The second of Milap’s double header in their Summer series saw us enjoy… Songs of the Luminous Heart at the Philharmonic Music Room. “Featuring voice, esraj, harp and tabla, a luminous meeting of Indian and European classical and folk traditions, Songs of the Luminous Heart brings … Continue reading Philharmonic Music Room – Songs of the Luminous Heart
On a very hot evening in the Philharmonic’s air conditioned Music Room… As part of Milap’s Summer series we were treated to one of the leading Carnatic flautists of his generation: J. A. Jayant Celebrated for his rich tone, lyrical expression and imaginative improvisation he was … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – J.A. Jayant, RN Prakash & Kousic Sen
I swung by the Capstone Theatre to get a fix of indo-Jazz which was part of the Liverpool International Jazz Festival. As part of the Milap spring season, I was treated to the wonderful Piano playing of Zoe Rahman and @arunghoshmusic’s brilliant Clarinet sounds. We … Continue readingCapstone – Zoe Rahman and Arun Ghosh
Another Milap presentation as part of the part of the Indika 2025 festival and another unique combination of instruments to produce a wonderful listening experience for us; An extraordinary fusion of musical traditions, where Indian music met contemporary guitar In the first half, acclaimed sarod maestro … Continue readingTung Auditorium – Resonance – Strings Across Borders
A treat for the ears at the Music room as part of the Indika 2025 festival; Presented my Milap Carnatic (South Indian classical) music like never before. “A Carnatic Quartet brings together four trailblazing artists – Shreya Devnath (violin), Mylai M Karthikeyan (nadhaswaram), Praveen Sparsh (mridangam), and … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – Together by a Carnatic Quartet
This was my 3rd Indian dance experience at this year’s marvellous Indika 2025 festival; Presented my Milap. Wonderful show and great to photograph too! Stories of the Ramayana Performed by Upahaar Dance Company (London) Graceful, expressive, and full of storytelling magic — this vibrant performance brings to … Continue readingUnity – Stories of the Ramayana by Upahaar Dance Company
As part of the Indika 2025 festival, presented my Milap, the Stringmasters played at the acoustic perfection that is the Tung Auditorium Anil Srinivasan anilsrinivasan, an award winning Indian pianist, and Dr Jayanthi Kumaresh jayanthiveena, a virtuoso of the Saraswathi Veena, have forged a remarkable musical … Continue readingTung Auditorium – The Stringmasters
The Idea of God Is He the creator, or is He my creation? Does God reside in art, or is art a path to the divine? Do I seek Him… or is SHE already within me? Makes ya think doesn’t it? A wonderful night of … Continue readingUnity – The Idea of God by Dr. Apoorva Jayaraman
Another unique blend of instruments listened to at the immersive Philharmonic Music Room Milap and Liverpool Philharmonic Hall presented the Rohan Roy Collective as part of the Indika 2025 festival; A bold fusion of Indian classical and contemporary sound was advertised and it certainly hit the … Continue readingPhilharmonic Music Room – Rohan Roy Collective
Inspired by the timeless figure of Krishna, Dancing the Divine is a journey through love, longing, and surrender — a personal exploration of devotion, presence, and the unseen. In this intimate solo, Sanjukta Sinha draws from recent work that reflects a quiet, internal dialogue with the idea … Continue readingUnity – Dancing with the Divine – Sanjukta Sinha