Newspaper Reviews (Part 1/2) - December 2010

Concert at Vani Mahal : 26/12/10 : Review in Tamizh Daily DINAMANI:













Concert at Nungambakkam Cultural Academy : 11/12/10 : Review in Tamizh Daily DINATHANDHI:






















Concert at Shanthi Arts Foundation : 10/12/10 : Review in Tamizh Daily DINAMALAR:

HAPPY NEW YEAR - 2011

It seems like I wished everyone just a few days back at the dawn of 2010 and I just can't believe that one more year has gone by !

We are now into the next year - with a lot of dreams and goals for the forthcoming years.

Wishing all my friends a very bright and prosperous New Year :-)

A quick recap of my concerts during December Music Season 2010:
The first 10 days of December were dampened by the never-ending rains in Chennai.

My concert that had been scheduled on the 5th got cancelled due to the rains. The first concert was on the 7th at Meenakshi College - jugalbandi with Smt.Lakshmi Sriram. This is the first time I am doing a jugalbandhi at this venue. The previous years there have been with Padmasri Haridwaramangalam A.K.Palanivel accompanying me on the Tavil. Rains didn't deter the Rasikas from attending the concerts and our Jugalbandhi concert had a very good attendance inspite of the rains lashing 24*7.

After this were concerts at venues like Sastri hall, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore Fine Arts,Vani Mahal, Music Academy, to name a few.

For the first time I gave a lecture Demonstration at the Music Academy during the Music Season and it was a great experience.

The Sangeetha Sandhippu - informal chat with Rasikas was great fun.

I sang two complex ragam -tanam -pallavis - one at the Mylapore Fine Arts and the other at the Music Academy.

I must thank all rasikas who attended all my concerts and gave me their valuable feedback. Personally, it was a very enriching December for me.

I didn't realize when December began and when it ended :-) - time has just flown by !

I eagerly look forward to a great musical 2011 :-)

The Music Academy - 31/12/10

Ended the year 2010 with this concert.

Accompanists:

Smt.Anuradha Sridhar - Violin
A.S.Ranganathan - Mridangam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira

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

1.varNam - kAmbhOji - ata - vadivElu
2.EkAmranAthEshwarENa - caturangiNi - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R)
3.anudinamunu - bEgadA - rUpakam - rAmanathapuram srinivasa Iyengar (S)
4.mAl marugA shanmugA - vasantA - Adi - pApanAsam sivan
5.tanayuni brOva - bhairavi - Adi - tyAgarAja (R,N,S)
6.sadAnandamayI - hindOlam - sankeerNa matyam - UthukAdu vEnkatakavi
7.RTP - latAngI - tisra triputa (4 kaLai) followed by Tani
8.rAgamAlikA slOkam followed by pravisha rAdhE - ashtapadI
9.ponnAr mEniyanE - tEvAram

Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha - 26/12/10

Concert at Sri Chandrasekharendra Saraswathi Auditorium, Vani Mahal

















Accompanists:

Dr.Hemalatha - Violin
A.S.Ranganathan - Mridangam
Papanasam Sethuraman - Kanjira

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

1.vAtApi gaNapathim - hamsadhwani - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkshitar (S)
2.mA dayai - vasantA - Adi - pApanAsam sivan
3.sri vEnkata girisham - surutti - Adi - muttuswAmi dIkshitar (R)
4.ammarAvammA - kalyANi - kanta cApu - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S)
5.mAyamma - Ahiri - Adi - syAma sAstri
6.saravanabhavA - pasupatipriyA - Adi - muthiah bhAgavatar
7.sri subramanyAya namastE - kAmbhOji - rUpakam - muttuswAmi dIshitar (R,N,S,T)
8.chuttum vizhi - rAgamAlikA - tisra Adi - subramanya bhAratiyAr
9.virutham followed by kalyANagOpAlam - sindhubhairavi - kanta cApu -nArAyaNateerthar
10.tillAnA - nirOshtA - Adi - Padma Bhushan Madurai Sri.T.N.Seshagopalan
11.mangaLam

Shringeri Sharadha Temple - 25/12/10

Accompanists were Melakkaveri Thyagarajan on Violin, B.Sivaraman on Mridangam and Alathur Rajaganesh on Kanjira.

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

1.varNam- bEgadA -Adi (S)
2.nAdasudhA rasa - Arabhi - rUpakam (S)
3.kalyANarAma - hamsanAdam - Adi - Uthukkadu vEnkatakavi
4.telisirAma - pUrNachandrikA - Adi - tyAgarAja
5.sukhi evvarO - kAnadA - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,S)
6.pAdamE tuNai - valaji - Adi - pApanAsam sivan
7.endhuku pedhala - shankarAbharaNam - Adi - tyAgarAjA - (R,N,S,T)
8.ArabhimAnam - rAgamAlikA - Adi
9.tillAnA- rEvati - misra chApu - lalgudi Jayaraman
10.mangaLam

Sangeetha Sandhippu - Coffee chat with Rasikas

Carnatica had organized a Sangeetha Sandhippu - Coffee chat for artists with rasikas.

Smt.Vasundhara Rajagopal and I had an informal chat session with rasikas on the 20th of December at Sangeetha Restaurant, R.A.Puram.

















One hour was too short :-)

It was very lively with a lot of participation and questions from the audience.

















Nisha Rajagopal (Vasundhara's daughter) joined Vasundhara for a song and on a request from Nivedita(anchor for the program), Vishruthi came on to the stage and we sang a song together.



















A good, novel concept by Carnatica for artists to interact with Rasikas :-)

Valayapatti Nadhalaya Trust - 24/12/10

Accompanists:

V.V.S.Murari - Violin
Bangalore.V.Krishna - Mridangam
Nerkunam Shankar - Kanjira

















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

1.varNam - pantuvarALi - Adi (S)
2.I vasudhA - sahAnA - Adi - tyAgarAjA
3.yArO ivar yArO - sAvEri - Adi - aruNAchala kavi
4.azhagA azhagA - sudhdhadhanyAsi - kanta cApu - ambujam krishnA (R,S)
5.bhuvanEshwariyA - mOhanakalyANi - Adi - muthiah bhAgavatar (R)
6.chakkani rAja - karaharapriyA - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
7.kAkkai chiraginilE - brindAvanasArangA - Adi - subramaNya bhAratiyAr
8.tambUri meetidava - sindhubhairavi - Adi - purandara dAsar
9.tillAnA - madhuvanti - Adi - lAlgudi jayarAman