In week #7 of the Virtual Mahotsavam series, ICAPS will feature
the talented vocalist Sri. Anirudh Venkatesh. His performance
will premiere live on ICAPS Richmond YouTube channel on Saturday, August 15 at 10 AM EST.
You can learn more about the artist by watching his interview posted below. Mark your calendar today to enjoy this concert.
Anirudh Venkatesh formally began learning Carnatic music from Smt. Padma Kutty in the fall of 1996, shortly after turning 5 years old. He has continued learning with Smt. Padma Kutty, but has also had the opportunity to learn from the distinguished gurus Smt. Sugandha Kalamegham and Sri Seetharama Sharma. In 2002, he was initiated into the Semmangudi Bani by Sri Palai C.K. Ramachandran. Since 2005, Anirudh has been training under the illustrious Padmabhushan Sri P.S. Narayanaswamy.
Anirudh is a regular performer in many of Chennai's prestigious sabhas during the Chennai December Season festival, and has performed in several other cities in India and abroad. In 2012, he received the Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai, for a merit-worthy concert he sang in the sabha's 2011 Gokulashtami Festival Concert Series. He was also featured in the Madras Music Academy's 2012 Spirit of Youth Festival, (for which he was awarded "Best Male Vocalist"), the Madras Music Academy's 2013 HCL Concert Series (for which he won "Best Concert"), and in the Academy's 88th, 92nd, and 93rd Annual December Concert Series. Anirudh studied Computer Science at Stanford University and is currently working as a Software Engineer at Snap Inc. in Los Angeles, CA.
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