‘Jnanamosaga rada’ of Tyagaraja. The other notable pieces were ‘Brocheva revare’ in Sriranjani, ‘Vandanamu’ in Sahana, ‘Bogindrasayeenam’ in Kuntalavarali, ‘Muruganin maru …

Reputed musicians performed at National Music Festival in Palakkad
5 years, 1 month ago

Reputed musicians performed at National Music Festival in Palakkad

The Hindu  

Leading artistes enthralled music aficionados at the 11th National Music Festival in Palakkad. ‘Vanajakshi’, a varnam in Kalyani, and Muthuswamy Dikshitar’s ‘Sri Maha Ganapathi ravathumam’ in Gowla, which were the opening pieces, were suffixed with fine swaras. The niraval and the imaginative manodharma swaras in the Tyagaraja kriti ‘Dasarathe’ were the best part of the recital. Niraval and well-conceived swaras …

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