Program
- 1700: Door Opening & Snacks
- 1800: Performance
- 2000: Fin
About the Artists
Mysore Manjunath (born in Mysore, India), is an Indian violinist. The son and disciple of violinist Prof. Mahadevappa, Manjunath performed his first concert at the age of eight in Mysore as a child prodigy storming in to the music world. Trained under his father, Manjunath, and brother Mysore Nagaraj, received special coaching in violin technique and improvisation. He is one of the Mysore brothers duo enthralling audiences around the world with his mellifluous music and astounding mastery of the violin. As press describing him, he has metamorphosed his prodigious talent to blossom into brand ambassador of Indian classical music. He is honored with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award by government of India, bestowed by the president of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi.
Sumanth Manjunath, son of the acclaimed violin maestro Dr Mysore Manjunath is the wonder violin kid who started giving violin concerts at the age of nine and was recognised as a child prodigy. Trained by his grandfather, veteran violinist Vidwan Sri Mahadevappa, his uncle renowned violin maestro Mysore Nagaraj and his father the legendary violinist Dr Manjunath, this third-generation violinist surprises all with his technical abilities, inborn creativity, and bhava style of presentation. He strives to expand the boundaries of his instrument and has been wowing audiences with his performances, winning several prizes and accolades in the process.
B. C. Manjunath is an Indian Mridangam player, active in Indian classical music as well as Jazz and World music genres. He is also known as a practitioner and proponent of Konnakol, including via online videos exploring mathematical structures through the practice, including the Fibonacci Tala. Manjunath has performed at many highly prestigious venues, including Théâtre de la Ville Paris, Queen Elizabeth Hall London, Sydney Opera House, Stanislavsky Moscow, Bangalore Gayana Samaja, Chennai Music Academy, NCPA Mumbai, Onassis cultural centre Athens, The Auditorium Rome and Esplanade Singapore.