gAyatri girIsh-M A krishnaswAmy-mannArkOil j bAlAji-anirudh

[mridhangam]

the above concert was held at SAFE on 10th December 2010 and gayatri sang the following items :

1. varnam -AndOlikA - Adi - G.N.Balasubramaniam (S)
2. saraseeruhAsanapriyE - nAta - Adi - puliyUr Duraisamy Iyer
3. bAgAyanayya - chandrajyOti - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R)
4. tanavAri - bEgadA - Adi - tyAgarAjA
5. sivAnanda kAmavardhani - kAmavardhani - G.N.Balasubramaniam (R,N,S)
6. virutham follwed by AdAdu asangAdhu - madhyamAvati - Adi - UthukAdu Venkatakavi
7. intha sowkhya - kApi - Adi - tyAgarAjA (R,N,S,T)
8. virutham(TirunAvukkarasar tEvAram) - rAgamAlikA followed by
eppO varuvArO - jOnpuri - Adi - gOpAlakrishna Bharati
9.mangaLam

It was a very good concert with power packed singing from gAyatri both the artistes on stage and the audience enjoyed it thoroughly.

mannArkOil j bAlAji

[arasi]

Balaji,
Missed two special people I know by not being in Chennai (yet).

'Power packed' is a good way to speak of GG's rendition. Her list too is always interesting.

[rshankar]

Sri Balaji - thanks for a 'ringside' (re)view....Was this by any chance a GNB-related concert? The varNam and the main are GNB compositions....

[rajeshnat]

mridhangam
After quite a long time you are posting a ring side review . Keep it coming balAji

Rshankar
SAFE is conducting these concerts as part of GNB Birth Centenary Celebrations in ragasudha hall

[rshankar]

Thanks, Rajesh - I seem to recollect something about that now...

[kssr]

Item 7 and 8 both MMI/TVS specialities. Interesting selection.

I was in fact in Chennai on that day but unfortunately could not make it for the concert. If I am not mistaken, there was GG's photo of the concert in the Times of India the following day!