Simply Scintillating

Venue: Krishna Gana Sabha

Artist: Sanjay - Varadarajan Santhanam - Trichy B Harikumar - Bangaluru Rajasekhar

Date: 24th Dec 13

When one goes to listen to a concert, often you expect the unexpected with full of sweet surprises It was one such moment, when I had been to a recent concert of Sanjay Subramanyam at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha.The hall was jam packed with no vacant seats (needless to state this). From beginning to the end, the concert was brisk and bright and never sagged even once. After his warm up with a varnam in Thodi ("Era naapai" in Adhi taalam), Sanjay moved on to sing a gem from Dikshithar's navagraha krithi, "Budhamaashrayami" in Jhampa taalam. Oh yeah, it was a breezy Wednesday evening. His unique style of presentation came evident with quick swaras at "Budhamashrayami".

Just when he sang a sketch for the next krithi, audiences were doing the guess the raga game. Sensing it, Sanjay revealed the answer by singing a rare raga - Guntakriya (Janya of Mayamalavagowla) and the third krithi for the evening was "Inthanusu" by Thyagaraja in Chatusra jathi triputa talam.  The next aalapanai was in Bhairavi (Sanjay to ease the environment revealed it immediately and there were peels of laughter). After singing the krithi on Mercury, Sanjay chose to invite the prithvi lingam.This time again, the krithi was of Dikshidhar's "Chintamaaya" (Earth - Pancha bootha sthala linga krithi) in rupaka taalam. The brisk and sprited swaras at u-thungam kamaneeya was classy. Sanjay was on a roll with his swaras. Varadarajan on the violin followed Sanjay like a shadow yet with his own magical fingers, he played brilliantly.

Jyothiswarupini, a vivadi raga took the center stage in his concert. He gave a detailed aalapanai to sing an excellent krithi "Gaanamutha paanam"(Koteeswara Iyer). The slow and steadily built neraval and swaras at "Gaanamutha paanam" was an aural treat. 

Sanjay then gave a brilliant and quick RTP in Kambhoji. The pallavi was from Ghanam Krishna Iyer's padham "Yaar poi solluvar yanakkaana periyaium kaanen" set in triputa taalam. Varadarajan's playing was so aesthetically appealing and it was followed by a slokam in ragamalika with Anandhabhairavi, Priyadarshini to name a few. The slokam gave way to "Samayamidhe Ra ra" in Behag. 

Trichy B Harikumar(Mridangam) and Bangaluru Rajasekhar(Morsing) were on the percussion. Both of them moulded a reverberating tani and made the session very lively.

PS: If I have failed to mention a unique sound that came from my back, it was a Maami who was sounding like "uchh" some one thousand times, an irritating one!.Only God knows if she even understood the aalapanai.. 

Another duet

It was yet another excellent duet performance and this time it was Malladi Brothers singing for Mylapore Fine Arts Club yesterday evening. Ensuring that I do not miss from the first line, I found a seat for myself on a plastic(!) chair. Malladi Brothers were in great form yesterday. 

Sriram Prasad and Ravikumar began their concert with a Reethi gowlai varnam in Ata thalam, "Vanajakshi ninne" (composed by Veena Kuppaiyyar). It was a super start with a beautiful raga!. Interestingly, they chose to sing the most famous ragas and rarely heard krithis!.

The next song for the concert was in Gowli pantu, perhaps many may know the krithi "Tera deeya". Wait... It was not the song they sang.. The mama who sat next to me got confirmation from me that the ragam was Gowli pantu.They sang yet another gem from Thyagaraja, "Mosabogu" (an unusual krithi sung these days) with great feel and the brothers ventured some sweet swaras and the audiences were glued to their chairs.

The famous krithi in Arabhi, "Choota murare" came next in the series with very slowly built swaras at "aagama sancharudata". The duo went on to sing Huseni with a brief sketch followed by one of the Pancha bootha sthala linga krithi, "Sri Kalahasteesha" (on Kshetram - Kalahasti). Sriram Prasad then informed about the other 4 krithis. The brothers sang quick swaras for "Sri Kalahasteesha". Through this song, they brought Kalahasti kshetram to Mylapore. Such was the beauty in their rendition!.HN Bhaskar gave brilliant support in swara repartees.

"Ethavu" came next in Yadhukula Kambhodi. This was followed by a tamil krithi "Sivanai ninaindhavar", a Koteeswara Iyer krithi in Hindolam. Probably they wanted to sing this for Arudhra Darisanam (next day). Absolutely perfect rendition and diction!. The main piece for the evening was in Bilahari with the ever famous "Dorakuna ItuvaNti" in Adhi talam. The sangati studded krithi took the audience to another world with neraval and swaras at "Ramabrahma" was perfect for the evening. HN Bhaskar reciprocated with equal finesse and was extraordinary in his Bilahari. Trichy Sankaran sir's tani was mind blowing that lasted for 15  to 20 minutes. Tirupunithura Radhakrishnan gave equally good support in Ghatam.

The next songs in the series were from different composers. "Teilisithe pokshamu" in Hamsanadham (Annamacharya), "Tripureem Sundareem" (Karaharapriya - Ganapathi Sachidananda Swami), slokam in danyasi followed by "Taraka Mantramu" by Bhadrachalam Ramadas, and "Vaddani Nevantini" in Kapi and "Pathiki harathire" in Surutti wrapped up the performance. The hall saw a full crowd that stayed till the end!. I came back home drenched in bakthi rasa.

Bound with tradition

Ramakrishnan Murthy , a young vocalist sang brilliantly at Sri Krishna Gana Sabha. Raised in California and settled in Chennai for the sake of music, he sang some rare songs for the evening.He was accompanied by Smt Charumathi Raguram on the violin, Manoj Siva on the Mridangam and Madippakkam Murali on the Ghatam.

Ramakrishnan Murthy heralded the concert with a pada varnam in Karnataka Kapi, "Suma sayaka", a rarely heard composition of Swati Tirunal in rupaka talam with its lilting swara segments. This was followed by a Nattai raga rarely heard krithi , "Pavanathmajagacha paripoorna", a Dikshithar krithi in Jampa thalam. 

Ramakrishnan gave a delight to rasikas with an aalapanai in Shuddha Bangala and went to sing the famous "Rama Bhakthi". He enthralled the audience with brisk swaras at Rama bhakthi. He then moved to capture the audience mood with a quick sketch of Kambhodi to sing the famous "Maa Jaanaki". Perhaps, this was listener's choice. It was very evident to see the smiles in the audiences face. This contained extensive niraval and swara sections at "vani maata lencu". Packaging every part in a 2 hour concert is challenging. Ram did that with ease when he continued with an unhurried Ragam Thanam Pallavi in Kalyani. With well structured Thanam and Pallavi, "Un darisanam kidaikkumo Nataraja daya nidhe", Ram showcased his mastery. The swara presentation  in ragamalika comprising of Kaanada, Sahana and Darbari Kaanada forward and backward were a good treat to the listeners.

What followed in the post RTP segment contained Narayana Theerthar's composition "Govardhana Giridhara", Darbari Kaanada, and  "oorile kaani illai" followed by "vanga kadal kadaintha" in Surutti to wrap the concert.

Charumathi Raguram on the violin was a cool accompanient with her beautiful swaras in Kambodhi and Shudha Bangala.

The laya part of the concert were by Manoj Siva and Madippakkam Murali and it enriched the concert further.

In total, a very satisfying and a peaceful concert.

Ramakrishnan is an artist certainly to be looked for. His well structured presentation, selection of krithis are some commendable aspects that takes him places!. All the best, Ram!

Melodies from musical rain

On a rainy evening, my hop stop was at Asthika Samajam on Saturday, 6th December 2013. Sruthilaya Trust founded by Guru Shri. Karaikudi Mani conducts the music festival every year and the artist for the evening was Shri. TM Krishna.

TM Krishna is known for his mellifluous rendering that creates the perfect mood. In spite of heavy rains, the hall was crowded perhaps to be drenched on Kannada Gowlai. It was one of the perfect concert as it had krithis of Trinity.Krishna began his concert with a small sketch of Anandha Bhairavi to sing "Pahi Sri Giri raja suthe" a krithi by Shyama Sastri set to rupaka talam.The next song was in Kasiramakriya (according to Dikshidhar nomenclature) with the famous "Ramanatham Bhajeham" after a short sketch in thisra ekam. The swaras at the charanam line, "Sethumadhya gandham" added beauty to ragam. "Hecharigaka ra ra" followed suit in Yadhukula Khambhoji. The big piece for the evening was Kannada Gowlai - "Orajupu chu".

Krishna elaborated the beauty of the raga and moved to Thyagaraja's master piece "Orajupuchu". His next master piece was the RTP. Saveri was deliniated in chaste style and he brought out the essence of the raga through Thanam that was followed by Pallavi "Kari mora veena letha Hare Krishna" (long time since one listened to). His raga sancharas and swaras for the Pallavi in Sahana, Kaanadaa, Kapi and Devagandhari were full of musical sentiments and emotions!.

Among the pieces in the subsequent sessions were the javalis "Modi jesa veLara" in Khamas composed by Thiruppanandhal Pattabirama Iyer and this was followed by "Adhi nee pai Marulu" in Yamuna Kalyani, a javali by Dharmapuri Subbaraya Iyer.

He was accompanied on the violin by HN Bhaskar and Neyveli Narayanan on the Mridangam. The violinist imparted deft touches and played beautiful shades of Kannada gowla and Saveri. Neyveli Narayanan's support on the laya part was neat though short.

Overall, it was an interesting concert from Krishna.

When Aazhwars landed in Chennai

Recently, I had been to Margazhi Maha utsavam organized by Jaya TV, Maximum Media. First, hats off to the team for consistently doing it for over 15 years!. Taking a theme and giving a concert is very challenging to ensure there is no repetition. When it is a thematic concert, the rasikas should bear in mind that it need not be a typical "concert pattern". 

This Friday, it was an "Aazhwargal vaibhavam". The hall was full well before the concert began. Sanjay began the concert in Naattai. The pasuram he chose was the first of 4000 hymns - "Pallaandu Pallaandu". He brought out the feeling with which Periaazhwar composed it.

The next mangalasasanam came from ThiruppaNaazhwar's "Kondal Vannanai" in one of the best ragam for pasuram Yadhukula Kambhoji set to Triputa thalam. The power of Simmendhra Madhyamam followed with a brief raga aalapanai. A quick Madhurakaviazhwar's pasuram followed by Nammaazhwar's "Maaya Vaamananai" in detail.

After the Prathi Madhyamam came a soothing Sama. Sanjay's selection of raga was very apt for the evening. The Sama raga pasuram was from Nachiyar Thirumozhi, "Madhavan en Maniyinai". Bhairavi came all the way to Chettinad Vidyashram. The hymn chosen was Thondaradipodiazhwar's ever beautiful "Pachai maa malai" (pasuram #873). Sanjay painted an excellent picture of Bhairavi with a detailed raga aalaapanai and neraval, swaram at "Oorile kaani illai". The violin support from Shri. S. Varadarajan added more flavor to the pasuram. This was followed by a superb thani aavarthanam by Shri Neyveli B Venkatesh.

Sanjay brought out the exact feeling with which Kulasekaraazhwar recited "Mannu pugazh Kosalai" a lullaby by mother to her son. This was in ragamalika.

The rest of the azhwars came in succession followed by a pasuram of Thirumangai azhwar in Sindhu Bhairavi. On the whole,it was a superb concert. One small thing missing I felt, Sanjay could have done is instead of just mentioning azhwar name, he could have added the divya desam on which the pasurams were recited on. A tough topic nonetheless!. The choice or selection of songs would have definitely been very challenging as there is not 10 or 20 or 30 but, 4000 to select from!!. Shri. Varadarajan's deft handling of the bow in his solo versions were too good and impressive. 

One needs to be really skillful in taking the thukkada song segment as main piece and ornating it further with a perfect diction. Sanjay displayed it brilliantly!!

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Sorry for a brief hiatus... 4 interesting concerts and its review... Hope to update soon!.... Pl watch out!

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On a melodious journey

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha, 04th December 2013, 430 pm

The concert for the evening was for Karthik Fine Arts where Smts. Ranjani & Gayatri gave yet another excellent performance at Narada Gana Sabha. The sisters began the evening with a Saveri Varnam "Sarasuda" and moved on to the ever melodious "Evvarani" in Devamruthavarshini. 

Smt Gayathri revealed the power of vivadi raga Jyothiswaroopini through a brilliant aalapanai to sing a composition of Koteeswara Iyer's "Gaanamudha paanam". The krithi was well rendered with neraval and intricate swaras at "Gaanamudha paanam". Ranjani Gayatri's power of music lies in their lyrical purity, tonal quality and a perfect sruthi synchronisation. The violinist in his turn brought out the beauty of the raga. The next item for the concert was the famous Swati Tirunal composition in Kaanada, "Mamava sadha janani" set to Rupakam.

Beautiful Bilahari

The main piece for the evening was Bilahari. A perfect raga that exudes positiveness and happiness. Ranjani and Gayatri presented an elaborate raga aalapanai in Bilahari to move to one of the master pieces by Saint Thyagaraja - "Dorakuna ItuvaNti". It certainly was a lovely Bilahari I had listened to in a long time. The sisters brought out the beauty of the raga with melody filled phrases. The free flowing sangathis at "Ramabrahma thanayudow" were electrifying and showcased the mastery of their voice and expression. Shri. BU Ganesh Prasad was truly outstanding and provided an excellent support throughout the evening.

Instead of singing a virutham in the quick song segment, the sisters sang the lines of Purandaradasa and moved to "Hari smarane Maadu" by the same composer in Yamuna Kalyani ragam. They concluded the concert with an Abhang in Raag Bairagi.

It was a wonderful and a lively thani displayed by both Prasads. Shri KV Prasad on the Mridangam and Shri N Guruprasad on the Ghatam gave a laya treat during their thani.

Vibrating Vachaspathi

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, 30th November 2013, 645 pm

My listening to the season began with Smt Ranjani Gayatri concert. With too many things to do on hand and an intended temple visit, I walked down to East Mada Street. A nicely renovated hall. The Bhavan institution just made it too good for both the artists and rasikas.. It was a jam packed hall and entering late, I can't expect any vacant seat. Albeit, I kneeled down and was listening right from the second song. RG began with a Dhandapani Desikar's composition and moved on to vibrant Vasantha with "Ramachandram Bhavayami". 

The choice of songs were very unique and different. I have been attending their concerts for quite sometime now. I have never seen any song repeated at all. After the brisk Vasantha came Dhanyasi. An elaborate dhanyasi raga alapanai rendered by Smt Ranjani took the audience spell bound followed by Shri HN Bhaskar's beautification of Dhanyasi in violin. The sisters rendered a nice Thyagaraja composition in Dhanyasi with "Ramabirama manasu". The niraval and swaras at "Sangeethamu" were a real treat to the listeners and evoked the best bhakthi rasa.

RG then sang an excellent composition of Gopalakrishna Bharati's surutti raga krithi "Thillai Ambalathaanai". Before moving to the main piece, Ranjani Gayatri sang a nice composition of Harikeshanallur's Pashupathipriya krithi - "Sharavana bhava samayamidhira". The main piece for the evening was in Vachaspathi. A detailed raga aalapanai was essayed by Smt Gayatri with a purposeful shruthi bedham to distinguish the difference between Vachaspathi and Vaasanthi. Smt Gayatri explained it to ensure the audiences did not get confused. It was very nice to watch many young rasikas. It was as exquisite and majestic and contained all the essential items for this mela raga. The main krithi "Pahi Jagatjanani(Swati Tirunal)" was adorned with stately niraval and moving swaras. Shri HN Bhaskar's violin support in his solo versions and swara repartees were very soothing and impressive.

The thukkadas came in the form of virutham followed by "Sharavana Bhava ennum" in Shanmukhapriya. No concert of theirs is complete without an Abhang. Rasikas wanted a Dasar krithi and smilingly the sisters sang a soothing dasar krithi in Behag, "Naaneke badavanu".Before rendering abhang, Smt Gayatri explained the meaning of the abhang and continued singing "Rama Naama" in Jhinjotti.

Brilliant percussion support came from Shri K Arun Prakash on the Mridangam and Shri KV Gopalakrishnan on the Kanjira. The thani was filled with rhythmic articulation.

It was an excellent start for the season, I must say!

Dec 01 - 07, 2013

The first week of the season begins with greats performing at various sabhas...

(Please note: For any changes in timings, artists, accompanients, please refer to national newspapers - The Hindu)

Date: 30th November 2013

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore

6:45 pm: Smts. Ranjani Gayatri (Vocal) - Shri. HN Bhaskar (Violin) - Shri K Arun Prakash(Mridangam) - Shri KV Gopalakrishnan(Kanjira)
Date: 01st December 2013

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha (Karthik Fine Arts)

4:00 pm: Shri. Malladi Brothers (Vocal) - Shri. Embar S Kannan (Violin) - Shri Neyveli R Narayanan (Mridangam) - Shri. BS Purushotham (Kanjira)

Venue: Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha (Vani Mahal)

6:30 pm: Kadri Gopalnath - Saxophone

Venue: Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)

6:30 pm: Smt. Nithyashree Mahadevan (Vocal) - Shri. MA Krishnaswamy (Violin) - Shri. I Sivakumar (Mridangam) - Shri. H Sivaramakrishnan (Ghatam)

Date: 02nd December 2013
Venue: Narada Gana Sabha - (Karthik Fine Arts)
4:30 pm: Shri. S Saketharaman (Vocal) - Shri. Nagai R Sriram (Violin) - Shri. Umayalpuram K Sivaraman (Mridangam) - Giridhar Udupa (Ghatam)
Venue: Shri. Y G P Auditorium (Bharat Kalachar)
5:00 pm: Shri. Palghat R Ramprasad (Vocal) - Shri. BU Ganesh Prasad (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli R Narayanan (Mridangam) - Shri. V Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
Venue: Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)

6:30 pm: Shri. Malladi Brothers (Vocal) - Shri. Embar S Kannan (Violin) - Shri Thiruvarur R Vaidyanathan(Mridangam) - Shri. N Guruprasad (Ghatam)

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore

6:45 pm: Shri. N. Vijay Siva (Vocal)

Date: 03rd December 2013

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha - (Karthik Fine Arts)

4:30 pm: Smt. Dr. S Sowmya(Vocal) - Shri. Embar S Kannan (Violin) - Shri. Poongulam Subramaniam (Mridangam) - Shri. N. Guruprasad (Ghatam)

Venue: Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)

6:30 pm: Shri. TM Krishna (Vocal) - Shri. RK Shriram Kumar (Violin) - Shri. K Arun Prakash (Mridangam) - Shri. G Chandrasekara Sharma (Ghatam)

Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore

6:45 pm: Dr. Smt. Vijayalakshmy Subramaniam & team (Vocal)

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha - (Karthik Fine Arts)

6:45 pm: Shri. Madurai TN Seshagopalan (Vocal) - Shri. M Chandrasekaran (Violin) - Shri. Trichur C Narendran (Mridangam) - Shri. Trichy K Murali (Ghatam)

Venue: Arkay Convention Center (Laya Madhura)

7:00 pm - Shri. V Sankaranarayanan (Vocal) - Shri VVS Murari (Violin) - Shri. Patri Sathish Kumar (Mridangam) - Shri N Guruprasad (Ghatam) - Shree B Shree Sundar Kumar (Kanjira)

Date: 04th December 2013
Venue: Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)
5:00 pm: Shri. Ramakrishnan Murthy (Vocal) - Shri. M Rajeev (Violin) - Shri. NC Bharadwaj (Mridangam) - Shri. V Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
6:30 pm: Shri. P. Unnikrishnan (Vocal) - Shri. RK Shriram kumar (Violin) - Shri. KV Prasad (Mridangam) - Shri. BS Purushottam (Kanjira)

Venue:Narada Gana Sabha (Karthik Fine Arts)
4:30 pm: Smt. Ranjani Gayatri (Vocal) - Shri. BU Ganesh Prasad (Violin) - Shri. KV Prasad (Mridangam) - Shri. N Guru Prasanna (Ghatam)
6:45 pm: Smt. Nityashree Mahadevan (Vocal) - Dr. Hemalatha (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli Skanda Subramaniam (Mridangam) - Shri Alathur T Rajaganesh (Kanjira)

Date: 05th December 2013
Venue:Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)
6:30 pm: Smt. S Sowmya (Vocal) - Shri. Embar S Kannan (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli R Narayanan (Mridangam) - Shri. KV Gopalakrishnan (Kanjira)
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
6:45 pm: Shri. Madurai TN Seshagopalan & team (Vocal)
Venue:SIFAS (Kasturi Srinivasan Hall)
6:45 pm: Shri. Sandeep Narayan (Vocal) - Shri. B. Anantha Krishnan (Violin) - Shri. SJ Arjun Ganesh (Mridangam) - Shri V Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)

Date: 06th December 2013
Venue:Narada Gana Sabha (Karthik Fine Arts)
4:30 pm: Shri. N Vijay Siva (Vocal) - Shri. RK Shriram kumar (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli R Narayanan (Mridangam) - Shri. Alathur T Rajaganesh (Kanjira)
6:45 pm: Shri. TV Sankaranarayanan (Vocal) - Shri. Nagai Muralidharan (Violin) - Shri. Mannargudi A Easwaran (Mridangam) - Shri V Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
Venue:Infosys Hall (Mudhra)
7:00 pm: Shri Ganesh & Kumaresh (Violin) - Shri. Anantha R Krishnan (Mridangam) - Shri. Tirupanithura Radhakrishnan (Ghatam)
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
6:45 pm: Smt. Gayathri Venkataraghavan & team (Vocal)
Venue:Chettinad Vidyashram (JAYA TV)
6:30 pm: Shri. Sanjay Subramanyan (Vocal) - Shri. S Varadarajan (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli B Venkatesh (Mridangam)

Date: 07th December 2013
Venue:Narada Gana Sabha (Karthik Fine Arts)
10:00 am: Amrutha Venkatesh (Vocal) - Shri. M Rajeev (Violin) - Shri. Delhi Sairam (Mridangam) - Shri. S Hariharasubramaniam (Ghatam)
4:00 pm: Gayathri Venkatraghavan (Vocal) - Shri. MR Gopinath (Violin) - Shri Neyveli Skanda Subramaniam (Mridangam) - Shri. Alathur T Rajaganesh (Kanjira)

Venue:YGP Auditorium (Bharat Kalachar)
5:00 pm: Rithvik Raja (Vocal) - Shri. RK Shriram kumar (Violin) - Shri. K. Arun Prakash (Mridangam) - Shri. V Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira)
Venue:Sivagami Pethatchi Auditorium (Brahma Gana Sabha)
2:15 pm: Smt. S Aishwarya (Vocal) - Sow. HM Smitha (Violin) - Shri. B Sivaraman (Mridangam)
3:45 pm: Smt. K Gayathri (Vocal) - Smt. Charulatha Ramanujam (Violin) - Shri. J Vaidyanathan (Mridangam)
6:00 pm: Smt. Nityashree Mahadevan (Vocal) - Shri. BV Raghavendra Rao (Violin) - Shri. Tanjore Murugaboopathy (Mridangam) - Shri. Trichy K Murali (Ghatam)
Venue: Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore
6:45 pm: Shri. Abhishek Raguram & team (Vocal)
Venue: Tattvaloka (Sannidhi Academy)
7:00 pm: Shri OS Thyagarajan (Vocal) - Shri. Mullaivasal Chandramouli (Violin) - Shri. TR Sundaresan (Mridangam)
Venue: Ramarao Kala Mantap(Chennai Cultural Academy)
7:00 pm: Shri Sikkil C Gurucharan (Vocal) - Shri Nagai Muralidharan (Violin) - Shri. Mannargudi A Eswaran (Mridangam)
Venue: Asthika Samjam, Venus Colony (Sruthilaya trust)
6:30 pm: Shri TM Krishna (Vocal) - Shri HN Bhaskar (Violin) - Shri. Neyveli R Narayanan (Mridangam)

December Season beckons

Come December 01 every year, the entire music fraternity - be it the performers as well as the rasikas assemble at different sabhas to listen to their favorites perform in what is called as December Music Season. Every single person associated with Carnatic classical music feels delighted and December is truly the busiest period of the year. Be it the sabha secretaries, accompanients, musicologists, main artists, rasikas, photographers, most importantly the caterers...so on..

Music season means different to different set of people!.

Taking a conscious effort in being neutral, I am listing a few concerts that you can watch out for in every week.. This is not my personal liking so as to say. But, have tried to cover many slots, many sabhas!..

What I write is purely my opinion. With my very limited knowledge, I have tried to relive the concert through my opinion. Hence, I do not wish to call this as a review.

Let the purest form of music reign everywhere!

Happy Listening!.. Good Luck to every artists!!!