Attended concert of Shri. Satish Krishnamurthy (Carnatic percussion) accompanied by Shivkumar (Violin) on 5th Apr 2015 in Chembur, Mumbai. I attended the concert with Ravi. This concert was part of 'Sangeet Samrat Alladiya Khan music festival 2015'.
Concert started with a shlokam composed by the great Vikku Vinayakram, followed by a poem for Mridangam, followed by very famous 'Maha Ganapati' composed by Muttuswami Dixitar in Aaditalam.
Then they presented a Kriti by Saint Tyagraja in Raagam Kapi (Hindustani equivalent Kafi)
Then he played Shiva panchakshar stuti (शिव पंचाक्षर स्तुती) by Adi Shankaracharya. He played it in 5 jatis (जाती) and then improvised.
Then they played Raaga-Thanam-Pallavi (RTP), the centerpiece of Carnatic music concert, in Raagam Shanmugapriya. This RTP was composed by the violinist Shivkumar. Pallavi was in Aadi taalam and they also presented Raagmala and Sawal-Jawab.
Concert ended with two solo pieces. First was a Ghatam solo and last was a Mridangam solo. Artists received biggest applause of the festival at the end.
Satish played Mridangam, Ghatam, Kanjira. However he did not play them one after another. He played them together deftly switching from one instrument to another without breaking the rhythm. Though Mridangam was the principal percussion instrument of the concert, he played all of them with equal authority. He is versatile. Shivkumar also plays very good violin. Not only that, he also is a composer.
The duration of concert was about 1.5 hr. Since the concert was scheduled on a Sunday at 8.45 am, the attendance was on lower side of @ 75 in the beginning but increased to full house later on. There was a gaffe by organizers as the concert was advertised as Ghatam concert.
An innovative and excellent concert. Entertainment rating 9/10.
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