Manjari Chandrasekhar

June 12th, 2010

THE BHARATANATYA recital of Manjari, daughter and disciple of Prof. C. V. Chandrasekhar under the auspices of the cultural wing of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, came like a fresh shower in the midst of an oppressive summer. The Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Kalakendra, headed by Justice K. S. Bhaktavatsalam, deserves praise for providing a forum for dedicated aritstes, who work hard to uphold the traditional values of this dance form.

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Prince Rama Varma of Travancore

May 28th, 2010
S. Varadarajan - Violin, Patri Satishkumar - Mridangam

The curtain came down on the tenth edition of the Swati Sangeetotsavam with a sparking concert by Ranjini-Gayatri. The second half of the fete featured a veena concert by Aswathy Thirunal Rama Varma, and vocal concerts by Amrutha Venkatesh, Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Thamarakad Govindan Namboothiri and Ranjini-Gayatri.
Rama Varma, accompanied by B. Harikumar (mridangam), Manjoor Unnikrishnan (ghatom) and Kottayam Murali (morsing), came up with a scintillating recital that included a vocal rendering of a couple of kritis.

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Vijay Siva

May 14th, 2010
R.K. Sriramkumar - Violin, Vaidyanathan - Mridangam

Vijay Siva always seems to maintain a certain uncompromising standard for his concerts. From the beginning to the end, the tempo never sagged. He began with Patnam Subramania Iyer's Hamsadhwani Varnam ‘Pagavari' set to Adi Tala. The characteristics of Suddhasaveri were brought out in the niraval and swaras for ‘Samajavarada' of Poochi Srinivasa Iyengar.

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Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna

April 18th, 2010
Vidwan S. D. Sridhar - Violin, Tanjavur K. Murugabhoopathi - Mridangam

The curtain came down on the tenth edition of the Swati Sangeetotsavam with a sparking concert by Ranjini-Gayatri. The second half of the fete featured a veena concert by Aswathy Thirunal Rama Varma, and vocal concerts by Amrutha Venkatesh, Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna, Thamarakad Govindan Namboothiri and Ranjini-Gayatri.

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Vidwan D. Balakrishna - Veena

April 17th, 2010
Sri.Indiresh Maktal - Mridangam

Don’t take music as a profession,” was Veena Doreswamy Iyengar’s earnest plea to his son D. Balakrishna, who reminisces his father’s oft-repeated words of wisdom. Iyengar was the Asthana Vidwan of the erstwhile Mysore Maharaja, Nalvadi Krishna Raja Wodeyar. “It’s a decade since I lost my father, but I realise the effectiveness of his warning today, having sensed the economic temperament of the musical world. It was my father’s deep-rooted passion for music, along with far-sightedness that made his belief stronger,” says Balakrishna, trained under his stern eyes.

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Special Ramanavami Program

March 13th, 2010

Many Ramayanas - by Professor Paula Richman

Followed by Ramayana Concert by Bhavadhaarini Anantaraman
Jaishankar Balan - Violin, Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam

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Madurai Sundar (Vocal)

March 6th, 2010
Jaishankar Balan - Violin, Vinod Seetharaman - Mridangam

I was born into a family where Carnatic music, in some form and degree, was part of day-to-day life. While my grand parents and parents were knowledgeable listeners-connoisseurs of Carnatic music, I had in my aunt Smt. Ananthalakshmi Sadagopan a reputed concert musician, who had had her training under stalwarts like Sathur A.G. Subramania Iyer and Semmangudi Sriinivasa Iyer. All these set the tone for what was to become an integral part of my life.

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Community Residents of Columbus

January 10th, 2010
Sumamala Devalpally - Veena, Anjaneya Prasad - Mridangam

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