– Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan There are very few Saxophone artistes in Karnatak music. It was Kadri Gopalnath who successfully adapted this western instrument into Karnatak music with certain modifications. A young Saxophonist Harish Pandava from Mysuru performed for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on Feb.9. He was accompanied on violin by C.N. Tyagaraj, mridanga by Vishnuvardhan…
A tribute to three Gurus
March 10, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, in collaboration with Tyagaraja Sangeetha Sabha, had organised a whole-day violin event at its venue on Feb.13. The event was designed by senior violinist of the city H.K. Narasimha Murthy (HKN), his wife Rajalakshmi and their son H.N. Bhaskar. Nearly a hundred students of HKN participated in…
Lively and Interactive
January 21, 2019By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan City ‘s ‘Bhushan Academy’ presented a Bharatanatyam recital in memory of Lalita Murthy, wife of senior art patron K.V. Murthy on her birth anniversary. Badari Divyabhushan, grandson of cine star of yesteryears Kalyan Kumar, and his wife Anjana Bhushan performed ‘Ramabhyudayam’ for Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha on the 9th of December. Badari…
Brilliant singing…
December 31, 2018Vighnesh Ishwar is one of those young talented musicians who have pursued music seriously, trying to create awareness in music among everyone through their brilliant performances. He performed for Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha, Mysuru, on the 8th of this month with Mathur Srinidhi on violin, Anoor Ananta Krishna Sharma on mridanga and Pranav Datt on…
Wonder Boy’s Wonderful Music
December 12, 2018Eleven-year-old child prodigy Rahul Vellal is a YouTube sensation. But there is more to his music than what we see of his song videos in YouTube. It is a wonder how music is a way of life for this child even when their parents have no background in music. The effort and care this child…
Duets by Mother-Daughter
December 10, 2018Natyacharya K. Ramamurthy Rao’s Nupura Cultural Trust, Mysuru, will present its Annual K. Vanajakshamma Memorial Dance Event today (Dec.10) at 6 pm at Veene Seshanna Bhavana in Kuvempunagar. The specialty of this year’s event is a set of dual performances of mother-daughter, Pramoda Upadhya with her daughter Dr. Navami Upadhya and Seema Kiran Kulkarni with…
Chiguru Sanje: An Enjoyable Event
December 10, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan Chiguru Sanje, the annual programme of Vasundhara Performing Arts Centre for the children between 5 and 15 years of age, was celebrated at Jaganmohan Palace on the 25th and 26th of October with grandeur. Two eminent personalities in the field of music and dance — Prof. K. Ramamurthy Rao and Dr….
Sudha Murty to inaugurate JSS Sangeetha Sammelana on Dec.2
November 30, 2018Sammelana President Dr. K. Vageesh to be taken in a procession Madhuri Thathachari to be conferred Sangeetha Sevanidhi Award Valedictory address by Sangeetha Vidyanidhi S. Shankar on Dec.6 Mysuru, known as the cultural capital of Karnataka, was the capital of the Wadiyar kings who were great patrons of art and music and contributed significantly to…
Majestic and sublime
November 25, 2018Veteran musician Bellary Raghavendra gave a vocal recital on the 27th of October with Mysore Nagaraj on violin, Tumkur B. Ravishankar on mridanga and Guruprasanna on kanjira. The programme was organised by Sri Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha in memory of Kuskur Brothers. Raghavendra has a full voice which he uses to good effect across the octaves….
57th Heritage Music Festival at 8th Cross Ganapathi: With a keen musical intellect…
October 15, 2018By Dr. Padmavathi Narasimhan On the 21st September at 8th Cross, V.V. Mohalla Paramparika Sangeetotsava, Ashwath Narayan from Chennai presented a vocal concert with M.A. Sundareshwaran on violin, K.V. Prasad on mridanga and Gururaj on morching. The vocalist’s enchanting voice and cheerful presentation enlivened his concert. There were many remarkable things in the concert. Ashwath…
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