December 2009 Concerts-Newspaper Reviews

The following review of my concert for Brahma Gana Sabha (26th Decemeber 2009),appeared in The Hindu,Chennai Edition dated 1st January,2010.




















The following review of my concert for Bharat Kalachar (2nd January 2010),appeared in Dinamani,Tamizh Daily dated 3rd January,2010.





















The following review of my concert for Chennayil Tiruvaiyaru (19th December 2009),appeared in Ananda Vikatan,Tamizh Weekly Magazine dated 6th January,2010.

Rotary Club and CUB, Kumbakonam - 5/1/10

Venue : Saraswati pAtashAla,kumbakOnam

Accompanists:

Mysore.H.N.Bhaskar - Violin
Neyveli Skandasubramanian - Mridangam
Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam

Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1.varNam-sudhdhadhanyAsi-Adi-muthiah bhAgavatar (S)
2.vAtApi gaNapatim-hamsadhwani-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar
3.teliyalEru-dEnukA-Adi-tyAgarAjA
4.guruvAyurappanE-reetigowLa-Adi-ambujam krishnA (R,S)
5.sarasa sAmadAna-kApinArAyaNi-Adi-tyAgarAjA
6.meenAkshi mEmudam-pUrvikalyANi-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,N,S,T)
7.chinnanjiru kiLiyE-rAgamAlikA-Adi(tisra)-subramaNya bhAratiyAr
8.kurai onrum illai-rAgamAlikA-Adi-rAjAji
9.irakkam varAmal-behAg-rUpakam-gOpAlakrishna bhArati
10.mangaLam

tyAgarAja ArAdhanA,tiruvaiyAru - 4/1/10

Accompanists:

NeyvEli Radhakrishnan - Violin
Madipakkam Suresh - Mridangam
Adambakkam Shankar - Ghatam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira
















Song List:

1.tanavAri-bEgadA-Adi
2.E rAmuni-vakuLAbharaNam-misracApu
3.mithri bhAgyamE-karaharapriyA-Adi
4.rAmuni maravakavE-kEdAragowLa

bhArat kalAchAr - 2/1/10

Venue : Y.G.P Auditorium, T.Nagar

Accompanists:

Kumari Akkarai Subhalakshmi - Violin
Sri.J.Vaidyanathan - Mridangam
Sri.Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira

















Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)


1.varnAm-pantuvarAli-Adi (S)
2.tatvamariya-reetigowLa-Adi-pApanAsam sivan
3.karuNAkara mAmava-bEgadA-rUpakam-mahArAjA swAti tirunAL (R,S)
4.vEdapureeshwaram-dhanyAsi-Adi-muttuswAmi dIkshitar
5.mitrI bhAgyamE-karaharapriyA-Adi-tyAgarAja (R,N,S,T)
6.ninnu cheppa-mandAri-Adi-patnam subramanya iyer (S)
7.RTP-Dharmavati-Adi(chatusra+tisra nadai)
8.gAyati vanamAli-gAvati-Adi-sadAsiva brahmEndra
9.tum bina mOrE-misra hindOlam-Adi-meera bhajan
10.tillAna-nIrOshtA-Adi-Madurai Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan

Neelakanta Sivan Cultural Academy,Velachery - 31/12/09

Venue: Raja Kalyana Mantapam, Velachery

Accompanists:

Mysore Srikanth - Violin
R.Sankaranarayanan - Mridangam
Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam
















Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)

1.Varnam-sudhadhanyAsi-Adi-muthiah bhAgavatar (S)
2.bhuvanEswariyA-mOhanakalyAni-Adi-Muthiah bhAgavatar
3.suguNamulE-chakravAham-rUpakam-tyAgarAjA (R,S)
4.virutham (arutpA)followed by endraikku siva kripai-mukhAri-misracApu-neelakanta sivan
5.kalyANarAma-hamsanAdam-Adi-UthukAdu vEnkatasubbier (R,N,S)
6.sri subramanyAya namastE-kAmbhOji-muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R,N,S,T)
7.virutham followed by chandiran oLiyil-chandrakauns-subramanya bhAratiyAr
8.kalyANa gOpAlam-sindubhairavi
9.tillAna-rEvati-lAlgudi jayarAman
10.mangaLam

Karthik Fine Arts - tamizh isai vizhA - 30/12/09

This concert got fixed all of a sudden, since the artist as per the original schedule was indisposed on that day.

Venue : Valliammal College, Annanagar

Accompanists:

Smt.M.Narmadha - Violin
Sri Manoj Siva - Mridangam















Song list: (R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)


1.varNam-nAttaikurinji-Adi-pApanAsam sivan (S)
2.AdAdu asangAdu-madhyamAvati-Adi-UthukAdu vEnkatasubbier
3.chittam irangAdadEnayya-sahAnA-misra cApu-pApanAsam sivan (R,S)
4.Edayya gati-chalanAta-Adi-kOteeswara iyer
5.punnagai onrE-hamsAnandi-Adi-ambujam krishnA (R)
6.virutham(arutpA) followed by nambikkettavar-hindOLam-Adi-pApanAsam sivan
7.innamum sandEha-keeravANi-misracApu-gOpAlakrishNa bhArati (R,N,S,T)
8.chinnanjiru kiLiyE-rAgamAlikA-Adi(tisra)-subramanya bhArati
9.virutham(pachai mAmalai) followed by pArthasArati-sumanEsaranjani-Adi-rukmini ramaNi
10.ponnAr mEniyanE-kurinji-rUpakam-tEvAram
11.kAdi mOdi-tiruppugazh

Brahma Gana Sabha - 26/12/09

Venue : Sivakami Petachi Auditorium, Alwarpet

Accompanists:

Mysore Srikanth - Violin
Neyveli Skandasubramaniam - Mridangam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira

Song List:(R-Raga Alapana,N-Neraval,S-Kalpanaswaram,T-Tani Avarthanam)


1.sarasIruhAsanapriyE-nAtai-Adi-PuliyUr Duraisamy Iyer
2.nAn enna tavam-kamAs-Adi-UthukAdu Venkatasubbier (S)
3.vAnchatOnu-karNaranjani-Adi(tisra)-Muthiah bhAgavatar (R)
4.slOkam(Adi Shankara's Tripura Sundari Ashtakam),srI suganti-kuntalam (R)
5.chalamElarA-mArgahindOLam-Adi-tyAgarAjA
6.dAsarathE-tOdi-Adi-tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
7.hiraNmayIm-lalitA-rUpakam-muttuswAmi dIkshitar
8.Virutham -kAntimati Pillai Tamizh-rAgamAlikA followed by tEdi unnai-sindubhairavi
9.indru varuvAnO-kalyANavasantam-Adi-rAjee krishnan
10.vattu naduvE-rAgamAlikA-Adi-periAzhwAr pAsuram
11.tillAnA-hamsAnandi-Adi-muthiah bhAgavatar