Dec 27 2021 to Dec 31 2021 10:30 a.m.

EVENT HAS ENDED

Where

Online Streaming

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Event Description

·         The festival opens on the 27th December 2021 with 2 of the best carnatic music presentations featuring artists from Bangalore & Chennai, in a 5 day extravaganza with 2 events per day ending in a grand finale by the 24 member orchestra Bangalore String Ensemble.

·         All events are being streamed free of cost on the youtube page of LIAF (DhruvLIAF) -  https://www.youtube.com/user/DhruvLIAF

·         Curated by the Indian violinist Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth

The tenth edition of the London International Arts Festival (LIAF) is a celebration of the capital’s most exciting music and culture.

Exploring and optimizing the trend of digital medium LIAF continues to be digital for its 2021 edition. The LIAF 2021 Virtual Festival will feature an eclectic line-up of performing artists and industry professionals in a series of virtual events as live performances and talk sessions. Out of 12 events of LIAF 2021, 10 concerts and 2 talks are streamed from multiple venues in Bangalore and the other events are streamed from UK,.

Curated by the Indian violinist Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth, LIAF 2021 celebrates the many colourful cultures of the global music scene. 2021 handpicked line-up spotlights the best up-and-coming world music bands alongside masters of the South Indian classical world.

LIAF is hosted by Dhruv Arts, a UK-based not-for-profit organization that provides music education and workshops for all ages along with performances of South Asian, Carnatic and world art forms.

The first LIAF took place in 2012 and has since featured artists from across the globe; India, Mexico, Serbia, Turkey and North America to name a few. Alongside world-class concerts, LIAF offers hands-on masterclasses providing a crucial platform for cross-cultural and multi-generational artistic interaction.

Festival founder, curator and violin virtuoso Jyotsna Srikanth explains; ‘What started as a desire to showcase the best of South Indian Carnatic music has expanded into a far richer tapestry of music and arts originating from different continents’

LIAF 2021 is supported by Arts Council, England.

LIAF 2022  is looking for partnerships & sponsors in India.

Access artists pictures & bio here -

https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1pmC01yB1lLHVEJpuvVz9CJW0QT_Csb5P?usp=sharing

All events are being streamed free of cost on the youtube page of LIAF (DhruvLIAF) -  https://www.youtube.com/user/DhruvLIAF

LIAF 2020 LINE-UP

27th DECEMBER - MONDAY

9.30pm IST

Carnatic Vocal - Navtar Concert by

T.V. Ramprasadh on Vocals

Vishnu Ramprasadh on Navtar

BC Manjunath on Mridangam

Bidisha Roy - Tambura

11.00pm IST

Carnatic Vocal Concert by

Ashwath Narayanan

accompanied by

Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth on Violin

H S Sudhindra on Mridangam

B S Rajasekhar on Morsing

 28th December - TUESDAY

9.00pm IST

Music technology for performers

A talk & presentation by Shadrach Solomon

10:30PM IST

A fusion music concert by Veena Varuni & Group

Varuni - Veena

Flute - Tejasvi

Keyboard - Deepak Jayasheelan

Mridangam - Sai Vamshi

Tabla - Jayachandrachar

Drums - Amogha Varsha

Rhythm Pads - Priya Andrew

29TH DECEMBER - WEDNESDAY

Lunchtime concert 1.00pm GMT/6.30pm IST

 Carnatic Instrumental Concert

Ranjan Vasudevan on Guitar

Janakan Sri Rangan - Mridangam

Pujenthan Sivagurunathan - Khanjira

9.30pm IST

Carnatic Flute concert

Amit Nadig - Flute

Pradeshachar - Violin

B S Prashanth - Mridangam

11.15pm IST

Hindustani Classical Vocal Concert by

Siddhartha Belmannu

Accompanied by

Surya Upadhyaya on Harmonium

Roopak Kallurkar on Tabla

Chetan on Tanpura

30TH DECEMBER - THURSDAY

Lunchtime concert 1.00pm GMT/6.30pm IST

Carnatic Instrumental Concert by

Vivek Dinesh - Violin

Jananakan Sri Rrangan - Mridangam

Pujenthan Sivagurunathan - Khanjira

9.30pm IST

Carnatic Music Exploratory

Talk & Presentation by Srikanth Sharma

10.30pm IST

Carnatic Instrumental Trio - VVV Trio

D Balakrishna - Veena

TR Srinath - Flute

Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth - Violin

31ST DECEMBER - FRIDAY

9.30pm IST

Eastern Strings Duo

Featuring

Daphna Sadeh - UK on Double Bass

Knud Stuwe - UK on Oud

10.30pm IST

Grand Finale

Bangalore String Ensemble