Concerts of
Nachiketa Yakkundi
January
2016
o Sunday the 31st Raagadhaare A classical concert organised by the Kannada Koota of Northern
California. Vara Restaurant, 250
East Java Drive, Sunnyvale, CA 94089; 4:00 PM; Ravi Gutala (T)
and Vivek Datar (H.)
Tickets are available on Sulekha.
February
2016
o Saturday the 6th A grand concert
of music and dance organised by enthusiastic youngsters of the group CMAY (Classical Music Among
Youth) for raising funds to resurrect a school for the blind and deaf
that was washed out during the recent floods in Chennai. Shirdi
Sai Parivar, 1221
California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035; 12:30-6:30 PM (our section is
around 3:30 PM.)
March
2016
o Sunday the 6th Shiva
Invocation A classical concert organised by the Saratoga Hindu Temple on account of
the Maha Shivaraatri
celebrations. Saratoga Community Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga,
CA 95070; 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM; Ravi Gutala (T) and Vivek Datar (H.) This concert is free and open to
all.
o
Sunday
the 20th Rock
On Raaga A Kannada light music concert
presented by the Kannada Koota
of Northern California, the proceeds of which go to SSCF and OSAAT; tickets can be purchased via Sulekha; Carrington Hall, 1201 Brewster
Avenue, Redwood City, CA 94062; 4:30 PM
o Sunday the 27th Janapada Jaatri A grand
musical programme featuring unique songs performed by a vibrant team with music
composed by me; it will be immediately followed by the drama Chalesha
by Dr. Chandrashekhar Kambar;
tickets can be purchased via Yapsody; Cubberley Theater, 4000
Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303;
4:00 PM
April
2016
o Saturday the 9th Rungmunch
presents a double-header concert! Geet Ramayan a
dance musical retelling of an epic journey and The
Wedding of Basant a
pageantry of raagas will be two grand
programmes in Marathi presented on the same day. Tickets are available from here. Mexican
Heritage Plaza, 1700 Alum Rock Avenue, San Jose, CA 95116; 1:00-4:00
PM and 5:00-7:30 PM
o Friday the 22nd Concert at the Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark,
CA 94560; 8:00 PM; Ajay Sundar Raj (T) and Krishna Parthasarathy
(V)
June 2016
o Saturday the 11th Rungmunch
presents a repeat of a grand concert due to popular demand! Geet Ramayan a
dance and musical retelling of an epic journey in Marathi. Tickets are available from here. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo
Alto, CA 94303; 11:00 AM
August
2016
o Sunday the 14th Bhajan concert at the residence of Prabha Gopal, 3064 Stinson Circle, Walnut Creek, CA 94598; 4:00 PM; Kunal Mamidpalliwar (T)
o Saturday the 27th
Concert to celebrate Shri Krishna Janmaashtami
at the Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA
94560; 6:00 PM; Ravi Gutala (T) and Anand Karve (H.) This
concert is free and open to all.
September
2016
o Tuesday the 6th Live interview
with Kamla Bhatt on the KZSU Stanford radio show It's Bollywood
& Stanford Spotlight with Kamla the
show can be heard live on the web here.
My segment will begin at 7:00 AM US
Pacific time and will go on for about one hour.
September-October
2016
o Saturday the 10th of September
through Sunday the 2nd of October NAATAK (in
its 21st year!) presents its biggest production ever! Mr. India - a grand musical in Hindi written and
directed by Sujit Saraf,
with music direction by me. The play features spectacular sets, costumes and
lights, along with live music by me and my team, dance by Niharika Mohanty, Deepa Mahadevan, Madhuri Kishore and their team.
The whole play rhymes. Cubberley Theater, 4000 Middlefield Road, Palo Alto, CA
94303
Special feature! These are some online videos that
highlight my involvement with Mr. India as well as
showcase my interviews.
1. Nachiketa
Yakkundi on Hindustani Music on The Kamla Show
2. Rendezvous with
Nachiketa Yakkundi, Music Director of Mr. India
3. Nachiketa Yakkundi on his favourite Kishore Kumar song!
4. Nachiketa
Yakkundi on Hindustani Music and Coming to America on The Kamla
Show
October
2016
o Friday the 7th Navaraatri house concert at the Sivamani
residence, 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; 7:00 PM; Ravi Gutala (T) and Vivek Datar (H.) This
concert is free and open to all..
o Sunday the 9th Navaraatri house concert by my son Rochan Yakkundi at the Sivamani residence, 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; 10:30 AM; Amit Rao (T) and Ambhranee Yakkundi (H.) This concert is free and open to all.
November
2016
o Saturday the 19th RSV 2016: The annual student concert of our Rajguru
Sangeet Vidyaniketan,
in which my students will perform along with many other talented musicians.
Staying in tune with tradition, I will perform for the finale. Saratoga
Community Center, 19655 Allendale Avenue, Saratoga,
CA 95070 starting at 2:30 PM. This
concert is free and open to all.
December
2016
o Sunday the 4th My radio
interview Samvaad on Desi 1170 AM
with Kiran Parvatikar and
Madhu Krishnamurthy; 6:00-7:00 PM US Pacific; the show can be heard live
on the radio in the San Francisco Bay Area at 1170 AM and on the web here.
o Monday the
26th Hindustani solo by my son Rochan
Yakkundi at the Margazhi Utsavam music festival; Sudha and Chandrasekaran residence, 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539; 4:30
PM; Amit Rao (T)
and Ambhranee Yakkundi (H.) This concert is free and open to all.
