VVS @ Hare Krishna, valmiki nagar

[Jyeshtha]

It was a function to honor the maestro for his six decades of service to the cause of music. A galaxy of speakers spoke about his great talents and idiosyncrasies...... Very interesting. It concert significantly delayed
Started only past 8 pm!
A lovely varnam in Varamu-- I think it's his own composition
Sri Ganapathini- sourashtra
Anandabhairavi kriti- he announced it as a composition of Walajapet Venkatramana Bhagavathar
Manasa yetulo-- malayamaritham
The whole concert was drenched in melody. Ably supported by son Murari and Sriji? On mridangam

[Lakshman]

There are three Anandabhairavi krtis by VVB.

[VK RAMAN]

VVS stands for?

[Lakshman]

V.V.Subramaniam.

[harimau]

VVS stands for?

V V Sundaram who spoke at the function.

Va Ve Su, the former Principal of Vivekananda College. (He goes by Va Ve Su rather than VVS).

V V Sadagopan.

This list is probably incomplete.

[semmu86]

Ah what a miss! Missing out on a VVS concert always hurts. Really hope he plays somewhere again this season. Maybe in the residence of Musiri for a chamber concert, where VVS can be best experienced.

[bilahari]

VVS concerts are so rare! I've been trying in vain to hunt down his U.S. concert tour recordings from local sabhas. Here's a great clip of him with an accomplished young disciple guiding her through an Ananda bhairavi alapanai: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sv2zY4lu_xE