Maharagapuram Gandharva

Wednesday, July 29, 2026

Concert schedule of Maharajapuram S.Ganesh Viswanathan for August 2026

Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust TWO- DAY Vocal Veena Venu Music Festival - August 9 & 11 2026

Two day Vocal Veena Venu Music Festival

Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust is organising a Vocal-Veena-Venu Music Festival at Ganamritha Hall, Mandaveli, on 9^th & 11^thAugust 2026. The music festival will feature concerts in the Morning and Evening sessions by 25 Musicians.

The Festival Showcases Concerts of Swathi Srikrishna, Sowmya, S.P.Ramh & Pavithra Mahesh, Mudikondan Ramesh, J.B.Sruthisagar, Aditi Sudarshan, Nagai M.Sudharshan and Prapancham Balachandar.

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Saturday, July 18, 2026

Audio & Video Links – Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series –-“Rudrapatna Music Festival” Concert – May 22nd 2026 – Episode 2

About the Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series Initiative

For those of us who love the idea of the sabha but cannot always spare two hours, this series is a beginning. Each episode takes a live concert . The kind where the air in the hall changes when the artist finds a phrase and distils it within twenty minutes. A thread of an alapana. A niraval that lifts off unexpectedly. A moment when the mridangam answers a question the vocalist did not know they were asking.

You may not recognise every raga. You do not need to. You may not know what a thani avartanam is. That is completely fine. The music will find you exactly where you are.

This is not a documentary. This is not a lecture. This is a concert. Ten minutes of one. And if it does what we hope it does, ten minutes will not feel like nearly enough.

Welcome. Press play.

About the Second Episode – 19^th July 2026 - –-“Rudrapatna Music Festival” Concert Concert by Maharajapuram S.Ganesh Viswanathan on May 22^nd 2026

In this episode, vocalist Maharajapuram S Ganesh Viswanathan presents a soulful Carnatic music concert as part of the 23rd Annual Music Festival of Rudrapatna Sangeetha Grama, held at the sacred Sri Rama Mandira, Sangeetha Grama, Rudrapatna, Karnataka.

The concert opens with a brisk Sree Ragam Varnam and moves through a beautiful spread of ragas — from the joyous Hamsadhwani and the rare Kannada Gowla, to an elaborate and evocative Pantuvarali alapana leading into Thyagaraja's "Shambho Mahadeva." The concert's emotional core unfolds through a standalone Mohanam alapana and a richly detailed Shanmukhapriya exploration, culminating in R.K. Padmanabha's "Saradhe Visharadhe." The concert draws to a gentle close with Purandaradasa's "Samudhrava Naa Kandu" in Raga Behag.

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YouTube Link -– Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series –-“Rudrapatna Music Festival” Concert – Episode 2

Mix cloud Link - Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Audio Series –-“Rudrapatna Music Festival” Concert – Episode 2

Artist Details

Maharajapuram S.Ganesh Viswanathan – Vocal

B.K.Raghu – Violin

Phanindra Bhaskara – Mridangam

B.S.Raghunandan – Ghatam

Date & Time of the Concert : May 22^nd 2026 10:30 AM

Venue of the Concert : Sri Rama Mandira Sangeetha Grama Rudrapatna Arkalgud Taluk Haasan District Karnataka

Saturday, June 13, 2026

Audio & Video Links – Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series – “Sangeetha Sharade” Concert - Episode 1

About the Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series Initiative

For those of us who love the idea of the sabha but cannot always spare two hours, this series is a beginning. Each episode takes a live concert . The kind where the air in the hall changes when the artist finds a phrase and distils it into ten minutes. A thread of an alapana. A niraval that lifts off unexpectedly. A moment when the mridangam answers a question the vocalist did not know they were asking.

You may not recognise every raga. You do not need to. You may not know what a thani avartanam is. That is completely fine. The music will find you exactly where you are.

This is not a documentary. This is not a lecture. This is a concert. Ten minutes of one. And if it does what we hope it does, ten minutes will not feel like nearly enough.

Welcome. Press play.

YouTube Link -– Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series –-“Sangeetha Sharade” Concert – Episode 1

Mix cloud Link - Maharagapuram Gandharva’s Concert in a Capsule Video Series – “Sangeetha Sharade” Concert – Episode 1

About the Inaugural Episode – 14^th June 2026 - -“Sangeetha Sharade” Concert by Maharajapuram S.Ganesh Viswanathan on June 5^th 2026

Snippets from my recital for the “Sangeetha Sharade” concert series, hosted by the Sringeri Sharada Peetham with the Blessings of Ubhaya Jagadgurus of Dakshinaamnaaya Sri Sri Sringeri Sharadha peetam ,Jagadguru Sankaracharya Sri.Sri.Bharathi Theertha Maha Sannidhanam, Jagadguru Sankaracharya Sri.Sri.Vidhu Shekara Bharathi Sri Sannidhanam , have been arranged to give you the taste of a concert experience.

A bhajan in mellow Saramati sets the tone of bhakthi. Guru sthuthis follow a guessing game – is it about different Gurus, or are they all sung in the praise of one Guru; wait, are the ragas same too? If you are not into trivia and are just soaking the guru tattva, then “Dayarani” in Mohanam takes you deeper into that space. The tempo changes with some energetic Oothukadu songs.

This offering is a ten-minute capsule capturing an entire kutcheri experience for you to enjoy in your personal comfort space. I’ll leave you with Thiruvalluvar’s words: Sevvikku unavuilladha podhu, siridhu vayitrikkum eeya padum (The mind's primary nourishment comes from listening)

Artist Details

Maharajapuram S.Ganesh Viswanathan – Vocal

Chithoor V.Bargava Vignesh – Violin

Kumbakonam Ramakrishnan – Mridangam

Date & Time of the Concert : June 5^th 2026 6:30 PM

Venue of the Concert : Sringeri Bharathi Vidhyashram ( Affiliated to Sringeri Sankar Math)

21/11 Venkatnarayana Road T.Nagar Chennai – 600017