The major event in Trivandrum at the start of the New Year is the Swathi Sangeethotsavam at Kuthira Maalika. As we were travelling, we missed most of the kutcheris except on the last day . We could get a flavour of OS Arun towards the end of his kutcheri on the 13th of January.I also missed the Nishagandhi events. Hope I can make up after I return from the US.
Trivandrum has a vibrant and eclectic cultural scene. This is an attempt to showcase through photographs some of the events to give a flavour to the common man - not the cognoscenti. I will also post some curious views of Trivandrum which may even be a 'culture shock'! You will find that recently, I have been adding some snippets from the city not necessarily related to culture but give a holistic view of the life in this city.
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Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
Showing posts with label concert. Show all posts
Jan 26, 2015
Aug 10, 2013
Homage to Dakshinamurthy
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| Master Mahadevan, an upcoming artiste renders kritis by Sri Dakshinamurthy at the Co-Bank Auditorium as part of the Soorya festival (from my phone camera) |
Mar 22, 2013
Adoor P Sudarshanan concert
Adoor P Sudarshanan at Levee hall, Fort Thiruvananthapuram. Swathi Sangeethotsavam organised by Doordarshan kendra
Jan 13, 2013
OS Arun at Swathi Sangeethotsavam
On the last day of Swati Sangeethotsav, OS Arun regaled the audience with his unique style. here he is singing "Shyama Mohana"
Jan 5, 2013
Swathi Sangeethotsawam 2013 at Kuthira maalika
The generally sleepy Kuthira maalika comes alive every January with the Swathi Sangeethotsavam.- a week long festival of concerts. It was inaugurated on Friday, the 4th January this year with a concert by Sanjay Subramanyan.
On 5th January, Price Rama Varma was the artiste. Here are some pictures of the concert and the venue.
On 5th January, Price Rama Varma was the artiste. Here are some pictures of the concert and the venue.
This being the Bicentenary of Maharaja Swati Thirunal, it is a 10 day festival from 4th January to 13th January, instead of the usual 7 days. The detailed programme is given below: (courtesy: kuthiramalika info)
Swathi Sangeethotsavam January 4th to 13th ,2013
At Kuthiramalika Palace , East Fort , Trivandrum
4-1-2013 Sri Sanjay Subrahmanyan - Vocal
Friday Sri S.Varadarajan - Violin
6pm to 9pm Sri S.J.Arjun Ganesh - Mridangam
Udupi Sri Srikanth - Kanjira
Dr S.Karthick - Ghatam
5-1-2013 Prince Rama Varma - Vocal
Saturday Sri S.Varadarajan - Violin
6pm to 9pm Sri B.Harikumar - Mridangam
Dr S.Karthick - Ghatam
6-1-2013 Master Siddharth - Vocal
Sunday Sri Sampath - Violin
5 to 6:30pm Dr G.Babu - Mridangam
6:30pm Sri J.B Sruthisagar - Flute
Sri Sampath - Violin
Sri N.C.Bharadwaj - Mridangam
Nerkunam Sri Shankar - Kanjira
Sri Hariharasubramaniam - Ghatam
7-1-2013 Ms Amrutha Venkatesh - Vocal
Monday Avaneeswaram Sri S.R.Vinu - Violin
6pm to 9pm Dr G.Babu - Mridangam
Perukavu Sri P.L.Sudheer - Ghatam
8-1-2013 Sikkil Sri Gurucharan - Vocal
Tuesday Sri V.Sanjeev - Violin
6pm to 9 pm Poongulam Sri Subramaniam - Mridangam
Manjoor Sri Unnikrishnan - Ghatam
9-1-2013 Ramakrishnan Murthy - Vocal
Wednesday Avaneeswaram Sri S.R.Vinu - Violin
6pm to 9pm Palghat Sri Maheshkumar - Mridangam
Perukavu Sri P.L.Sudheer - Ghatam
10-1-2013 Smt Ranjini Guruprasad - Vocal
Thursday Sri R.K Sriramkumar - Violin
6pm to 9pm Sri B.Ganapathyraman - Mridangam
Udupi Sri Sridhar - Ghatam
11-1-2013 Sri Debapriya Adhikary - Hindustani Vocal
Friday Sri Samanwaya Sarkar - Sitar
6pm to 9pm Sri Nitin Mitta - Tabla
12-1-2013 Sri Vighnesh Eashwar - Vocal
Saturday Sri S.R.Mahadev Sarma - Violin
6pm to 9pm Sri K.V Prasad - Mridangam
Udupi Sri Srikanth - Kanjira
Sri Guruprasad - Ghatam
13-1-2013 Sri O.S. Arun - Vocal
Sunday M.R.Gopinath - Violin
6pm to 9pm Sri J.Vaidhyanathan - Mridangam
Dr S.Karthick - Ghatam
Sri Ganapathi - Tabla
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Jan 7, 2012
Swathi sangeethotsavam where royalty and divinity meet
The much awaited Swathi Sangeethotsavam 2012 started on Friday, the 6th January at the Kuthiramaalika palace built by Maharaja Swathi Thirunal. The royal courtyard reverberated with the divine voice of Sanjay Subrahmanyan. Truly an unforgettable experience.
The programmes to follow:
7th January: Prince Rama Verma
8th : Bangalore S Shankar
9th : Venkataraman
10th : Master G Abhilash
11th: Abhradita Banrjee - Hindustani Bhajans
12th: Akkarai Sisters
The programmes to follow:
7th January: Prince Rama Verma
8th : Bangalore S Shankar
9th : Venkataraman
10th : Master G Abhilash
11th: Abhradita Banrjee - Hindustani Bhajans
12th: Akkarai Sisters
Apr 29, 2010
Sri Swati Tirunal Jayanthi
The 197th Swathi Thirunal Jayanthy and 68th Anniversary of Sri Swati Tirunal Sangita Sabha is being held between 28th April and 9th May, 2010 at the Karthika Thirunal Theatre, East Fort, Trivandrum.
Following is schedule of some of the performers.
28th April: Bombay Sisters
29th April: Sreevalsan Menon
2nd May : Rudrapattanam Brothers
4th May: Neyveli Santhanagoplan
5th May : Dr.Ranganath Sharma
7th May: Madurai GS Mani
9th May: TV Gopalakrishnan
I was able to attend the concert of Srivalsan Menon on 29th.
Here is a partial list of songs from his concert.
Jaya jaya padmanabha : Sarasangi
Paripaalayam - Reeti gowla
Paalayamam -Khamas
Anjaneyane -Saaveri
Paramapurusha - Vasantha
RTP- Kaapi , (Misra chaapu)
(sorry, no pictures, as I had not taken my camera. Let me see if the phone cam picture is good enough to post.)
Nov 20, 2009
Parassala Ponnamma
Parassala Ponnamma sings as part of the Sadhana programme at the Music College. The octogenarian, sitting in a chair effortlessly performed.I was however, informed that her voice was no longer what it used to be.
She was accompanied by Dr. Moorthy, HOD of the Department of Violin and prof. Balasubramoniam HOD of the Dept. of Mridangam, Sri Swati Thirunal College of Music.
She was accompanied by Dr. Moorthy, HOD of the Department of Violin and prof. Balasubramoniam HOD of the Dept. of Mridangam, Sri Swati Thirunal College of Music.
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