Bharat Sangeet Utsav 2016 Schedule - Nov 2 to 11

[Vocalist]

Venue: Narada Gana Sabha Hall, TTK Road, Alwarpet. Hopefully we can view on the web in good quality. Channel partner this year is apparently Sankara TV.

• Nov 2 - Wednesday
  4.30 p.m
• "Bhajan Sankeerthan"
  Kuldeep M Pai (vocal) & "sensational child prodigy" Sooryagayathri
  
  6.45 p.m
• "Glory of Bharath Sangeeth" (thematic tribute to the women musical luminaries of India)
  Sudha Ragunathan (vocal), Anil Srinivasan (classical piano), M.R. Gopinath (violin), K.V.Prasad (mridangam), Krishna Kishore (kanjira) & 200 Rhapsody Children
  
  Nov 3 - Thursday
  2.30 p.m
• "Sant Pravaham Part 2" (Katha Kutcheri)
  Vasudha Ravi (vocal), Savita Sreeram (vocal) and B. Suchithra (vocal), B. Ananthakrishnan (violin), M.S. Venkatasubramaniam, N. Chandrasekhar, & Vasanth Jayaraman
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Ekam Bahabidham" - presented by Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
  Sikkil Gurucharan (vocal), Umayalpuram K Sivaraman (mridangam), Nagai Sriram (violin), & B.V. Sivaramakrishnan
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Cinemayanam" - a musical presented by Subashree Thanikachalam
  Haricharan & Santhosh Subramanyam (vocals)
  
  Nov 4 - Friday
  2.30 p.m
• "Carnatic Jam"
  Thiruvarur Girish, Vishnudev Namboodiri and Ashwin Bhogendra with and L. Ramakrishnan, B. Sivaraman
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Swara Sangamam" (a unique carnatic choir premiered for the first time)
  Nithyashree Mahadevan (vocal), Neyveli Skandasubramaniam (mridangam), M. A. Krishnaswamy (violin), & A. S. Krishnan
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Mylapore to Kodambakkam" (carnatic, film music & beyond) - presented by P. Unnikrishnan
  Unnikrishnan (vocal), Saindhavi Prakash (vocal), R.P. Shravan (vocal), Uttara Unnikrishnan (vocal & violin), K.V. Prasad (mridangam), Krishna Kishore (kanjira)
  
  Nov 5 - Saturday
  10.30 a.m
• Katha Kutcheri
  Dushyant Sridhar (story) with Anahita Ravindran & Apoorva Ravindran (music: vocal duo)
  
  2.30 p.m
• Sampradaya Kutcheri
  Ramakrishnan Murthy, Charumathi Raguraman (violin), N Manoj Siva (mridangam), G. Chandrasekhara Sharma
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Chathwari" -
  Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan (violin) & Abhishek Raghuram (vocal) Kaaraikudi Mani (mridangam), V. Suresh (ghatam)
  
  7.00 p.m
• Siblings Sangeet
  Malladi Brothers (vocal duo), Nagai R. Sriram (violin), Mannargudi Easwaran (mridangam), B.S. Purushothaman
  
  Nov 6 - Sunday
  9.00 a.m
• Traditional Kutcheri
  Jayashree Vaidyanathan (vocal), Kovai S. Chandran, Manikudi S. Chandrasekar, N. Narasimhan
  
  10.30 a.m
• Sampradaya Bhajanai
  Udayalur Kalyanarama Bhagavathar (devotional: vocal)
  
  2.30 p.m
• "Meera Dasi" - (a musical presentation on M.S. Subbulakshmi) - presented by Gowri Ramnarayan
  Amritha Murali (vocal), Nisha P. Rajagopal (vocal) & Vignesh Ishwar
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Ramanujar Vaibhavam"
  Visakha Hari (vocal: sangeetha upanyasam), Padma Shankar (violin), B. Ganapathyraman (mridangam), Trichy K Murali
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Sringaram" (a nrithya kutcheri with 3 styles of Classical Dance)
  music: Priya Sisters (vocal), M. A. Krishnaswamy (violin), Delhi Sairam (mridangam)
  dance: Bragha Bessell (Bharatanatyam style), Gopika Verma (Mohiniattam style) & Sailaja (Kuchipudi style)
  
  Nov 7 - Monday
  2.30 p.m
• "Siva Shakthi" - Classical Duet
  Ashwath Narayan (vocal) & K. Gayathri (vocal), B Ananthakrishnan (violin), Delhi Sairam (mridangam), G. Chandrasekhara Sharma
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Sahagaayan - Jugalsangeeth"
  Gayathri Venkataraghavan (carnatic vocal) & Arati Ankalikar (hindustani vocal), B. V. Raghavendra Rao (violin), B. Ganapathyraman (mridangam), Vyasarmuthy Katti, Ravindra Yavagal
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Raag Rasa - Musical Hues depicting the Emotions" (jugalbandhi)
  Kunnakudi Balamuralikrishna (carnatic vocal) & Sanjeev Abhyankar (hindustani vocal), H.N. Bhaskar (violin), Anantha R. Krishnan (mridangam), Vyasmurthi Katti, Ravindra Yavagal
  
  Nov 8 - Tuesday
  2.30 p.m
• "Varnatic" Combo Concert
  Injikudi Subramanian (nadaswaram), Bharath Sundar (vocal), Nagai R. Sriram (violin), Poongulam Subramaniam (mridangam), B.S. Purushothaman
  
  4.45 p.m
• 'Desi Sangeeth' Sangeet Milan
  Pt.Jayateerth Mevundi (hindustani vocal), Dr. M. Narmadha (carnatic violin), Vyasmurthy Katti, Ravindra Yavagal
  
  7.00 p.m
• Shastriya Sangeeth
  Sanjay Subrahmanyan (vocal), S. Varadarajan (violin), Neyveli B Venkatesh (mridangam), Alathur Rajaganesh
  
  Nov 9 - Wednesday
  2.30 p.m
• Laya Jam (percussion)
  Sree Sundarkumar, B. Srinivasan, B.S. Purushottam, N. Guruprasad, Chandrasekhara Sarma, Sai Subramaniam, Somashekhar Jois
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Voice and the Wind" (jugalbandhi)
  Aruna Sairam (carnatic vocal), Ronu Majumdar (hindustani violin), Padma Shankar (violin), K.V. Prasad (mridangam), Ravindra Yavagal
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Carnatic Chills" (collaborative instrumental concert)
  Ganesh & Kumaresh (violin duo), Keith Peters, Anantha R. Krishnan, Arun Kumar & Anada Prasanna Patnaik
  
  Nov 10 - Thursday
  2.30 p.m
• "Ellaam Inbamayam" (Classical Film Based Medley)
  singers V. Deepika, Madhu Iyer & S. Girija Shankar with classical dancers Bhavajan Kumar, Sudharma Vaidyanathan, Shruthi Priya Ravi
  
  4.45 p.m
• "Samanvayam" - presented by Umayalpuram K Sivaraman
  Saketharaman (carnatic vocal), Pt. Praveen Godkhinde (hindustani flute), Umayalpuram K Sivaraman (mridangam), Nagai Sriram (violin), & B.V. Sivaramakrishnan
  
  7.00 p.m
• An evening of Padams & Javali
  Priyadarshini Govind (bharathanatyam dance)
  
  Nov 11 - Friday
  2.30 p.m
• Carnatic Combo concert
  Ramana Balachandran (veena) & Sriranjani Santhanagopalan (vocal), B. Ananthakrishnan, Vijay Natesan, K.V. Gopalakrishnan, G. Chandrasekhara Sharma
  
  4.45 p.m
• Sampradaya Kutcheri
  Vijay Siva (vocal), S. Varadarajan (violin) & K.Arunprakash (mridangam)
  
  7.00 p.m
• "Anuboothi Band" (contemporary collaboration)
  Trichur Brothers (vocal), Trichur R. Mohan, Vedanth Bharadwaj, Navaneeth Sundar, Shalu Josh, Jeoraj Stanley

[kvchellappa]

Interesting. Chennai is the place to be in.

[rshankar]

Very interesting lineup! Best wishes!

[Rsachi]

I have come to regard whatever Sri KN Shashikiran touches as of high standard. The interesting combos will be a real treat.
Sankara TV is at best a mixed blessing. They will throw umpteen highly irritating advts and breaks and program switches at the viewers with scant regard for the artistes or the level of aesthetic experience

[arasi]

A pre-season phenomenon, Bharath Sangeet Utsav is getting as big as the season itself. Organizer of immense energy and imagination--Sashikiran adds sparks to the dIpAvali scene by announcing this impressive line up...

All the best for this extravaganza. Hope the hall is filled every day, for every program

[rajeshnat]

4.45 p.m
[*]"Chathwari" -
Lalgudi G.J.R. Krishnan (violin) & Abhishek Raghuram (vocal) Kaaraikudi Mani (mridangam), V. Suresh (ghatam)

That is nice to hear . Few years before there were posts that Lalgudi siblings have to play with other popular vocalist and not just play violin concerts . Karaikudi mani is like a haley's comet and i am assuming after abhishek -KM combo in london this is the next one.

[sitaky]

Sri.K.N.Shashikiran's initiative is as usual impressive. Hope to have the webcast link to the impressive line up.
With gratitude and thanks
Sita krishnamoorthy

[Vocalist]

That is nice to hear . Few years before there were posts that Lalgudi siblings have to play with other popular vocalist and not just play violin concerts .

Lalgudi GJR Krishnan certainly accompanied many very senior artists like SSI, DKJ, TVS, TNS, and Maharajapuram Santhanam. I am not sure about too many "younger" vocalists he has accompanied, but there is a bit of a family connection in this choice: his cousin's son (or LGJ's sister's grandson) is Abhishek Raghuram.