One of the finest violinists in classical Karnatak (South Indian) music, Shri. V.V. Subrahmanyam returns to campus for his 80th anniversary concert, nearly 60 years after his first performance at Wesleyan in 1966. He will be joined by his son and fellow violinist Shri. V.V.S. Murari, Shri. Trichy Sankaran on mridangam (double-headed drum), Shri. K.V. Gopalakrishnan on kanjira (frame drum), and Smt. Banu Jaiganesh on tampura (four-stringed harmonic instrument).

Shri. V.V.S. Murari and Shri. K.V. Gopalakrishnan will also both be performing with vocalist B. Balasubrahmaniyan and David Nelson PhD ’91 on mridangam for their 20th annual Navaratri Festival concert featuring the vocal music of South India on Friday, October 11, 2024 at 7pm in Crowell Concert Hall. Both Nelson and Balasubrahmaniyan are Adjunct Associate Professors of Music and Global South Asian Studies.

This event is part of the 48th annual Navaratri Festival at Wesleyan.