
We are pleased to announce that we are making a start with online sale of tickets for both the annual music and dance festivals. This will be for both season and daily tickets. This decision has been taken based on the feedback from rasikas and in order to satisfy a long-felt need.
Rasikas may kindly note that the physical sales at the venue will, of course, continue as always. They may also look out for the notification in due course on the Academy’s website, giving the rates and modalities of buying tickets online. The date for commencement of online sale of tickets will be the same as that of the physical sales, namely December 2, 2025.
The Music Academy, Madras is a landmark institution in the history of the fine arts. It emerged as an offshoot of the All India Congress Session held in Madras in December 1927. A music conference was held along with it and during the deliberations, the idea of a Music Academy emerged.
Inaugurated on August 18, 1928 at the YMCA Auditorium, Esplanade by Sir CP Ramaswami Aiyar, it was conceived to be the institution that would set the standard for Carnatic music. In the process, it began in 1929 the practice of hosting annual conferences on music, which in turn spawned the December music festival of Madras, one of the largest cultural events of the world.
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