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(Left to right) Pianist Anil Srinivasan, author Devdutt Pattanaik and Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan

Mixing it up for Margazhi

Lavanya Narayanan Pianist Anil Srinivasan, author Devdutt Pattanaik and Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan on their experimental presentation for the December music season

A portrait of Ludwig van Beethoven. Photo: File

AI puts final notes on Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony

AFP The final result of the project will be performed by a full orchestra on April 28 next year in Bonn, a centrepiece of celebrations for the piano maestro’s 250th birth anniversary.

Here’s the story of how chai met toast

Aishwarya Upadhye Kochi-based band When Chai Met Toast talk about how music streaming platforms like Spotify has changed the game for independent musicians

Khayal focus: Pandit M. Venkateshkumar’s training blends the Gwalior and Kirana styles.

‘Music must be like a flowing river’

Narendra Kusnur Hindustani voclaist Pandit M. Venkateshkumar believes the quest to keep learning should be continuous and constant

Good technique and emotion Anna Lipiak

Completely Chopin

Malini White Anna Lipiak, the Polish pianist, proved her performing abilities, bringing to the scores admirable attention to detail

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Unnikrishnan’s love for cars, cricket and Carnatic music

Hema Iyer Ramani and V.V. Ramani Vocalist P. Unnikrishnan will be conferred the ‘Sangeetha Choodamani’ title by Krishna Gana Sabha

Beethoven recital by Anand Seshadri to celebrate 250 years of the German pianist

Sweta Akundi Spend an evening learning the musical motifs in classic pieces by Beethoven, Brahms and Liszt

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Fitting tribute to a legend

Prasuna Balantrapu The birth anniversary celebrations of Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu saw young and senior artistes perform with passion

Rithvik Raja performing at Bhavan’s Cultural Festival 2019 in Chennai

Rithvik Raja and his bhava-rich voice

H. Ramakrishnan Rithvik Raja made good use of his training and talent at his concert for Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai

The torch bearers: Ashutosh Bhattacharya

Worth the candle!

Manjari Sinha At the Uttaradhikar festival, Akash Anand and Ashutosh Bhattacharya lived up to the promise

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Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: R. Sai Vignesh

Sai Vignesh has won several awards including Best Vocal artist from The Music Academy for the Spirit of Youth Festival 2018.

Ramakrishnan Murthy: A thinking musician

G. Swaminathan Ramakrishnan Murthy has emerged as a competent vocalist with an innate understanding of the lyrics and technique

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Salman Usmani

Apart from this, he had been a part of a band named Atharva and sing for movies.

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Pooja Tiwari

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Namagiripettai S. Gokulakrishnan

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Srirangam V. Venkatanagarajan

Chennai Margazhi young artiste of the day: Salman Usmani

Film Music

Oscar-nominated British composer Lorne Balfe in the studio

exclusive There shouldn’t be any rules with music, says ‘Gemini Man’ and ‘His Dark Materials’ composer Lorne Balfe

Divya Kala Bhavani Known for his multi-award nominated work, composer Lorne Balfe is ready with a new stretch of scores in ‘Gemini Man’, BBC series ‘His Dark Materials’ and ‘Underground 6’... and for video games too!

The Hindu Music Podcast: In conversation with Sid Sriram

Jayant Sriram In episode 6 of The Hindu’s Music Podcast, singer Sid Sriram takes us on an eclectic journey, from Carnatic music concerts in Chennai, finding stardom in playback singing and breaking barriers with his new independent music projects.

Bollywood tunes: A still from Manmarziyan

In praise of Amit Trivedi

Narendra Kusnur And the award for the Best Hindi Film Musician 2018 goes to... Amit Trivedi. Before anyone asks why I haven’t named Arijit Singh, Ajay-Atul or the now

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K-Pop star Goo Hara found dead at her Seoul home

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Taylor Swift ties Michael Jackson's record at American Music Awards

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The RD-SD fascination and the music of ‘Jewel Thief’

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Visually impaired brothers find their forte in music

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The music scene in Bengaluru this weekend will be all about jazz, electronic music and fusion

The music scene this weekend will be all about jazz, electronic music and fusion

Singing in the smog

Classical musicians express concern over Delhi’s poor air quality

The two sides of love

In ‘Sanyog–Viyog’, vocalist Sunanda Sharma and Kathak exponent Shovana Narayan explored the union of hearts and the sorrow of non-fulfilment

‘There’s only one Muddy’

Acclaimed blues artiste Mud Morganfield will perform in the city, this weekend for the first time

Sincerity marks his music

N.V. Gopinath, sitar maestro and a dedicated teacher, has been quietly going about his artistic pursuit for four decades. This gentle human being’s music is pure and soul filling

Remembering the virtuoso

Sabhas hold veena concerts and conferences to mark the centenary of the legendary vainika, Mysuru Doreswamy Iyengar

Fingerstyle guitarists Guy Buttery, Konarak Reddy take the stage in Bengaluru

They will be supported by guitarist Rachanachar. Drummer Roberto Narain will join Konarak for a set

FIWA - A blast in the Bush

The village of Wassolou in West Africa came alive with the music festival organised by Oumou Sangare

A talent hunt where the winner was music

The talent hunt across Tamil Nadu was a revelation of sorts

Maestroes meet at Madison

The two-day Festival featuring Chitravina Ravikiran, L. Shenkar and Wisconsin Melharmonic Orchestra celebrated the works of Bach and Oothukadu Venkata Kavi

Bhaini Sahib: A village built on sur and taal

Bharatbala’s film ‘Shabad Aag Ki Khushboo’ portrays how classical music is a way of life for the people of Bhaini Sahib, Ludhiana

Akkarai Sisters: Showcase of virtuosity

Effortless rendition, creativity and artistic nuances marked the concert of Akkarai Sisters at Mulund Fine Arts Society

Rajendra Mehta: last of the ghazal stalwarts

That was another era all together, which came alive with simplicity, poetry and romance. The ghazal wave was in full swing by the early 1980s, and

Lizzo, Lil Nas, Eilish lead nominations at 2020 Grammys

The breakthrough singer-rapper scored a whopping eight nominations, including bids for the top four awards

Carnatic legend Prince Rama Varma’s tribute to Belgian singer Jacques Brel

At the annual Belgium King’s Day, legendary veena exponent Prince Rama Varma shares how singer Jacques Brel opened the doors to appreciating poetry

A birthday present for P Susheela

Sujatha and Shwetha Mohan pay a musical tribute to the singer who turned 84 on November 13

Amazon offers ad-supported free music streaming service

Music streaming service Amazon Music aims to take on rival Spotify Technology, which has nearly 140 million users for its free version

An Antakshari duet between Indians and Indonesians

Here’s how an attempt to kill time during a bus ride in Indonesia led to a spontaneous session of cross-language music

‘The ecosystem consists of a guru, shishya and young artistes’

As part of it’s 50th year celebrations, NCPA will hold the Aadi Anant concert for the eighth year

Katy Perry sets the Mumbai stage on fire

The first edition of the OnePlus Music Festival ends on a high note with a spectacular performance by the American pop star

Taylor Swift says AMA performance in doubt due to dispute with former label

The 29-year-old singer and songwriter accused the executives at Big Machine Label Group of exercising “tyrannical control” over her music

The evolution of Katy Perry

Not one to be overtaken by singers like Cardi B and Ariana Grande, the American artiste is holding her own with an ever-changing sound and social media experiments

‘Pragathi’, a trilingual music video, salutes the strength of three women

The videos feature Lena, Nyla Usha and Wamiqa Gabbi

Remembering Ramakant Gundecha and his sublime music

Gundecha, 57, the second of the three brothers known as the Gundecha Bandhu, renowned Dhrupad musicians, passed away after a sudden cardiac arrest on the Bhopal railway station, on November 8. A tribute:

Music patrons in Bengaluru to enjoy artistes like Rajeev Taranath and The F16s this weekend

Whitefield Music Festival for Indian classical music

Ghazal singer Rajendra Mehta passes away

He along with his wife, known as ‘Musical Mehtas’, performed together for 36 years

Techno rebellion on the dancefloor

EBM DJ Ariana Paoletti aka Volvox’s music is a heady concoction of aggression, sexuality and visual delight

Pandit Ramakant Gundecha: Dhrupad loses its star

Pandit Ramakant Gundecha paved the way for broadening the horizon of dhrupad by bringing in rich literary oeuvres of Hindi

Lucky Ali's musical journey is back with Israeli rock musician Eliezer Botzer

The first song of the 'EliAli' Project titled ‘On My Way’ was released earlier this week

The force behind Ilayaraja’s live concerts

Sriram Bakthisaran, a close confidante of Ilayaraja is instrumental in bringing these live concerts to audiences

For a mystical experience

Pooja Gaitonde presents Sufi kalaams as part of Rangreza concert that tours three cities including Bengaluru

Raja in Kannada land

Isai meets Isai, the concert series to mark the 75th birthday of the legendary musician Ilayaraja, comes to Bangalore. As the countdown for the concert tomorrow begins, a recall of his great songs for Kannada films is the happiest occupation for an ardent fan

Music of the mystics

The 12th edition of Kala Coast celebrated Maharashtra’s saint poets

Nebulous experience

Ustad Bahauddin Dagar treated audience to a meditative recital at the tomb of Sufi Hazrat Inayat Khan in Delhi

Delineating hidden rhythms and uncommon ragas

Vidushi Aruna Sairam and Pts. Rajan and Sajan Mishra made personal statements of immeasurable value at the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s Sangeet Samaroh in New Delhi

Singer Sruthy Sasidharan makes her Bollywood début with a Punjabi track in Commando 3

Singer Sruthy Sasidharan makes her Bollywood début with Arijit Singh for a Punjabi track in Commando 3

Fitting tribute to the Guru

Conceived with a difference, the concert gained from the acumen of Karaikkudi Mani, who was a source of inspiration for the young vidwans

Ramakant Gundecha: Popular voice of Dhrupad

Along with brother Umakant, Ramakant Gundecha breached many barriers

Jayanthi Kumaresh: The chosen one

Veena exponent Dr. Jayanthi Kumaresh on receiving the Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’s “Sangeet Shikhar Samman”

Kashmiri/Urdu rock band Parvaaz reflects on their new album ‘Kun’

Each song is about figuring out various landscapes, says frontman Khalid of the Bengaluru-based band

Deepa Unnikrishnan aka Dee MC has an empowering message for women in her latest album

Smashing patriarchy with rap and hip-hop: Deepa Unnikrishnan aka Dee MC has an empowering message for women in her latest album, Dee=MC2

The evergreen popularity of ‘Last Christmas’

Less than three years after George Michael’s death, we get to hear his previously-unreleased song. Titled, ‘This Is How (We Want You To Get High)’,

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