BHUBANESWAR: Capital Connoisseurs of Indian classical music had a treat on Friday last with premiere cultural forum Bhubaneswar Music Circle hosting an evening of Hindustani music featuring two young and gifted instrumentalists – flutist Aviram Nanda and sarod player Arnab Bhattacharya.
Aviram, worthy disciple of legendary flutist Hariprasad Chaurasia, set the mood of the evening aptly with rendition of raga Yaman that is usually sung during evenings. Known for his brilliance in blowing the bamboo flute, his alaap itself mesmerised the listeners. Jod followed accompanied by the beats of Odissi mardal and Hindustani tabla that magnified the mood of the inaugural recital that was wound up in taal Rupak. Moving on, Aviram elected to play raga Hamsadhwani, his favourite, set to teentaal. Here he was at his best in exhibiting an amazing grip over technique and innovation. He concluded with a thumri, an ancient composition, that was based on raga Misrapilu and played to taal Kaharwa.
Aviram’s hour-long presentation hooked the audience to their seats. With mardal exponent Sachidananda Das and brilliant tabla player Kulamani Sahu on his side, Aviram had a memorable recital.
The other artiste of the evening – New Delhi-based sarod player Arnab Bhattacharya – elected to play raga Ragesri. As the name suggests, the highly popular raga considered as the greatest of all ragas, was neatly rendered by the young instrumentalist. His demonstration of the vilambit, madhyalaya and drut aspects of the raga was balanced and brilliant. Kulamani Sahoo’s tabla accompaniment was a boon for this budding artiste.
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