Vid. Ramakrishnan Murthy Margazhi season (24-25) highlights

Year after year, in the Margazhi season, Vid. Ramakrishnan Murthy keeps proving why he is a cut above the rest and destined to carve his place among the art’s all-time pre-eminent list. As you hear more of him, you recognize how he is a rare talent forged in a highly improbable combination of gifts- a rich voice that bends to his indomitable will, a giant intellect with penetrating insight and an attitude that is both endearing and inspires respect at the same time. We make a humble attempt to showcase some of his virtues through this compilation - 1. A scholarly instinct apparent from his intelligent choice and presentation of songs, pallavis and concert planning that marks him out as a thinking man’s musician 2. A “team first” attitude that gives his co-artists the freedom to thrive and elevates the whole of his performance to more than the sum of its parts 3. A terrific sense of occasion, history and presence of mind that allows him to deliver his A-game across vagaries of environment (acoustics, audience, accompanists etc) You will see each of these in play across different items picked from the last Margazhi season (24-25), where we had the privilege to follow him across Chennai Sabhas. Chapters - 00:00 RTP - item of the season 09:17 Mandari for the ages 18:38 Saraswathi - A fresh perspective 27:37 Bhairavi - Balagopala master class 42:55 The beauty of Behag