Tuneful and melodious
P. SURYA RAO
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Chandan Kumar's recital was marked by soothing ragas.
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Chandan Kumar.
In his first ever visit to Vijayawada, flautist A. Chandan Kumar of Mysore conquered the hearts of music lovers and connoisseurs alike through the concert organised by Sri Sadguru Sangeeta Sabha at Sri Sivaramakrishna Kshetram.
Chandan Kumar, grandson of the legendary violin maestro Mysore T. Chowdiah, received his musical training from vidwan M. Gopalakrishna.
An A-grade artiste of Akashvani, he recorded a number of albums.
Chandan has also won several awards from prestigious institutions and performed in the US and Malaysia among other countries.
Chandan Kumar's melodious music won the hearts of the music lovers. The concert began with Saveri varnam followed by Maha Ganapathim in Nata, which carried elaborate kalpana swaras. Srimannarayana of Annamacharya in Bowli and the pancharatna keertana Endaro in Sriragam came off well. He also played Maravairi Ramani in Nasikabhooshani with great ease and soothing melody.
However, the main item Mohana in which the artiste played Nanupalimpa was the highlight of the concert. The keertana was treated with superb raga delineation, fine niraval and spontaneous swara patterns. Chandan Kumar had excellent support from P. Nandakumar on violin and N.S. Kalyanaraman on mridangam.
Both of them showed their mettle in their solo versions. The ever-popular Jagadodharana (Kafi) came as a befitting finish to the concert.
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