<p>It was truly a unique musical experience with some of the best musicians from across the country performing under one roof. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Teen Prahar concert brought together the best musicians from the <br />classical, Hindustani and Carnatic genres. <br /><br />The concert that lasted for more than five hours had each musician play exclusive compositions for about an hour and half each. <br /><br />The audience comprised music lovers, musicians and those who followed the work of the musicians who had come to perform. <br /><br />The evening opened with Devaki Pandit, a Hindustani vocalist who sang, among her own compositions, popular ragas from the Hindustani strains. <br /><br />She switched with ease between high pitches and low and performed in perfect coordination with the accompanists. <br /><br />This was followed by a performance by young sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee who worked around the theme of Indian ragas. <br /><br />He began with Latangi ragas, which was from heroic mood and soon switched <br />to a romantic mode. <br /><br />Talking about his experience of performing at the concert, Purbayan said, <br />“You have more freedom to experiment in Indian classical music than in jazz. <br /><br />I improvise a lot on stage and never conform to a set pattern. Classical music <br />is like a painting which looks and feels different from different angles.” <br /><br />Purbayan feels that classical music is more innovative today, with <br />people turning to music not only as an art form but for therapeutic purposes as well.<br /><br />This was followed by a performance by T M Krishna, a Carnatic vocalist who is <br />also known to improvise a lot on stage. <br /><br />He is popular for his lively renditions and this concert too was no exception. <br />He performed a few of his own compositions. <br /><br />“I am most comfortable with the audience in Bangalore. I always get a warm <br />response and it’s a pleasure returning to perform for the well-informed music lovers of this City,” he said. <br /><br />The programme concluded with a performance by Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and his students. <br /><br />This was indeed a perfect ending to a mesmerising evening. <br /><br />There were a few people in the audience who sat through the entire five-hour performance and they said that they were treated to an array of styles. <br /><br />Shamal Sunder, a member of the audience said, “I came here to listen to T M Krishna but it was a pleasure to sit through all the other performance.” <br /></p>
<p>It was truly a unique musical experience with some of the best musicians from across the country performing under one roof. <br /><br /></p>.<p>The Teen Prahar concert brought together the best musicians from the <br />classical, Hindustani and Carnatic genres. <br /><br />The concert that lasted for more than five hours had each musician play exclusive compositions for about an hour and half each. <br /><br />The audience comprised music lovers, musicians and those who followed the work of the musicians who had come to perform. <br /><br />The evening opened with Devaki Pandit, a Hindustani vocalist who sang, among her own compositions, popular ragas from the Hindustani strains. <br /><br />She switched with ease between high pitches and low and performed in perfect coordination with the accompanists. <br /><br />This was followed by a performance by young sitarist Purbayan Chatterjee who worked around the theme of Indian ragas. <br /><br />He began with Latangi ragas, which was from heroic mood and soon switched <br />to a romantic mode. <br /><br />Talking about his experience of performing at the concert, Purbayan said, <br />“You have more freedom to experiment in Indian classical music than in jazz. <br /><br />I improvise a lot on stage and never conform to a set pattern. Classical music <br />is like a painting which looks and feels different from different angles.” <br /><br />Purbayan feels that classical music is more innovative today, with <br />people turning to music not only as an art form but for therapeutic purposes as well.<br /><br />This was followed by a performance by T M Krishna, a Carnatic vocalist who is <br />also known to improvise a lot on stage. <br /><br />He is popular for his lively renditions and this concert too was no exception. <br />He performed a few of his own compositions. <br /><br />“I am most comfortable with the audience in Bangalore. I always get a warm <br />response and it’s a pleasure returning to perform for the well-informed music lovers of this City,” he said. <br /><br />The programme concluded with a performance by Pt Hariprasad Chaurasia and his students. <br /><br />This was indeed a perfect ending to a mesmerising evening. <br /><br />There were a few people in the audience who sat through the entire five-hour performance and they said that they were treated to an array of styles. <br /><br />Shamal Sunder, a member of the audience said, “I came here to listen to T M Krishna but it was a pleasure to sit through all the other performance.” <br /></p>
