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

Indian Ocean on surviving two decades and rising above their lows

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

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

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.

Vidwan Nellai D. Kannan details the techniques needed to accompany a dance performance

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

Radha Bhaskar talks about the various aspects of kriti

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.

Vocalist Ramakrishna Murthy brought out the emotive layers of compositions at a recent performance in New Delhi.

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.

Jayateerth Mevundi and M. Narmada tried to establish a voice-violin connect.

‘Veenai’ Ramjee was known for his specially-crafted string instruments.

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

Folk singer Prahlad Singh Tipanya is living Kabir’s philosophy

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