Mysore/Mysuru: Ganabharathi has organised an online veena recital by Vidushi Mysore S. Rajalakshmi on Jan. 15 at 6 pm. She will be accompanied by Vidwan H.L. Shivashankaraswamy on the mridanga and Vidwan M.R. Manjunath on the ghata. This programme will be available on both Ganabharathi facebook and YouTube pages.
Rajalakshmi, one of the leading exponents of Veena, entered the world of music as a child prodigy. She started learning from her father Vidwan Shamanna, who was a violinist. She was honed into a matured artiste by Ganakalabhushana Vidwan M.J. Sreenivasa Iyengar.
Dr. Shivashankarswamy, a senior mridanga artiste, is currently working as an ‘A’ grade staff artiste at All India Radio. He is also the founder of ‘Layavidya Pratishtana’, a percussion academy in Mysuru, nurturing aspiring students of percussion.
Manjunath is a senior per-cussionist, who has vast experi-ence of accompanying many artistes. For details contact T.S. Venugopal on Mob: 9900082773.
This post was published on January 13, 2021 6:23 am