Many endowments have been instituted for the promotion of music, harikatha and dance. Scholarships and prizes are also awarded under these endowments to the winners in the concerts. Certain days of the year are observed in the memory of composers thanks to these endowments with concerts comprising their songs. Music competitions, both vocal and instrumental are held under the endowments as also financial support to indigent musicians.
Sikkil C Gurucharan – Vocal V Sanjeev – Violin Sumesh S Narayan – Mridangam
Endowment instituted by Smt. Madhavi Rajagopalan in memory of Smt. R Seethammal
Date & Time | Endowment | Main Artist | Violin | Mridangam | Upa Pakka Vadhyam | Endower |
Jan 10, 2023, 6 PM |
Bharatanatya Manjari – Bharatanatyam recital Endowment in memory of Sri.K.Chandrasekaran | Pritam Das followed by Divya Hosakere | Late Smt. Chitra Venkataraman | |||
Jan 15, 2023, 6 PM |
Usha Marti Subrahmanyam Dance Endowment programme | “Áhuti’ by Nrityagram and Chitrasena Dance Company | Sri.Marti Subrahmanyam | |||
Jan 22, 2023, 6 PM |
Thyagaraja Aradhana | Bombay Jayashri (Vocal) | H.N.Bhaskar | Sumesh S. Narayanan | S. Krishna (Ghatam) | Endowment instituted by late Obul Reddy and Smt. P. Gnanamba, co-sponsored by Sri. P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust |
Mar 30, 2023 6 pm to 8 pm |
Sri Rama Navami Day | Prasanna Venkatraman | B.U. Ganesh Prasad | B. Ganapathyraman | Smt. Madhavi Rajagopalan in memory of Smt. R. Seethammal | |
May 3, 2023, 6 PM |
Purandaradasar Day | Bangalore Brothers- M B Hariharan & S Ashok | Sandeep Ramachandran | B Sai Shankar | Endowment by Sri. P. Seshadri, Managing Trustee, Thyagaraja Music Festival Trust | |
May 4, 2023, 6 PM |
Bhadrachala Ramadasa Day | Bhavya Hari | V Deepika | S Anand | Endowment instituted by Dr. B. Dayananda Rao in memory of his wife Smt. B. Subhadra | |
May 5, 2023, 6 PM |
Mysore Vasudevachar Day | Mambalam Sisters - R. Vijayalakshmi & R. Chithra | Usha Rajagopalan | Mannarkoil J. Balaji | Endowment instituted by late Smt. Gomathi Visvanathan through Kala Mandir Trust | |
May 18, 2023, 6 PM |
Harikatha (Saamba Sadaashiva) | Aradhana Anand | Haritha Narayanan | Arvind Srikanth | Endowment by Sri Maruthi Bhakta Samajam Trust in memory of Srirangam Shri V.S. Venkataramana Rao | |
May 19, 2023, 6 PM |
Narayana Theertha Day | R Karthik Narayanan | Delhi R Sridhar | Akshay Ram | Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba | |
June 2, 2023, 6 PM |
Papanasam Sivan Day | Sankari Krishnan | Padma Sankar | Nellai A. Balaji | Endowment instituted by M/s Arun Excello Urban Infrastructure Private Limited | |
June 5, 2023, 6 PM |
Shyama Sastry Day | Nanditha Ravi | Chidambaram G Badrinath | N C Bharadwaj | Endowment of Alibhoy Haiderbhoy Chitalwala Charitable Trust endowed by Sri. P Natarajan | |
June 6, 2023, 6 PM |
Sanskrit Compositions Day | Dr Sumithra Vasudev | V V Srinivasa Rao | Poongulam S. Subramanian | Endowment by Engikollai Sri. Krishnan in memory of Sri Chidambara Ganapatigal and Smt Meenakshi Chidambaram | |
June 7, 2023, 6 PM |
Endowment Programme | T Sashidharan (Flute) | R Raghul | Chidambaram S Balashankar | Endowment of Sri Pichumony Iyer and Kunthalam Trust in memory of Smt Kunthalam Pichumony Iyer | |
June 8, 2023, 6 PM |
Dikshitar Day | Delhi V Muthukumar | B Ananthakrishnan | S J Arjun Ganesh | Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba | |
July 3, 2023, 6 PM |
Annamacharya Day | Ritvik Raja | Sayee Rakshith | Palayamkottai B. Guru Raghavendra | Endowment instituted by late Sri. Obul Reddy & Smt P Gnanamba | |
July 4, 2023, 6 PM |
Namasankirtanam on Sampradhaaya Bhajan | Srivanchiam Murali Bhagavathar | Endowment instituted by Sri. K Ganesh Kumar in memory of Swami Haridhosgiri | |||
July 5, 2023, 6 PM |
Swathi Tirunal Day | Vivek Moozhikkulam | Pappu Gyandev | Kishore Ramesh | Endowment by M/s Arun Fabricators | |
July 6, 2023, 6 PM |
Mysore Sadasiva Rao, Mysore Jayaramaraja Wodeyar & Harikesanallur Muthiah Bhagavathar Day | Saralaya Sisters - Kavitha & Triveni | Charulatha Ramanujam | Akshay Anand | Endowment instituted by Smt. Chandrika Rudrapatnam | |
July 7, 2023, 6 PM |
Gopalakrishna Bharathi Day | Dr. R. Suryaprakash | Kumbakonam M.R. Gopinath | Melakaveri K. Balaji | Endowment instituted by Dr. Malathi Rangaswami | |
July 8, 2023, 6 PM |
Workshop -Music appreciation programme on The Art of Tuning a Composition | Dr. Rajkumar Bharathi | Endowment instituted by Dr. Malathi Rangaswami | |||
August 31, 2023, 6 PM |
Young Talented musician | Archana & Samanvi | V.S. Gokul | Sriram Srinivasan | Endowment instituted by Shri K. Vivekanandan in memory of his grandfather Sangita Kalanidhi Dr Semmangudi R Srinivasa Iyer | |
September 01, 2023, 6 PM |
Archival Vintage Concert - Alathur Brother Concerts | Palghat T.R. Rajaram | Endowment instituted by Sri. Rajan Srikanth and Smt. Gayathri Srikanth in memory of Smt. Rajammal Vijayaraghavan | |||
September 02, 2023, 10 AM |
Workshop on Percussion – The Art of Mridangam Accompaniment for Concerts | J. Vaidhyanathan | Ms. Charulatha Chandrasekhar (Veena) Ms. H. Rathna Prabha and Ms. Supriya Raja (Vocal) |
Endowment instituted by late Dr. S A K Durga in memory of her father Sri. S.A Venkataraman | ||
September 08, 2023, 6 PM |
Veena Day | R Parthasarathy (Veena) | Shertallay R. Ananthakrishnan | Trichy Dr. K. Murali (Ghatam) | Endowment instituted by Sri Shanker Annaswamy in memory of his sister late Mrs Nagalakshmi Anantharaman | |
September 13, 2023, 6 PM |
Research based presentation - An Interpretation of Kharaharapriya as a Mela and a Raga | Dr. Rajshri Ramakrishna | Endowment instituted by Shri & Smt. S. Krishnaswami and Shri. V. Vijayagopal in memory of Dr. Sarita Vijayagopal | |||
September 16, 2023, 6 PM |
HMV Workshop - GNB Compositions | Bhushany Kalyanaraman | Endowment instituted by late Smt. Pankajam Krishna, Smt. Prabha Nagarajan and Sri. Ravi Subramanian in memory of their father late Sri. K.S.Iyer – HMV | |||
November 02, 2023, 6 PM |
Flute Endowment | K Bhaskaran (Flute) | L. Ramakrishnan | Neyveli R. Narayanan | V.Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira) | Endowment instituted by Dr. Rajappa Ekambaram in memory of Sri. Prapancham Sitaram |
November 03, 2023, 6 PM |
Violin Endowment | Charumathi Raghuraman | Anantha R. Krishnan | Endowment instituted by Lalgudi Sri. G.J.R. Krishnan & Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi in memory of Vidwan Lalgudi Sri. G. Jayaraman |