Rithvik Raja @ Nadasurabhi on 17th April 2016

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Cordially invites you for the Monthly Programme on
Sunday, 17th April 2016 at 4.15 PM

Venue: The Indian Heritage Academy Hall,
Near Police Station, 6th Block,
Koramangala, Bangalore. 560 095.

Grand Carnatic Music Concert

Vidwan Rithvik Raja - Vocal
Vidwan Nishant Chandran -Violin
Vidwan K.U.Jayachandra Rao - Mridangam
Vidwan Phanindra Bhaskara -Ghatam
ALL ARE WELCOME

Sri. Rithvik Raja is a young talented carnatic vocalist who has been under the tutelage of Sri.T.M.Krishna for over a decade. He has been giving concerts from a very young age both in India and several countries abroad. Apart from performances, he currently heads as the President of an organisation called Youth Association for Classical Music (YACM) that deals with spreading the awareness of Classical Music among the youth. He has won several awards from leading sabhas in Chennai including Yuva Kala Bharathi of Bharat Kalachar. He is accompanied by eminent artists in this concert.

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1. Jayajaya jayajanakikantha Nattai

2. Ninne neranamminanu Panthuvarali (R,N,S – Vedashastrapurana)

3. Saadhinchane Arabhi

4. Kamalamba samrakshatu Anandabhairavi (R)

5. Sarasasamadana Kapinarayani (N,S - hitavumatalento)

6. Rave himagirikumari Todi (R,S), Tani avartanam

7. Jagadhoddharana Hindusthani kapi

8. Tirupathi venkataramana Sindhubhairavi

9. Niri nirir gamagarisa Poorvi - thillana

10.Ramachandraya janaka Navroz – mangalam.


Relaxed enjoyable concert. Unique feature is the presentation of a Thyagaraja Pancharatna, Dikshitar's Kamalamba navavarna kriti and Shyama Sastry's swarajathi in the same concert.

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I was listening to Rithvik Raja for the first time. He is definitely a highly talented youngster. Started with the Purandaradasa Nattai kriti. The Pantuvarali piece was extremely elaborate befitting the "main "item of a concert. Unadulterated pantuvarali. It was a real delight.

To sing Sarasasamadaana with authority is very rare. I guess, by nature it is slippery. But Rithvik, not only sang it to perfection but extended an absolutely fluent neraval and swaram. Flawless.

The main was Thodi. Not too long alapanai. Ending gave an impression that he was heading towards a thanam. But alas- the swarajathi of Shyama Sastri was taken up. Personally, I was a bit disappointed. With Rithvik's grip of ragas, he could have presented either a nice pallavi or any of the dozens of thodi masterpieces that our vaggeyakkaaras have handed down to us. That is not to say that the swarajathi itself was wanting in any way. It was not. It is just a feeling that a slightly brisker piece would have fit the slot better than the super slow swarajathi at the end of the concert. There were nice swaras, too. A few tail pieces came off well. I liked the thillana best.

I thought that to have a T pancharatnam, MD Kamalamba navavarna kriti and SS swarajathi in the same concert is a very rare occurance. A tribute to the Trimurthis.

Overall, an extremely good concert. Also, all three accompanying artists rose to the occasion. Nishant Chandran is not seen frequently on Bangalore stage. We may probably see him more in the coming months/years. He is extremely good and gives the extract of each raga. Anandabhairavi was superb. Jayachandra Rao is a veteran. Young Phanindra did a good job too.