Bewitching show
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Young Balamurali held the audience spellbound.
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Photo: C.V. Subrahmanyam
VELVET VOCALS M. Balamurali Krishna during his show.
Commemorating the 67th birthday of one of its founder member and past president, late L.S.R. Krishna Sastry, Visakha Music Academy, featured a vocal recital by young M. Balamurali Krishna of Chennai at Kalabharathi last Saturday. He was very ably accompanied on violin by Akkarai Subba Lakshmi and Chennai's B.V. Sivaraman on mridangam.
Winner of many a laurel including the titles "Gaanamrithamani" and "Yuvakalaajyothi," Balamurali who is just 20 years old regaled the gathering with his recital . Going the whole hog with an arresting stage presence, exploring and expounding soul stirring nuances of raga, sahitya and layabhaavams extempore with poise, he kept even the noted connoisseurs bewitchingly glued to their seats.
Challenging repertoire
Balamurali chose a challenging repertoire as well that defied his young age. Getting off to a tunefully grand start with the Sahanavarnam, he rendered Siddhivinayakam (Shanmukhapriya) and Paramatmudu velige (Vaagadheeswari), both adorned with brief but beautiful aalapana and swarakalpana. Then he elaborated Kaamakshi Bangaarukaamakshi of Syama Sastry (Varali) with neravu on the lyrical phrase Sukhasyamale. Namovaasudevam of Annamayya in Sriraagam, Sitammamaayamma (Vasantha), Dvaithamu Sukhamaa (Reethigoula) and Denuka of Thyagaraja, all embellished with soul tickling essays of ragam and swaram were rendered next in that order. The thani on the mridangam by Sivaraman at the end of the Reethigoula kriti as well was a wholesome treat.
The virtuoso in Balamurali emerged in full bloom in the ragam, tanam and pallavi (set to Chaturasra Jhampe in Khandanada) in Kambhoji. Subba Lakshmi on violin proved to be a peer to Balamurali with matching raga and swara essays on the instrument. Member of the Academy's executive committee, Lakshmi Prabha (daughter of late LSRK Sastry) proposed a vote of thanks.
A.R.S.
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