17 January 2024, 02:00 AM IST
Chennai: Prominent Carnatic musician T.M. Krishna. The music festival ‘Friends in Concert’ which will be staged on the 19th at the Music Academy in Chennai will be a unique experience.
13 people will line up on the stage, including prominent singers and accompanists of Carnatic music. Akarai S. Subhalakshmi, Anirudh Atreya, Arun Prakash, H.N. Bhaskar, Chandrasekhara Sharma, N. Guruprasad, R. Hemalatha, Poonkulam Subramanian, Praveen Sparsh, Sangeeta Sivakumar, R.K. Sriram Kumar, B. Sivaraman along with T.M. There will also be Krishna.
Krishna said that although friendship is not necessary for music performance, the realization that friendship is necessary for exchanging music was the motivation to form the association.
This association opened Mizhi online at a time when the world was reeling from the Covid pandemic. In 2020, the music festival was organized online, but this is the first time that the singers and the orchestra will meet live on the same stage, he said.
“I traveled with many people on the musical journey. There was a feeling of bringing everyone together to reach the stage. This friendship group is formed from that. Fans can expect magical moments that only happen at live performances. That will be the difference we provide” – Krishna’s words.
“Krishna hopes that the traditional framework of Carnatic music will be broken down by the coming together of those who have received training from different gurus and adopt different styles. from different styles
When we come together, it will become a sign of unity in music,” said violinist Akarai Subhalakshmi.
The members of the association think that many others will come forward with such musical feasts, taking inspiration from them and giving importance to harmony. Ritvik Raja is the director of the concert in Chennai. Sabhavyasam by M.T. Aditya Srinivasan will perform.
