Rare all-night Hindustani music fest in Mysuru on October 11

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In a unsocial philharmonic celebration, the Mysuru Hindustani Musicians’ Association has organised a uncommon all-night Hindustani euphony performance connected October 11 from 9 p.m. to 6 a.m.

In Hindustani classical music, circumstantial ragas are traditionally performed astatine peculiar times of the time and night. However, since astir concerts instrumentality spot successful the evening, euphony lovers seldom get an accidental to perceive to nocturnal ragas.

To revive and bask these fading nighttime melodies, Mysuru-based artists and a prime radical of connoisseurs person travel unneurotic to big this peculiar event.

The programme volition instrumentality spot astatine ‘Swaradhara’ auditorium successful the KSRTC Layout here. Vocalists Veerabhadrayya Hiremath, Sharada Bhat Kattige, Shrimathi Devi, and Ramesh Kolkunda volition contiguous vocal recitals. Samir Rao (Hindustani flute) and Chandan Kumar (Carnatic flute) volition execute instrumental music, a property merchandise said.

There volition besides beryllium tabla solos by Bhimashankar Bidanoor–Panchami Bidanoor, Dundayya–Ramesh Dhannur and Master Shubhang Hebbar. Harmonium accompaniment volition beryllium provided by Shriram Bhat, Harikrishna, and Ramesh Kolkunda, portion Prithvi Bhaskar and Radheesh volition enactment connected violin and mridanga.

All-night Hindustani euphony gatherings person a agelong history. The celebrated Sawai Gandharva Music Festival started by Pandit Bhimsen Joshi successful Pune traditionally continued done the night. In Kundagol, the Sawai Gandharva festival inactive runs overnight for 2 days. Other prestigious overnight euphony celebrations see the philharmonic conception of the Veereshwar Punyashrama just successful Gadag, the Dover Lane Music Festival successful Kolkata, ‘Saptak’ successful Ahmedabad, and the ‘Harivallabh’ festival successful Jalandhar, the merchandise added.

In Dharwad and Hubballi too, specified concerts were erstwhile common, but implicit the years, with dwindling assemblage participation, they person been reduced to shorter midnight sessions. Taking enactment of this inclination and with the intent of recreating a rare, immersive philharmonic experience, the organisers successful Mysuru are seeking the enactment and beingness of patrons and enthusiasts.

Given that listening done the nighttime demands time, patience and dedication, the organisers person clarified that the programme is unfastened lone to those who tin enactment till dawn. Those funny successful attending and experiencing the euphony tin interaction M.C. Manohar astatine 99012 25072.

Published - October 06, 2025 08:25 p.m. IST

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