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FROM THE EDITOR
The grand carnival of the classical arts is on in Chennai. You can listen to Carnatic music to the point of saturation and some Hindustani music too. In dance you get to see a variety of classical...
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Is there a bias against Instrumental music?
Interview by V. KarpagalakshmiVIOLINLalgudi Vijayalakshmi,daughter and disciple of Lalgudi JayaramanDo you feel there is a good response for Instrumental music? How do you approach a concert?I feel...
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Is there a bias against Instrumental music?
A series of Interviews by V. Karpagalakshmi VIOLINAkkarai Subbulakshmi and Akkarai Sornalatha Popular duo (violin and vocal) Akkarai Subbulakshmi and...
View ArticleNotations in Carnatic music -- Then and Now
By S SivaramakrishnanRecently, I came across a few senior artists reminiscing about their student days when their gurus would chide them for noting down the notation, not to say the sahitya! This set...
View ArticleKadamba flowers again
By BuzybeeSenior Bharatanatyam dancer and teacher Priya Murle curates ‘Kadamba’ (the flowering path) for the second year as part of the Natya Darshan conference hosted by Kartik Fine Arts at Bharatiya...
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Natya Kala Conference 2019
By BuzybeeThe 39th edition of the Natya Kala Conference (NKC) titled ‘Nirikshana’ (Bharatanatyam: Under the Magnifying Glass), presented by Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, is being convened by Delhi-based...
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FROM THE EDITOR
Happy New Year 2020! “Music gives a soul to the universe, wings to the mind, flight to the imagination and life to everything,” said Plato. For the past month and more, sangeetam did just that as it...
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LALGUDI G J R KRISHNAN’S VIOLIN CONCERT AT BHARATIYA VIDYA BHAVAN, LONDON
Among the team of overseas teachers for our annual 3-week Summer School, was the renowned Lalgudi GJR Krishnan, son of the late and renowned Carnatic violinist, Lalgudi G Jayaraman.I had the occasion...
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V.R.Devika
Birthdays & AnniversariesA short introductionDr.V. R. Devika, Founder and Managing trustee of The Aseema Trust, a nonprofit organization for linking traditional performing arts and education and...
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Gajananrao Joshi
Birthdays & Anniversaries30.1.1911 - 28.6.1987Gajananrao became a highly skilled violin player by the time he turned 20 and, by virtue of accompanying stalwarts from different gharana-s, he...
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FROM THE EDITOR
Come February, and as promised, we offer you a sumptuous fare of reviews of concerts held during the season. It is only this month and the next that we concentrate on individual reviews of music and...
View ArticlePadma Awards 2020 -- for the Performing Arts
By SamudriThe Padma Awards for 2020 were declared on the eve of India’s Republic Day. Out of the 141 names announced, the number of awards for personalities in the performing arts is less than 20....
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Melbourne round up
NEWS & NOTESThe Australia-India bond goes beyond just the ‘cricket’ connection. As a musician living in Melbourne for more than a quarter of a century, I have seen the proliferation of Indian...
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FROM THE EDITOR
In the March issue we bring to you some more reviews of music concerts—of established musicians, of those moving up the ladder, as well as youngsters who are making a mark in the field of Carnatic...
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Bharatanatyam school celebrates 50 in Quebec
NEWS & NOTESBeing an engineering professor, I am not a music or dance critic by any standards, but I do get attracted to good music or artistic performance whenever available in the area where I...
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