Mysuru: Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha will hold a week-long music programme in memory of different Doyens of Karnatak Classical Music totalling to six concerts — Concert in memory of Vid. M.J. Srinivasa Iyengar (MJS), an extraordinary exponent and teacher of veena; Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar’s 250th Birth Anniversary Concert; Sangeetha Kalanidhi Mysore K. Vasudevacharya’s 158th Birth Anniversary Concert and three flute concerts in memory of flute wizard Mali (T.R. Mahalingam).

May 24 (6 pm): Veena Gana Sambhrama – MJS Memorial Concert, sponsored by students and family of MJS, is presented by Prof. N. Ananthanarayanan from Chennai. He will be accompanied by Vid. A. Radhesh on mridanga and Vidu. Sukanya Ramgopal  on ghata.

May 25 (5.30 pm): ‘Navagraha Namana – Navagraha Kritis of Dikshitar’ commemorating Nadajyoti Sri Muthuswami Dikshitar’s 250th Birth Anniversary. Musical presentation by ‘Shankarabharanam’ troupe of Nadabrahma Vid. S. Shankar. Commentary by Dr. Manoj, well-known multilingual Oriental Research Scholar.

May 28 (6 pm): Mysore K. Vasudevacharya’s 158th Birth Anniversary Concert sponsored by late K.V. Murthy and Abhimani Balaga. Ganakalabhushana R.K. Padmanabha will present a vocal concert with kritis of Acharya. Vidu. Sindhu Suchetan on violin, Vid. C. Cheluvaraju on mridanga and Vid. G.S. Ramanujam on ghata will be the accompanists.

May 29 (6 pm): T.R. Mahalingam Samsmarana Concert sponsored by Sri Tyagaraja  Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru. Vid. A.P. Krishna Prasad will present a flute concert. He will be accompanied by Vidu. Prithvi Bhaskar on violin, Vid. Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Vid. Sharath Kaushik on ghata.

May 30 (6 pm): T.R. Mahalingam Samsmarana Concert sponsored by Sri Tyagaraja Sangeeta Sabha, Mysuru. Vid. Heramba & Vid. Hemantha will perform flute duet while Vid. Arjunkumar Kumar accompanies on mridanga and Vid. Shamith Gowda on ghata.

May 31 (6 pm): T.R. Mahalingam Samsmarana Concert sponsored by T.R. Mahalingam Samsmarana Vedike, convened by late A.V. Prakash. Conferring of ‘Venu Brahma’ title on Dr. C.A. Sridhar in memory of Flute Mali. It will be followed by a flute duet by Dr. C.A. Sridhar and his son Vid. C.S. Keshava Chandra.

They will be accompanied by Vid. R. Achyuta Rao on violin, Vid. H.L. Shivashankar Swamy on mridanga and  Vid. V.S. Ramesh on morching.