Carnatic Vocal Concert by Kruthi Bhat

Sruti is pleased to present a Carnatic Vocal Concer by Kruthi Bhat, accompanied by Vittal Rangan (Violin), R. Sankaranarayanan (Mridangam) and Samyuktha Sriram (Ghatam)

This event is part of the Sruti-40 Fest conducted all day during Sep 26/27 weekend.

https://www.sruti.org/event/sruti-40-fest-day-1/

and

https://www.sruti.org/event/sruti-40-fest-day-2/

Lunch and Dinner are available if you pre-purchase using the link https://www.sruti.org/sruti-40-fest-food-pre-purchase/

Kruthi Bhat

Vidushi Kruthi Bhat, a young prodigious vocalist in the field of Indian Classical Music, hails from a family of musicians. Kruthi, A Graded artist from the All India Radio with a double upgradation directly to A grade, she has performed extensively at Prestigious platforms all around the Globe and has numerous Titles and Awards to her credit. She is the youngest recipient of the title “Kala Ratna” by Cleveland Thyaragaraja Aradhana Committee, “Isai Chudar” from Karthik Fine Arts Chennai, & “Yuva Kala Mani” from Mani Krishnaswamy Academy. She was awarded the ”Best Vocalist” from the Prestigious Madras Music Academy, she is also the title winner of the Reality Show, Carnatic Music Idol USA Season 3 from Maximum Media Jaya TV, ” “Top 5 Voices of the Future” by Sruti Magazine, “Best Vocalist” by Sri Parthasarathy Swami Sabha, Chennai & recently the Title Gana Visharada.Kruthi is a disciple of her mother, Vidushi Rajarajeshwary Bhat & maternal uncle Vidwan Vittal Ramamurthy. She has had the privilege to learn from the legendary Padmabhushan Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman and Sri T. R. Subramanyan. She is also blessed to receive guidance under renowned musicians, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, S. Sowmya, Abhishek Raghuram, Kalyani Sharma & Trivandram G. Seethalakshmi. A computer science graduate from University of Houston, Kruthi is also an exponent of Carnatic & Western Violin, Bharathanatyam & Pastel/Acrylic Painting.

Vittal Rangan (Violin)

An acclaimed violinist, Vittal Rangan is well known for his flair for innovative ideas while simultaneously maintaining the traditional aesthetics. A disciple of the legendary Sangeetha Kalanidhi Kum A Kanyakumari and Sri RR Keshavamurthy. An ‘A’ graded violinist of the All India Radio, Vittal is a recipient of numerous awards – Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Shironmani Award , Best Violinist Award from the Music Academy etc. Vittal has performed and shared stage with great stalwarts and senior musicians across four generations all over the world, and is a fine solo violin artist as well.

R. Sankaranarayanan (Mridangam)

Vidwan R. Sankaranarayanan* is an Internationally acclaimed performer, collaborator, educator, and scholar, known for his refined musicianship marked by tonal clarity, rhythmic precision, and aesthetic sensitivity.

He hails from an illustrious musical lineage of Sangeetha Kalanidhi Papanasam Sri Sivan. He began receiving his foundational training at the age of three under his uncle Vidwan Sri Papanasam Kumar and Melattur Sri L. Balasubramaniam. He further honed his artistry under the legendary vidwan Sangeet Natak Awardee, Naadabrahmam Srimushnam Sri V. Rajarao Sir.

Sri Sankaranarayanan began performing in professional concerts at the age of nine and is the recipient of several prestigious honours, including the Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar from Sangeet Natak Akademi,

Mridanga Naada Mani & Asthana Vidwan from Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam

Yuva Kala Bharati from Bharat Kalachar, Chennai

Mridanga Bhupathy from KKSF-USA at Dallas on April 5th 2026, along with numerous awards and accreditations from major sabhas across India. He is also a graded artiste of All India Radio, Chennai.

A globe-trotting artist travelling abroad since age eleven, he has performed in over 30 countries, accompanying leading musicians worldwide. His performances have resonated in prestigious venues such as the Sydney Opera House during Festival Of India, Théâtre de la Ville, Paris, The Esplanade, Singapore, Queen Elizabeth Hall and BBC Studios, London, as well as Broadway theatres and Carnegie Hall, New York, among many others.

Sankaranarayanan is deeply committed to teaching and mentoring several young and aspiring students, many of whom are now active in the Carnatic concert circuit across the places. He serves as the Founder, Director, and CEO of Naadalayam Arts & Music Inc., Toronto, where he actively nurtures emerging talent across the GTA & visiting artistes. As a research scholar continues to make significant contributions to the North American Universities such as UT Austin, University of Toronto & few western percussion schools across USA & Canada with his research papers & articles on Mridangam resourcefully.

Samyuktha Sriram (Ghatam)

Samyuktha Sreeram is a disciple of the late ghatam and konakkol vidwan Sangita Kalacharya Sri T.H. Subash Chandran. She currently receives training from Sri N. Guruprasad and Sri Akshay Anantapadmanabhan. She has been learning Ghatam for 15 years. Samyuktha has provided ghatam accompaniment across the US, Canada, and India, and is a recipient of the Yuva Kala Bharathi award from Bharat Kalachar Sabha, the Yuva Pratibha award from the VVS Foundation, and the Nada Pallava award from Nadasudha Sabha. Samyuktha also performed in the Madras Music Academy Spirit of Youth series in 2025 and in the Academy’s HCL series in 2026.

Samyuktha has a degree in policy and international affairs from Duke University and currently works in Washington DC.