Jun 22 2025 to Jun 22 2025 11 a.m.

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

Raaga music is the core essence of Indian classical music. It is not just a set of swaras/notes but a flow of melodic content, defined by certain contours which gives each raga s unique flavor.

Unique relationships exist between the notes. While individual notes define a swara position, the reflection of the swara relationship expounds the melodic variations.

Hence it is essential to understand these relationships and how they flower into a raaga. While manodharma (creativity) has a big part in it, our huge repository of compositions plays an important role in providing a framework for this exploration.

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Performers

R Vasudevan
Vocals
Vidwan R Vasudevan is a Carnatic musician and a disciple of Vidwan Neyveli Santhanagopalan and Vidwan Palghat K.S. Narayanaswamy. He has also undergone guidance under Sangeetha Kalacharya Vidushi. Neela Ramgopal. He has had the opportunity to learn under Vidwan Shri. Calcutta. K S Krishnamurthi and Vidwan Shri. T N Seshagopalan.

He has a Post Graduate degree in Engineering from IISc and has a long experience in IT before taking up music as a profession. He has a Postgraduate degree in Music and was a visiting faculty member for the Post Graduate open course on Carnatic Music in Azim Premji University.

He has performed regular and thematic concerts and workshops and accompanied by esteemed musicians like Shri. M S Govindaswamy, Viushi. Charulatha Ramanujam, Shri. H S Suddendra and Shri. Vasudeva Rao.

Anand Viswanathan
Violin
Anand Viswanathan began his musical journey at the age of 7 and took up the violin at 9. He started performing by 14 and received initial training from Sri N. Kannan, followed by advanced training under Sri R. Madhavan in Mumbai. He was closely mentored by the late Sri P.N. Krishnamurthy (Sri PNK) and also trained in vocal music under Smt. Jaya Subramaniam.

A recipient of the CCRT Junior Scholarship, Anand is a B-High grade violinist with All India Radio and has performed widely in India and abroad. He holds an engineering degree from Mumbai University and an MBA from IIM Bangalore.

Phanindra Bhaskara
Mridangam
Vidwan Shri. Phanindra Bhaskara is a disciple of Senior Mridangam Vidwan Shri. H S Sudhindra. He is an A-Grade artist and a CCRT scholarship recipient. He has been accompanying various musicians for the past few years and has won the Ananya Yuva Prathibha award twice and the CMANA award from the Percussive Arts Center in 2016.