Raji Gopalakrishnan, Nadopasana

Raji Gopalakrishnan - Dr. Hemalatha - Neyveli Skandasubramanian - Madipakkam Murali

Nadopasana, PS School
1 Feb 10. 6:30 pm

varNam - kalyANa vasantam - Adi - TMT
sarasIruhAsana priyE - nATTai - Adi - PDI (S)
rAju veDala - tODi - rUpakam - T (RNS)
mAnamulEdhA - hamIr kalyANi - Adi - T (R)
srI chakra rAja nilayE - sivashakti - Adi - GNB (RS)
rENukA dEvi - kannaDa bangALa - rUpakam - MD
pAlincu kAmAkshi - madhyamAvati - Adi - SS (RNST)

I happened to hear the concert standing outside the hall. Good concert. The todi was measured. The hamIr kalyANi was really nice to hear. The madhyamavati was well handled. The accompanists were all good as well.

Raji Gopalakrishnan, Hamsadwani

Raji Gopalakrishnan - Kumbakonam M R Gopinath - Chertalai R Ananthakrishnan

Hamsadwani, Youth Hostel Lawns.
19 March 09. 6:15 pm

viribhONi ninnEkOri - bhairavi - aTa - PA
mahAgaNapatim - nATTai - Adi - MD (S)
raghuvara nannu - pantuvarALi - Adi - T (RNS)
Ananda naTana prakAsham - kEdAram - misra cApu - MD (R)
samAna rahitE - sAranga tarangiNi - rUpakam - GNB (R)
pArvati ninnu - kalkaDa - catusra Ekam (tisra naDai) - SS
RTP - nATTakuranji - Adi (2 kaLai) 1/2 eDuppu, 6 aridi
'vElai paNivadE eN vElai adikAlai vaDi'
rAgamAlikA svarams in bauLi, kAnaDA, valaji, varALi, naLinAkAnti, hamsAnandi
tani
slokham - 'nIlAmbarIshya shyAmaLa' - hamIrkalyANi
khElati mama hrudayE - hamIrkalyANi - Sadasiva Brahmendra
hari amsanE hara vamsanE - ratipatipriya - K Ramaraj
Adideva paramAtmA - sindubhairavi - AC

i reached late for the concert. I could hear only from the kEdAram.
i liked whatever i heard.

Smt. Gopalakrishnan did a very good job in both manOdarmam and kalpitam parts. To sing a rare rAgam like sAranga tarangiNi, without getting the rasika bored, to such an elaborate extent, was indeed a great thing. She was equally at home with a rare rAgam like sAranga tarangiNi or with relatively popular rAgams like kEdAram and nATTakuranji. It was all done very well. The kriti renditions were very good as well. The elaboration of the pallavi itself, with trikAlam and the rAgamAlikA svarams were all done very well with utmost ease.

The accompanists were very supportive and played very aptly for the occasion.

A totally enjoyable concert.