Noted sitar exponent Purbayan Chatterjee talks about his inspirations and experiments.

Rang-Sangam brought different forms of dance and music on one stage.

Acclaimed violinist Elmira Darvarova cherishes her visits to India and speaks of her encounters with Indian classical music.

The scions of hoary legacies, Ustad Rashid Khan and Ustad Shahid Parvez Khan, will perform at the opening concert of The Hindu November Fest on November 17

Eric Martin, frontman of American rock band Mr. Big, who was in the city recently, tells DEEPA ALEXANDER how he found music and how India found him

Listen to Masala Coffee blend musical genres at The Hindu November Fest

The Trivandrum Centre for Performing Arts opens on a high note with a Western classical music programme in Thiruvananthapuram on Saturday

What does Chi Udaka bring to The Hindu November Fest? Here’s what show co-creators Ian Cleworth and Anandavalli and Shakuhachi Grand Master Riley Lee say

Jonita Gandhi has a lot on her plate, from recording for movies to performing live gigs, but she looks forward to a time when she can write her own music

It’s Ustad Bismillah Khan’s birth centenary, and the shehnai is back in focus. The author talks about how the instrument has been an integral part of film music in the South

Up-and-coming musicians regaled the audience with different forms of classical music at the National music festival in Palakkad.

Chandrasekharan and Bharathi’s concert was a connoisseur’s treat.

Veena artiste Padmavathi presented a scholarly rendition of Dikshitar’s compositions.

Akriti, Sukriti and Prakriti will perform on November 20 at The Hindu November Fest

The Guru Kelucharan Mohapatra Award Festival featured artists from across the country.

Berliner Philharmoniker’s, ‘Digital Concert Hall’, screened recently, revisited timeless Hollywood title tracks.

Radha Bhaskar talks about the various aspects of kriti

David Kilowsky on the bond between music and meditation.

As tabla maestro Pandit Sanjay Mukherjee opens up on his delightful second innings, Meena Banerjee takes notes.

In a freewheeling conversation, Vidushi Ashwini Bhide Deshpande tells Manjari Sinha what makes her performance an emotional experience.

The 3rd Shimla Classical Music Festival saw some of the finest musicians showcasing commendable execution of intricate compositions.

London-based Ikonika is in Bengaluru with a sonic palette which includes everything from house and grim to hip-hop, techno, synthpop and dubstep

Soprano Ashwati Parameshwar traces her journey in music

Shekhawati Utsav proves that there is more to Rajasthan than forts, desert and camels.

Rajiv Menon talks about how ragas and legends of Carnatic music have inspired him as a filmmaker. Renuka Suryanarayan writes.

Arijit Mahalanabis’s workshop dealt with order and presentation in Hindustani music.

Listen to James Hetfield in full metal glory belting out the song with a tiny clarinet.

With veterans like Pandit Jasraj and Gaansaraswati Kishori Amonkar in full flow, the soul of music was captured eloquently at the Surshree Kesarbai Kerkar Festival held at Goa recently.

Leading musicians come together for the sound track of Humans of Someone, directed by Sumesh Lal

The hit singer talks about how tunes have ruled his life

Festival of India@75 brought together stalwart musicians to celebrate the freedom of musical expression

T.V. Sankaranarayanan, who passed away recently, held aloft the Madurai Mani Iyer bani and great musical values

A native of Tirunelveli, Subbu Arumugam was brought to Chennai by the late comedian N.S. Krishnan to popularise Gandhiji’s life story; he was conferred with Padma Shri in 2021

Aayana Dance Company’s hour-long Bharatanatyam dance presentation captivates the audience in Visakhapatnam. The event was an initiative of Paramparaa Foundation

The sixth edition of the Mahindra Kabira Festival underlined the relevance of Kabir in modern times

Here is the first of the Music Season quiz:

How Carnatic vocalist Saketharaman is taking the veedhi bhajan tradition to the younger generation

Nadaka says the geet-taar, with its integration of four instruments, helps him play the nuances and micro-tones of Carnatic music.

Infused with influences from Brazilian Baile Funk, Bollywood and hints of other regional Indian musical influences, Tesher says he wanted to create a song that would sound familiar to people across cultures