A. Kanyakumari’s unique year-long Tyagaraja series comes to a close
Violinist A. Kanyakumari’s year-long concert series dedicated to the compositions of Tyagaraja has concluded with a final performance by Delhi P. Sunderrajan. The series successfully explored rare and solitary ragas, emphasizing deep musical interpretation over novelty.
Why it matters
The series represents a significant effort in preserving and documenting classical Carnatic music traditions.
What does a musician do when the repertoire well before him has run nearly dry? That was the question facing Delhi P. Sunderrajan as he stepped up to deliver the 13th and final concert of the monthly series ‘Ekaika Raga Kritis of Tyagaraja’, curated and launched by violin maestro A. Kanyakumari last June. Over the preceding 12 editions at the Arkay Convention Center, the series had systematically exhausted about a hundred kritis — compositions that are solitary in their ragas — leaving Sunderrajan with very little to choose from. This meant repetition was almost inevitable.
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