Udupa Music Pageant to have a good time tenth anniversary with particular version

Pandit Bickram Ghosh 
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The biennial Udupa Music Pageant is breaking with custom to current a live performance this 12 months to have a good time 10 years of bringing collectively Indian classical music and the performing arts. Helmed by Giridhar Udupa, Sandhya Udupa and Bhargava Halambi, this version will characteristic a stellar line-up with the likes of Vidwan L Subramaniam, Pandit Venkatesh Kumar, Ustad Fazal Qureshi, Vidwan Anoor R Ananthakrishna Sharma, Pandit Bickram Ghosh, Vidwan Ambi Subramaniam, and others performing.

Speaking concerning the live performance, Giridhar Udupa remembers how the competition was conceptualised. “The primary purpose we began the inspiration was to take our artwork kind to locations the place folks had no entry to it comparable to outdated age houses, orphanages, most cancers centres, authorities colleges and the like. For the reason that folks in these locations wouldn’t be capable to attend a live performance, we determined to take the music to them and produce them happiness.”

“On the identical time, we needed to teach audiences in a easy means about our devices and the music we symbolize. Since in-depth information could be not possible to impart in a 90-minute live performance, a quick introduction must suffice as a substitute,” he continues.

Vidwan L Subramaniam
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Over the past 10 years, the inspiration has performed greater than 153 concert events that includes 308 musicians throughout 93 venues, courtesy the music competition which serves as a fundraiser. Giridhar says the inspiration determined to ask two greats from the state — Vidwan L Subramaniam and Pandit Venkatesh Kumar — to have a good time their tenth anniversary,

“This holds a particular that means for us as this would be the first time L Subramaniam, who I look as much as as my mentor, shall be performing in Bengaluru after being bestowed with the Padma Vibhushan this 12 months,” says the ghatam artiste.

Pandit Venkatesh Kumar 
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The 2-day music competition will even characteristic a talavadya (a collection of classical tunes in numerous ragas introduced by way of a spread of musical devices) with mridangist Anoor R Ananthakrishna Sharma, Bickram Ghosh on the tabla and C P Vyasa Vittala taking part in the khanjira.

The Udupa Music Pageant 2025 – Particular Version will happen on Could 22 and 23 at Chowdiah Memorial Corridor, from 7pm. Tickets from ₹400 onwards on BookMyShow