Concerts of Nachiketa Yakkundi
February 2017
o Saturday
the 11th – A classical concert organised by Sanatana
Dharma Kendra and LOTUS on the auspicious
occasion of Mahashivaraatri to celebrate
musical offerings to Lord Shiva. Sanatana
Dharma Kendra, 3102
Landess Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132
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My students will perform from 5:00 PM to 6:30
PM, tabla accompaniment will
be by Vinay Vellore, Ibhanan Kulkarni and Amit Rao
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Then
there will be my performance from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM; Ravi Gutala (T) and Vivek Datar (H)
This
concert is free and open to all.
o Sunday the
12th – House concert in Sacramento, CA
o Sunday the
26th – House concert in San Jose, CA
March 2017
o Saturday
the 11th and Sunday the 12th – AAPNA
presents a Gandharva Veda concert at their annual
conference, in which I will perform; Mount Madonna Center,
445 Summit Road, Watsonville, CA 95076; starting at 1:30 PM; Satish
Tare (T) and Vivek Datar
(H)
o Saturday
the 18th – Concert to celebrate Holi and spring – Rang Barse – at the India Community Center
as part of the Hindustani
Classical Music Concert Series; 525 Los Coches
Street, Milpitas, CA 95035; 3:30 PM; Ravi Gutala
(T) and Anand Karve (H)
April 2017
o Tuesday
the 4th – Concert to commemorate Raamanavami at the Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark,
CA 94560; 6:30 PM; Ajay Sundar Raj (T) and Krishna Parthasarathy
(V). This concert is free and open to
all.
o
Saturday the 8th – Concert of my
students to celebrate Raamanavami
and participate in a grand Satyanarayana
puja at the Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple,
35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA 94560; starting at 1:30 PM. This concert is free and open to all.
o
Saturday
the 29th – My son Rochan
Yakkundi will perform in a concert of vachanas to celebrate Basava Jayanti at the
Livermore Temple,
1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551; 2:00 PM; Ibhanan Kulkarni (T) and Ambhranee
Yakkundi (H)
o Sunday the
30th – Morning Ragas
concert at the Community Hall of Mantri Tranquil Apartments,
Gubbalala, Pass Kanakapura
Road, Subramanyapura Post, Bangalore 560061; 10:30
AM; Gurumurthy Vaidya (T) and Ashwin
Walawalkar (H)
July 2017
o Sunday the
9th through Saturday the 29th – NAATAK (in
its 57th production and largest
ever in its 22-year history!) presents Toba Tek Singh -
a grand musical in Hindi, based on the celebrated short story by Saadat Hasan Manto, written and
directed by Sujit Saraf,
and with music direction by me. The play features fascinating sets, costumes
and lights, along with live music by me and my team, and dance by Shaira Bhan & Snigdha Singh and team. Woodside High Performing Arts Center, 199
Churchill Avenue, Woodside, CA 94062
August 2017
o
Monday the 14th – Concert to
commemorate Krishna Janmaashtami at the Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark,
CA 94560; 9:30 PM; Kashyap Parab (T) and
Krishna Parthasarathy (V). This concert is free and open to all.
o Sunday the 27th – Ganesh Chaturthi festival concert organised by the East Bay Marathi Mandal, Thomas S. Hart Middle School, 4433 Willow Road, Pleasanton, CA 94588; 2:00 PM; Satish Tare (T) and Anand Karve (H)
September
2017
o Friday the 15th – Navaraatri house concert by my son Rochan Yakkundi at the Sivamani residence, 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; 7:00 PM; Ibhanan Kulkarni (T) and Ambhranee Yakkundi (H.) This concert is free and open to all.
o Saturday the 23rd – Navaraatri house concert at the Sivamani residence, 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086; 7:00 PM; Satish Tare (T) and Anand Karve (H.) This concert is free and open to all.
November 2017
o Saturday
the 18th – RSV 2017: 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
2017
o Sunday the
24th – Concert organised by Sangeet Kripa Kuteer,
featuring short solo performances by my children Ambhranee
Yakkundi and Rochan Yakkundi, and followed by my
full-length performance. Vivekananda Vidya Shala, Opposite PES College, Hanumantnagar Main Road, Banashankari First Stage, Bangalore 560050; 5:00 PM. Gurumurthy Vaidya (T) and Ashwin Walawalkar (H.) This
concert is free and open to all.
