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The sound of music
Has the concert hall become the musician's battlefield?

Columns

Music matters
It is interesting to know how many concerts some well-known musicians have during the season. While most are careful not to accept too many due to the physical and mental stress they could cause, others are forced to do so on public ...

Too complex

Music

Strict adherence to Carnatic
Tapping the melakartha reservoir, Veena Gayathri was careful while handling ragas with Hindustani parallels.

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Passionate Karaharapriya
Sangita Sivakumar underscored her maturity through sensitive raga delineations.

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Aesthetics and theory fuse
Vedavalli did not disappoint her rasikas in the much-awaited Mudicondan bhani of tanam.

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Brief and profound
T.M. Krishna blended sampradaya with creativity.

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Novelty reigns supreme
Sudha Ragunathan chose rare compositions and rendered them with clear diction.

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Beyond reproach
Though all those present on stage were sound in their grammar, the concert was a little noisy. Uma Subramanyam sang the age-old, evergreen ata tala varnam, "Viriboni," in style and was beyond reproach. Melakkaveri Thyagarajan was ...

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Full of emotional content
The veena's majesty came through in B. Kannan's recital.

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Well planned and presented
Sisters Haripriya and Shanmugapriya relied on preparation and packaging for success.

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Chitraveena casts a spell
Ravikiran's chitraveena and Umayalpuram Sivaraman's mridangam provided an aural treat for the discerning audience.

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Precision goes hand in hand with feeling
Jayanthi performed without a trace of gimmickry.

Dance

Excels in nritta
While Lavanya was sound in technical aspects, Deepika Reddy showed a penchant for abhinaya.

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Dedicated to the Five Elements
The theme of `Satyam Sivam Sundaram' revolves round the lotus.

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Makes a point with abhinaya
Aparna was sprightly, Bhargavi's strength was her footwork and Rajeswari Sainath explored multiple themes.

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