T.M.Krishna - His music is his passion statement
T.M.Krishna concert held on May 29, 2011 at SSVT , Maryland Violin: R.K.Shriramkumar Mridangam: ArunPrasad Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar set standards by devising the kutcheri format for Carnatic music which is followed religiously even today. T.M.Krishna is redifining the classicism in carnatic classical music. Krishna breathes a new air of professionalism and adds a new aura into the concert stage. Not easy to imagine and not easily sung phrases and prayogas, crisp and relevant details, subtle nuances but not redundant rendition. He will take a phrase or raga neraval to a beautiful korvai and drop it to a spell. Such appropriate pauses fills the silence and gives more life to the music. Enormous respect for the music that he practices and an easy humour to connect with the audience. The music that scintillated the hall that day touched the consiciousness of the audience. Only T.M.Krishna could pull a packed hall of disciplined audience despite Memorial Day longweekend. Missed the fi