The 92nd annual south Indian music conference and festival of The Indian Fine Arts Society will be held from Dec. 18 to 31, 2024.
Venue: Ethiraja Kalyana Nilayam, 87, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 18
Concerts are tickets. The season donor passes can be purchased from the venue or at https://www.mdnd.in/ Contact: +91 99401 52520
The Schedule: Click here or on the image below for full schedule
Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha (Vani Mahal) hosts its 45th Iyal Isai Nataka Vizha from Dec. 9, 2024 to Jan 15, 2025.
At Vani Mahal, G.N. Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai -17
The evening concerts at 6.30 pm are ticketed.
Other concerts during the day are free to attend.
The schedule: Click here or the image below for the full schedule
The annual music festival of RMT Samskruti will be held between Nov. 29 to Dec. 6, 2024
Venue: The Madras Sanskrit College Auditorium, 4 Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai - 4
At 6 pm daily. Admission free.
The schedule:
Nov 29, 2024 - Bharat Sundar - Vocal, Sreelakshmi Bhat - Violin, Kishore Ramesh - Mridangam
Nov. 30, 2024 - Deepika Varadarajan - Vocal, C S Chinmayee - Violin, Kumbakonam Swaminathan - Mridangam
Dec. 1, 2024 - Sai Vignesh - Vocal, Gyandev Pappu - Violin, A V Manikandan - Mridangam
Dec. 2, 2024 - Shubha Santosh - Veena, A S Ranganathan - Mridangam, N Rajaraman - Ghatam
Dec. 3, 2024 - Deepika & Nandhika - Vocal, C.S. Chinmayee - Violin, Aduthurai Guruprasadh - Mridangam
Dec. 4, 2024 - Sanath Kumar Naibhi - Violin, Sai Vamsi - Mridangam, N Karthik Pranav - Morsing
Dec. 5, 2024 - Hari Kishan - Vocal, Sivateja Mallajosyula - Violin, Rohith - Mridangam
Dec. 6, 2024 - Pravin Pandit - Saxophone, M Vijay - Violin, Ambur Padmanabhan - Mridangam, Thiruvallikeni Shekar - Tavil
The Margazhi Mela by Sastra Satsangh will be held from Dec. 16, 2024 to Jan. 14, 2025
Venue: SASTRA Chenna Campus, AVM Road, Vadapalani, Chennai (Behind AVM Theatre)
The concerts are free to attend. Seating on a first-come-first-served basis.
Schedule: Click here or on the image below to know the full schedule
The morning lecture-demonstration sessions at Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha are events that attract rasikas, musicians and scholars for the variety of topics that are discussed.
The sessions are free to attend.
The schedule:
The lecture-demonstrations and the academic sessions of the Music Academy are held in the mornings at the Mini Hall (Kasturi Srinivasan Hall on the days of the December annual conference between Dec. 16, 2024 and Jan. 1, 2025
The sessions are free to attend. Admission is on a first-come-first-served basis.
Schedule:
Dec. 16, 2024
8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. – Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. – Vidvan RK Shriramkumar with Vidvan P Dakshinamurti, tambura maker – The Raga adhara – Tambura
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Chinnamannur Vidvan Dr A Vijay Karthikeyan, Idumbavanam Vidvan V Prakash Ilayaraja Raga unlimited: Nadasvaram bani
Dec. 17, 2024
8.00 a.m – 8.20 a.m. – Music Performance By Students of the Advanced School of Carnatic Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m – 9.05 a.m. – Dr Ritha Rajan – Encapsulating a Raga: Varnamettu
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Dr V Premalatha – Raga descriptions in the Brhaddesi of Matanga
Dec. 18, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr R Hemalatha – Similar Phraseologies in Non-Allied Raga-s
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 – 10.05 a.m. – Dr A Ramanathan – இழப்பின் வலியும் வலியின் இழப்பும் – ஒப்பாரிப் பாடல்களை முன்வைத்து
Dec. 19, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan P. Rajagopal and Dr Hanne M. de Bruin – Kuttu Raga-s: Evoking the character
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Professor Naresh Keerthi – Between Page and Stage: Raga and Raga Music in Classical Literary Sources
Dec. 20, 2024
8.05 – 9.35 a.m. – Panel Discussion – Vidvan MA Sundareswaran, Dr Pantula Rama and Dr Subhashini Parthasarathy – Hindustani raga-s in the Karnatik repertory
Dec. 21, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr Arathi Rao – An examination of ālāpa and ṭhāya
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr Neena Prasad – Evocative Expressions of Mohiniyattam using Karnatik Music
Dec. 22, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr K Srilatha Mysterious Medieval transformations – Ragas Āharī and Ābhērī
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan K Arun Prakash accompanied by Vidushi Brindha Manickavasakam (vocal), Vidvan N Madan Mohan (violin) – Accompanying a raga – A percussive perspective
Dec. 23, 2024
8.05 a.m. – 9.35 a.m. : Panel Discussion – Vidvan Bharath Sundar, Vidvan G Ravikiran and Vidushi Sriranjani Santhanagopalan – Lakshana and Lakshya: A contested relationship
Dec. 24, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan Nedumbally Ram Mohan and Vidushi Meera Ram Mohan – The Abhinaya Sangitam of Kathakali: The blend of Raga and Bhava
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidushi Amritha Murali – Raga’s changing nature across compositional forms
Dec. 25, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr S Sowmya – Understanding a Raga through the interpretations of T Brinda and Dr S Ramanathan
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr RS Jayalakshmi – Notations for Niraval by Kallidaikurichi Vedanta Bhagavatar
Dec. 26, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.00 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Tiruvarur Bakthavatsalam with Valangaiman Vidvan Navaneetha Krishnan, Mridangam Maker – A Tuned Mridangam
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Ms Subhashree Thanikalachalam – Raga-s in 70mm – A Cinematic identity
Dec. 27, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Sangita Kalanidhi designate TM Krishna – Conceptualising an Abstract Raga
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan Gururaj Marpally with Prof Deepa Ganesh, accompanied by Vidvan Shashikiran Manipal Bhagavath (vocal), Vidvan Koodli Devadas Rao (Maddalam) and Vidvan Nagaraj Barkur (Chende) – Staging Music: The unique case of Yakshagana
Dec. 28, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidvan HK Narasimhamoorthy – Teaching Manodharma Sangita on the violin
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidvan Satyasheel Deshpande Dhun: Kumar Gandharva’s reimagination of Raga – A Centenary Tribute
Dec. 29, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh – Tana: Its impact on raga grammar and aesthetics
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Dr M Elumalai – கானா பாடல்கள் : விளிம்புநிலை மக்களின் பண்பாட்டு அடையாளம்
Dec. 30, 2024
Lecdem 1 : 8.05 a.m. – 8.50 a.m. – Vidushi Sr Margaret Bastin – Sarva Samarasa Kirtanaigalum Sanmargak Kirtanaigalum
Lecdem 2 : 9.05 a.m. – 9.50 a.m. – Vidushi Geetha Raja – Raga-s as expressed in Padams and Javalis
Dec. 31, 2024
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. – Winners in Devotional Music Competition – Devotional Music
Lecdem 1 : 8.20 a.m. – 9.05 a.m. – Vidvan Parassala Ravi – Tala Laya Sampradayam, Jaati, Nadai, Gathi and Jathi
Lecdem 2 : 9.20 a.m. – 10.05 a.m. – Thiruvaiyyaru Brothers Vidvan S Narasimhan and Vidvan S Venkatesan – Raga-s in Melattur Bhagavata Mela
Jan. 01, 2025
8.00 a.m. – 8.20 a.m. – Runners up in Devotional Music Competition – Devotional Music
8.25 a.m. – 9.25 a.m. – Open House
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The Silver Jubilee of the very popular Margazhi Maha Utsavam is celebrated this year. The series of concerts include a two-day musiCarnival and special concerts.
As in the past, the concerts are thematic.
Daily two concerts. Admission free. Seating on a First-Come-First-Served basis.
Venue: Hamsadhwani Youth Hostel Auditorium, Indira Nagar, Chennai 20
The concerts will be telecast on Star Vijay TV channel from Dec. 16 onwards.
The schedule: Click here / the image below
Celebrating a grand Golden Jubilee year, Kartik Fine Arts presents a month-long December festival from Dec. 1, 2024 to Jan. 3, 2025
The venue is Nadara Gana Sabha, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai -18 till Dec. 12, 2024.
From Dec. 13, 2024, the festival moves to Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, East Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai - 4.
As part of the events, Natya Darshan, a two-day dance festival will be held on Dec. 14 & 15, 2024. Lecture demonstrations and performances by leading artists and groups are scheduled during these two days.
The events and concerts at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall during the day are open to all and not ticketed. The evening concerts and dance recitals at the main hall are ticketed events.
Season tickets and individual event tickets can be purchased at https://www.mdnd.in/SeasonTickets/OrganizerLandingPage?ci=101&r_id=2352
Click here for the schedule: Kartik Fine Arts Festival 2024
Or on the image below for full schedule:
A series of thematic concerts by young and seasoned vidwans and vidushis is a new addition to Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha's December events this year.
The series is on from Nov. 30 to Dec. 7, 2024.
At Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz Church Road, Mylapore, Chennai 4
Admission is free to all the concerts.
Schedule:
The December music festival Sangeetha Raga Mahothsavam hosted by Naadhabrahmam will take place from Dec 19 to 25, 2024.
Venue: Gowri Hall, Arya Gowda Road, West Mambalam, Chennai 33
The Schedule:
The music festival of Asthika Samajam begins on Nov. 28, 2024 and goes on till Dec. 6, 2024.
Venue: Asthika Samajam, Naimisaranya mandapam, 14/ New no. 2, Venus Colony 1st Street, Alwarpet, Chennai 18
Admission free for all the concerts.
The Schedule:
Nov. 28, 2024
4.30 pm - Prarthana Sai Narasimhan - Vocal, P Akshaya Hari - Violin, Ajeet Sridhar - Mridangam
6.30 pm - Prince Rama Varma - Vocal, L Ramakrishnan - Violin, Arjun Ganesh - Mridangam
Nov. 29, 2024
4.30 pm - Sudha Iyer and Srividhya Iyer - Vocal, Mantha Sri Ramya - Violin, Akshay Ram - Mridangam
6.30 pm - Amritha Murali - Vocal, Sruti Sarathy - Violin, N.C. Bharadwaj - Mridangam, S. Krishna - Ghatam
Nov. 30, 2024
4.30 pm - Chandramana S Sajeev - Vocal, Pakala Ramadas - Violin, B. Ganapathyraman - Mridangam, C.S. Venkataramanan - Kanjira
6.30 pm - Palghat R Ramprasad - Vocal, L. Ramakrishnan - Violin, Sai Giridhar - Mridangam, Sunil Kumar - Kanjira
Dec. 1, 2024
4.30 pm - Sriya Srinivas & Sreeja Srinivas - Vocal, Saketh Pantula - Violin, Pazhani Balaji - Mridangam
6.30 pm - Sherthalai R Renganatha Sharma - Vocal, B.U. Ganeshprasad - Violin, Trichur C Narendran - Mridangam, H. Sivaramakrishnan - Ghatam
Dec. 2, 2024
4.30 pm - Kruthi Bhat - Vocal, M. Vijay - Violin, Poongulam Subramanian - Mridangam
6.30 pm - Vignesh Ishwar - Vocal, S. Hemalatha - Violin, Sumesh Narayanan - Mridangam, Sai Subramanian - Morsing
Dec. 3, 2024
4.30 pm - Sunil R Gargyan - Vocal, Bombay R Madhavan - Violin, Akshay Ram - Mridangam, Hariharasubramanian - Ghatam
6.30 pm - K.S. Vishnudev - Vocal, Kamalakiran Vinjamuri - Violin, Neyveli R Narayanan - Mridangam, B.S. Purushothaman - Mridangam
Dec. 4, 2024
4.30 pm - Srivihya Vasudevan - Vocal, Pappu Gyanadev - Violin, Suriya Nambisan - Mridangam
6.30 pm - O.S. Arun - Vocal, Kandadevi Vijayaraghavan - Violin, Kumbakonam Saravanan - Mridangam, Adambakkam Shankar - Ghatam, Kudanthai Balaji Sairam - Morsing
Dec. 5, 2024
4.30 pm - Mathangi Kailashnath - Vocal, Haritha Narayanan - Violin, Suriya Nambisan - Mridangam
6.30 pm - S. Mahathi - Vocal, R. Raghul - Violin, N.C. Bharadwaj - Mridangam, Trichy Krishnaswamy - Ghatam
Dec. 6, 2024
4.30 pm - Sangeetha Swaminathan - Vocal, B. Ananthakrishnan - Violin, M.S. Venkatasubramaniam - Mridangam, Madipakkam Murali - Ghatam
6.30 pm - Papanasam Ashok Ramani - Vocal, B.U. Ganesh Prasad - Violin, Thiruvarur Bakthavatsalam - Mridangam, K.V. Gopalakrishnan - Kanjira
The 71st annual Arts Festival of Kalakshetra will be on from Dec 23 2024 to Jan 2, 2025.
The festival events include music concerts and dance recitals. The festival will be held at Kalakshetra's beautiful campus at Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai 41.
Visit https://www.kalakshetra.in/ for tickets and online booking
The schedule:
The concerts of Sunaadalahari are hosted at a garden amphitheatre, which makes a different listening experience.
This year's Margazhi Music Season of this organisation will be held from Nov. 29 to Dec. 9, 2024 and the series continues from Dec. 26 to 29, 2024.
Contact +91 9344535941 for the season pass.
Refer to the poster below for more information:
Schedule : PDF here
Throughout the year, Naada Inbam hosts numerous concerts, but the December Music Festival stands out. It showcases a rich tapestry of authentic yesteryear sangeetham while providing a platform for promising young talents.
Venue: Raga Sudha Hall, Luz Avenue, Mylapore
Many concerts are live-streamed on Parivadini's YouTube channel, subject to artistes' consent.
Admission: All concerts are free. Arrive early to secure your seat!
Donations are warmly welcomed and are eligible for tax exemption under Section 80G of the Income Tax Act. Contact: K. Jayalakshmi, Convener, Phone: 99401 97993
Schedule: (Click here for PDF)
Every November and December, Madhuradhwani presents its signature Music Festival, bringing together the finest talents in a celebration of classical music. This year’s festival promises to continue the tradition of excellence.
Admission: All concerts are free for everyone! What more could a rasika ask for?
Venue: Arkay Convention Centre, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai – 4
The organization warmly welcomes voluntary donations from rasikas to support its efforts in promoting classical music.
The Schedule (Click here for PDF):
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Chennai Kendra, in association with the South Zone Cultural Centre, is hosting the Annual Margazhi Music Festival this year. Here are the event details:
Schedule:
The 36th edition of Margazhi Mahotsav hosted by Bharat Kalachar will be held between Dec. 15, 2024 to Jan. 17, 2025.
Venue: YGP Auditorium, Thirumalai Pillai Road, T Nagar. Chennai -17
Tickets can be purchased at https://in.bookmyshow.com/venue/bharat-kalachar-chennai/BKLC
Schedule: (Click on the image for a larger picture)
The 98th annual concerts of The Music Academy, Chennai will take place from Dec 15, 2024 to Jan. 1, 2025
The concerts will be held at the TTK Auditorium, The Music Academy, New No. 168 (Old No.306), T.T.K. Road, Chennai – 600 014.
The evening concerts at 4 pm and 6.45 pm are tickets. For other concerts, seats are on first-cum-first-served basis.
The Schedule: (Click on the image to view PDF)
The 68th Margazhi Music Festival of Sri Krishna Gana Sabha will be held from Dec. 13, 2024 to Jan. 2, 2025.
At Krishna Gana Sabha Auditorium, T. Nagar, Chennai
The evening concerts are ticketed and for tickets, visit:
https://www.krishnaganasabha.org/margazhi_mela_ticket
Schedule: (Click on the images for a PDF file)
MadRasana Festival 2024 will be held at M.S. Subbulakshmi Arangam, Asian College of Journalism, Taramani, Chennai.
Following the positive response to last year’s final concert, which was held without microphones, MadRasana has opted to present this year’s entire festival in a mic-less format.
Season tickets and individual concert tickets are available for purchase at: https://madrasana.com/ or https://tikkl.com/madrasana/c/madfest2024
FULL CONCERT LINEUP: (Click on the image for a larger picture)
Mudhra announces its 30th Year Fine Arts Festival, taking place from December 1 to December 29, 2024. This event will be inaugurated on December 1 at Vani Mahal Mini Hall at 4:30 p.m., featuring a special awards ceremony honouring contributors to the arts.
This year’s festival concerts will be online, allowing audiences worldwide to enjoy the performances via Paalam TV and YouTube.
Mudhra invites supporters to contribute with a suggested donation of ₹2,900 or USD 150, which provides access to all festival concerts for 29 days. Full details about the concert lineup and donation process are included in the poster below:
Schedule: (Click on the image to view a larger picture)
Chennai Fine Arts presents its 22nd Annual Music Festival from December 21 to 31, 2024, at Srinivasa Sastri Hall, Luz, Chennai. The concerts are free and open to all music enthusiasts.
Schedule: Click on the image to view the large image for clarity
Charsur Arts Foundation presents the 2024 December Season Music Festival, embracing this year’s theme, "Kaavyam". Running from December 15 to December 31, the festival honors the creative minds whose compositions blend devotion, language, and poetic brilliance, shaping the unique landscape of Carnatic music.
This season, the concerts will explore "Perceiving the Divine through Compositions," spotlighting the profound ways composers capture spirituality and the divine through music and poetry.
Enjoy the festival live at
Sri Ramanujar Millennium Hall in Mylapore, Chennai.
Or stream it online via the Charsur OTT platform, where the performances will remain accessible for one year following the event.
For tickets for live and online concerts, you can book tickets at https://charsurartsfoundation.org/kaavyam-2024/
Schedule: (Click on the image for a larger picture for clarity)
