Oct 29 2023 to Oct 29 2023 6:30 p.m.

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Price: Rs 499 onwards Book/Buy

Where

Bangalore International Centre

7 4th Main Rd, Stage 2, Domlur 560071

Event Description

An evening of the most evocative artistry rooted in the rich history of Carnatic instrumental music played on the magnificent Saraswati Veena, the national instrument of India, by Vidushi Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh.

 For audiences in Bangalore, Quest, is an opportunity to spend an evening of profound music on the Saraswati Veena and informed conversations around its history and context layered with personal narratives, by a consummate and pioneering artist, researcher, collaborator, educator at the height of her creative powers.

This concert will begin with a stage display of a heirloom vintage Saraswati Veena and Jayanthi ji will set the evening rolling with a personal introduction to the beloved instrument.

The concert that follows will be a combination of the works of legendary composers and Maestros as well as new interpretations of traditional material. Jayanthi Kumaresh will take us through the cultural history of the Saraswathi Veena, its versatility and unique place in Indian Classical Music, her own experiences, aesthetic ideas and milestone moments over nearly four decades of a life in Music. 

Legendary vainikas and artists, Vidwans like her Guru, Smt Padmavathy Ananthagopalan, Dr S Balachander, Chitti Babu, Doraieswamy Iyengar and Emani Sankara Sastry among others will be remembered and honoured as a Live tribute to the manner in which the Saraswati Veena has anchored itself in the distinctive ethos of each state and region in South India.

Jayanthi Kumaresh will take audiences at the intimate and elegant Bangalore International Centre, through the intellectual, improvisational, aesthetic, and abstract powers of her instrument to reveal how it resonates at a fundamental level with audiences worldwide as the perfect communication beyond all linguistic and cultural barriers. She will also speak about the design of the Saraswathi Veena, and its esoteric significance and perform traditional as well as her own compositions in the context of traditional music.

She will be accompanied by Vidwan Sri Jayachandra Rao on Mridangam and Vidwat Sri Trichy Krishnaswamy on Ghatam. The concert will end with a conversation with the author and columnist Shoba Narayan.