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Charge of the young brigade
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MY FESTIVAL
The ambience bowled me over
My first brush with the December Festival was in 1982. My mother, who had grown up on kutcheris of vidwans, wanted me to get a feel of this inimitable utsavam. I had just finished school and she sent me to Madras with a friend's family. ...

Back to the stage

Music

Vibrant in contrasting moods
There was something for everybody in the concert of K.J. Yesudas.

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Good song selection
In the junior bracket, Atul Kumar (flute), grandson of flute Ramani, showed enough signs of developing into a mature artiste. With great self-confidence, he articulated Poorvikalyani ("Ninnu Vina Gamari") and Karaharapriya ("Chakkani Raja ...

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Swara improvisations impress
Amrita Murali Photos: R. Shivaji Rao, V. Ramamurthi, M. Karunakaran and V. Ganesan. In a well-planned concert, Amrita Murali, known as an accomplished violinist, displayed her ability as a singer too. Starting with the ...

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Exotic and expressive
Dancing for just sollukkattus at the beginning of a performance was customary under the Thanjavur Nayaks. Meenakshi Chittaranjan commenced her Bharatanatyam programme with this and continued with the song "Sivakamasundari" in raga ...

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Wholesome in their form and spirit
Phrases were mature and sensitive as Mala Chandrasekhar delineated ragas.

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Cogs, the melodic kind
Marked with artistic excellence, M. Chandrasekharan and G. Bharati's violin duet was enjoyable all the way.

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With the confidence of a thoroughbred
The singular resonance of Trichur Brothers was convincing.

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Based on manodharma
An on-stage innovator, G.S. Mani presented a mix of familiar and rare ragas.

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Exploration through languid glides
Narmada presented a well-structured violin concert.

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In royal style
Melody, rhythm and confidence vied for prominence in Gurucharan's concert.

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Artistic, brilliant
Deep feeling and artistic structuring characterised Ashok Ramani`s brilliant alapana of Sankarabharanam at the MFA auditorium in the two-hour morning concert on Christmas Day. Ashok's fulsome alapana was followed by an equally competent ...

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With all the finer elements
TVG impressed with simplicity, Sundaravalli displayed a gifted voice and Injikkudi Subramaniam mesmerised with his nagaswaram.

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Music festival
The 4th annual music festival of Sri Bhairavi Gana Sabha was inaugurated by Justice S.R. Singaravelu on January 5 at Vidya Bharati, Mylapore. `Sabha Bhushan Award' was presented to J. Krishnamachari, secretary, Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha, and ...

Dance

Sensuous portrayal
Nandhini Ashok's ballet was a brilliant concept but choreography could have been tighter.

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The Woman in focus
While Geeta Chandran's idea was noble, its translation into performance was disappointing.

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