Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru

A mega event at a big auditorium, Chennaiyil Thiruvaiyaru attracts both the serious Carnatic music rasikas as well as occasional listeners to pupolar musicians.
The concerts are held at Kamaraj Memorial Hall, Anna Salai.
The concerts are ticketed and requires advance booking.
Go to http://www.lakshmansruthi.com/chennaiyil-thiruvaiyaru/index.asp for online ticket booking

The schedule:

Dec. 18, 2011 - Sunday
2.45 p.m. - Seshampatti Sivalingam (Nadaswaram)
4.45 p.m. - Pancharatna Kritis led by P.S. Narayanaswamy
7.30 p.m. - Nithyasree Mahadevan (Vocal)

Dec. 19, 2011 - Monday
7.00 a.m. - Sindhuja Ekambaram (Harikatha)
9.00 a.m. - Ramjhi's Isai Mazhalai Group (Vocal)
10.30 a.m. - Vipanchee Natyalaya (Dance)
1.00 p.m. - Saindavi and Vinaya (Vocal)
2.45 p.m. - Haricharan Seshadri (Vocal)
4.45 p.m. - Shobana (Dance)
7.30 p.m. - Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone)

Dec. 20, 2011 - Tuesday
7.00 a.m. - Cuddalore Gopi Bhagavatar (Namasankeerthanam)
9.00 a.m. - Hyderabad N. Subalakshmi (Vocal)
10.30 a.m. - Geetham Madhuram - A Tribute to M.S. Subbulakshmi
1.00 p.m. - Anantha Padmanabha Rao (Vocal)
2.45 p.m. - S. Mahathi (Vocal)
4.45 p.m. - Abhishek Raghuram (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Fusion - Tarun Bhattacharya (Santoor) and M. Nandhini (Violin) with Abhijith Bannerjee (Tabla)

Dec. 21, 2011 - Wednesday
7.00 a.m. - O.S. Sundar (Namasankeerthanam)
9.00 a.m. - Fusion - Airtel Super Singers
10.30 a.m. - Ghatam Karthick's 'Heartbeat' Ensemble
1.00 p.m. - M. Raginisri (Vocal)
2.45 p.m. - Srikala Bharath (Dance)
4.45 p.m. - T.V. Sankaranarayanan (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Ganesh Kumaresh (Violin)

Dec. 22, 2011 - Thursday
7.00 a.m. - Udayalur Kalyanarama Bhagavathar (Namasankeerthanam)
9.00 a.m. - Dr. Radha Bhaskar (Vocal)
10.30 a.m. - Gaurav Mazumdar (Sitar) and Nirmala Rajasekar (Veena)
1.00 p.m. - Dr. R. Ganesh (Vocal)
2.45 p.m. - Carnatica Brothers (Vocal)
4.45 p.m. - O.S. Arun (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Hindustani music - Hariprasad Chaurasia (Flute)

Dec. 23, 2011 - Friday
7.00 a.m. - Desa Mangayarkarasi (Discourse)
9.00 a.m. - R. Kashyap Mahesh (Vocal)
10.30 a.m. - Jugalbandi - Sriram Parasuram and Anuradha Sriram (Vocal)
1.00 p.m. - Subathra Marimuthu (Dance)
2.45 p.m. - Harini Krishnan (Vocal)
4.45 p.m. - P. Unnikrishnan (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Shubha Mudgal (Vocal)

Dec. 24, 2011 - Saturday
7.00 a.m. - B. Suchitra (Harikatha)
9.00 a.m. - Abhimithra (Dance)
10.30 a.m. - R. Prasanna (Guitar)
1.00 p.m. - Vinisha Kathiravan (Dance)
2.45 p.m. - Vibrations - Ensemble by Thiruvarur Vaidyanathan
4.45 p.m. - Priya Sisters (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Sudha Ragunathan (Vocal)

Dec. 25, 2011 - Sunday
7.00 a.m. - Damal Ramakrishnan (Discourse)
9.00 a.m. - Manjula Ramasamy (Dance)
10.30 a.m. - Sikkil C. Gurucharan (Vocal)
1.00 p.m. - Meenakshi Raghavan (Dance)
2.45 p.m. - Shoba Chandrasekar (Vocal)
4.45 p.m. - Aruna Sairam (Vocal)
7.30 p.m. - Hindustani music - Amjad Ali Khan (Sarod)