NISHA P. RAJAGOPAL: LIVE IN CONCERT in LONDON (Sat, 9th May

jayaram · Post by **jayaram** » 11 May 2009, 02:10

Dear fellow rasikas,

Of late work has been taking me out of town often, so it was nice to be in London to attend a really
top-class CM concert.

Nisha Rajagopalan is an artiste to watch. My overall impression is of an artiste who is steeped in
classicism, comes with an excellent pedigree (with TRS and PSN as gurus you can't go too wrong!)
and has a voice with azhuttam and a divine touch.

Concert details follow:-

Vocal: Nisha P. Rajagopalan
Violin: Bangalore Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth
Mridangam: Sri. Somasundara Desikar
Venue: Church of Ascension Hall, Preston Road, Wembley.
Organised under the auspices of London Sath Sangham
Date: Saturday 9th May 2009 (6:30-8:20pm)

01 Valachi (Varnam) - Navaraagamalika - Adi - Kothavasal Venkataramana Iyer
02 Swaminatha - Nattai - Adi - Muthuswamy Dikshitar (S @ SwAminatha)
03 Sitamma Mayamma - Vasantha - Rupakam - Thyagaraja
04 Ennallu Urake - Subhapanthuvarali - Misrachapu - Thyagaraja (R, S @ Sati MAtala)
05 Sarasijanabha Sodari - Nagagandhari - Rupakam - Muthuswamy Dikshitar
06 Thiruvadi Charanam - Kambodhi - Adi - Gopalakrishna Bharathi (RNS @ Adutta Vanda Ennai, Tani)
07 Naan Oru Vilaiyattu Bommaiya - Navarasa Kannada - Adi - Papanasam Sivan
08 Nanati Baduku - Revathi - Adi - Annamacharya
09 Valli Kanavan - Kavadi Chindu - Adi
10 Thillana - Purnachandrika - Adi - Ramanathapuram Srinivasa Iyengar (followed by Mangalam)

The Shubhapantuvarali and Kambodhi items stood out.
The concert lasted less than 2 hours, which tends to be the norm in London. A few of us serious rasikas want to change this, and are forming a group that will aim to sponsor at least 2-3 'madi' kutcheris a year. In this regard, I would like to request any rasikas in London/nearby areas to get in touch with me.

Also, next weekend Nisha's mother Vasundhra Rajagopalan is performing in London. She was telling us she will use a concert combined with lec-dem format, with a focus on RTP. Again with her TRS-PSN background, I am really looking forward to her concert.

arasi · Post by **arasi** » 11 May 2009, 09:25

Jayaram,
Nice to get a review of a good concert from you after a long time. Hope you will attend the lec-dem of Vasundhara Rajagopal and write about it too.
I am surprised to hear that there are no three hour concerts in London.

i_srinivasan · Post by **i_srinivasan** » 12 May 2009, 02:39

There is a Sanjay concert on 17/5 and I have been informed that it will be a 3H+ concert!

lifeisasong · Post by **lifeisasong** » 13 May 2009, 01:55

Please let me know of your London plans. I have also sent you a forum email. Many thanks

srinivasrgvn · Post by **srinivasrgvn** » 14 May 2009, 08:27

Her overall balance of pre-main and post-main section is commendable. Serious kritis and enjoyable tukkadas!