Saturday 1 May 2010

VIOLIN CONCERT @ TIRUVĀRŪR

Śri Kāñci Kāmakōṭi Karnāṭaka Saṅgīta Sēvā Trust has been organising the Saṇgīta Mūmūrtigaḷ Jayanti Isai Vizha for the past 26 years. I felt honoured to perform in this festival on April 18th 2010 not only because it was organised by the KKKSS Trust but also because this festival was conducted in the very house in which Śri Syāmā Śāstri was born. Besides my concert, my visit to Tiruvārūr was a musical pilgrimage, since I had the good fortune of having a darśan of the houses of the Trinity – Saint Tyāgarāja, Śri Muṭṭusvāmi Dīkśitar and Śri Śyāmā Śāstri.



House of Saint Tyāgarāja



House of Śri Muṭṭusvāmi Dīkśitar



House of Śri Śyāmā Śāstri



Śri Śyāmā Śāstri's handwriting


My accompanists for the concert were
Śri. Krishnamachari - Mridaṅgam
Śri. Ravikrishnan – Ghaṭam
Śri. Vadapathimangalam M. Venkataramani - Ganjīra



Songlist

Mūlādhāramūrti – Hamsadhvani – Ādi – Pāpanāsam Śivan
Kañcadaḷāyadākśi – Kamalāmanōhari – Ādi – Muṭṭusvāmi Dīkśitar
Īntakannānandamēmi – Bilahari – Rūpakam – Tyāgarāja Svāmi
Māyamma – Āhiri – Ādi – Śyāmā Śāstri
Ninnuvina – Navarasakannada – Rūpakam – Tyāgarāja Svāmi
Śri Kāntimatim – Dēśi Simhāravam – Ādi – Muṭṭusvāmi Dīkśitar
Annapūrnē – Śāma – Ādi – Muṭṭusvāmi Dīkśitar
Kurai Ondrum Illai – Ragamālika – Ādi – C. Rājagōpālachari
Madhubanu – Madhuvanti – Eka – Sūrdās

2 comments:

  1. It is wonderful to see the photos of these houses where the great maestros lived..
    These houses around 200years old must be renewed, isn't it?
    How these houses are maintained now? as their memorials? or occupied by their new generations?
    Thanks for sharing these photos..

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  2. Yes, it is wonderful to see these houses of the Trinity - the houses where they were born. The original houses were in a dilapidated condition. Thanks to the efforts of the Kāñci Kāmakōṭi Pīṭham, they have been renovated and are now maintained as memorials.

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