The Nada Nidhi Music School, based in Fremont, CA, provides education in the art of playing the Veena, and the intricacies of Carnatic Music. Students undergo rigorous training ranging from the basics of this unique instrument to the complex aspects of musical improvisation and concert performance.
Recent News
Congratulations to the Nada Nidhi participants and winners at the 2018 Bay Area Papanasam Sivan Music Competition Sanika Pande: 3rd prize in Veena Subsenior Krithi Anagha Balaji: 2nd prize in Veena Subsenior Krithi Deisha Adhishesh: 1st prize in Veena Senior Krithi Omsri Bharat: 1st prize in Veena Special Category (Manodharmam)
Congratulations to the Nada Nidhi participants and winners at the 2018 Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana Music Competition Anagha Balaji: 3rd prize in Veena Junior Krithi Ananya Devanath: 1st prize in Veena Junior Ragam-Tanam-Pallavi
Upcoming Performances
Saturday December 15, 2018: 6:00 pm 230 Estrella Road Fremont, CA 94539 Margazhi Utsavam 2018 hosted by Sudha and Chandrasekaran Veena Trio by Srikanth Chary, Hrishikesh Chary, and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Shriram Brahmanandam and Arun Shriram (Mridangam)
Wednesday December 25, 2018: 4:30-6:30 pm Kapaleesvarar Temple, Kapaleesvarar Sannadhi St., Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sri Melakaveri Balaji (Mridangam) and Sri A. S. Shankar (Ghatam) Hosted by: Naadaarpanam, VVS Foundation and SaMaa Arts
Thursday December 26, 2018: 6:30-8:30 pm Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan Mini Hall, E Mada St., Vinayaka Nagar Colony, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sri Mannarkoil J. Balaji (Mridangam) and Sri K.V.R.S. Mani (Kanjira) Hosted by: Kartik Fine Arts
Sunday December 29, 2018: 11 am - 12:30 pm Kamakoti Hall, Krishna Gana Sabha, #20 Maharajapuram Santhanam Salai, T. Nagar, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Arjun Raghavan (Mridangam) and Sri D. V. Venkatasubramaniam (Ghatam) Hosted by: Sri Krishna Gana Sabha
Monday December 30, 2018: 1-2 pm Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, 103 Gopathi Narayanaswami Chetty Rd., T. Nagar, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by S. Sankar Prasad (Mridangam) Hosted by: Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha
Monday December 30, 2018: 5:45-7 pm 2 Indira Nagar 8th Lane, First Avenue, Indira Nagar, Adyar, Chennai 24th Annual NRI Festival of Music and Dance Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Vignesh Ravi (Mridangam) Hosted by: Hamsadhwani Sabha
Tuesday December 31, 2018: 9:45-11:15 am Arkay Convention Center, 146 3rd floor, Royapettah High Road, OMS Lakshanan, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Kaneshathasan (Mridangam) Hosted by: Madhuradhwani
Recent Performances
Monday December 3, 2018: 7:30 pm Sri AshtaLakshmi Temple, 158 N. Eldorado St., San Mateo, CA 94401 Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Amit Ranganathan (Mridangam)
Thursday November 22, 2018: 1:15 pm S. V. Temple, 26233 Taft Road, Novi, MI 48374 Veena Duet Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Karun Salvady (Mridangam) and Samarth Rao (Kanjira) Hosted by: Margazhi in Detroit (MID) and iCarnatic
Saturday November 17, 2018: 2-6 pm Veda Temple Performing Hall, 475 Los Coches Street, Milipitas, CA 95035 Veena Concerts by: Saranya Rajagopalan, accompanied by Santhosh Ravindrabharathy (Mridangam) and Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Akshay Bharadwaj (Mridangam) Veena Duet by Srikanth Chary and Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Ravindra Bharathi Sridharan (Mridangam) Hosted by: Guruvaram Performing Arts
Saturday November 3, 2018: 7:00-8:30 pm Community Of Infinite Spirit (Divine Science), 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Veena Concert by Ananya Devanath, accompanied by Avinash Anand (Mridangam) Hosted by: SRFA
Saturday November 3, 2018: 3-5 pm Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 SMC (Sangitalaya Music Circle) Performance Series Veena Concert by Usha Srinivasan, accompanied by Akshay Suresh (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Omsri Bharat
Sunday October 21, 2018: 11 am - 12 pm Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Vijayadasami Concert by Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Srinath Bala (Mridangam)
Sunday October 21, 2018: 8:30 - 10:30 am Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Vijayadasami Celebrations featuring Meera, Nandini, Neha, Akshara, Shravana, Anand, Hasini, Laasya, Dhruva, Shruti, Mruthika, Mekhala, Aishwarya, Janani, Smriti, Shreya A, Karthik, Sanika, Deisha, Anagha B, Sudiksha, Sumedh, Shreya R, Vishrant, Krishna, Srisha, Gayatri, Ananya D, Saranya, Nisha, Usha, Hrishikesh, Ananya A, Anirudh P Thursday October 18, 2018: 7-9 pm Sivamani Residence, 1055 Lily Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94086 Navarathri Vocal concert by Ananya Ashok, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Harish Kumar (Mridangam)
Sunday October 14, 2018: 4-5 pm Shiva Vishnu Temple, 1232 Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 94551 Saraswathi Alankarams at Kanaka Durga Sannidhi Veena Concert by Usha Srinivasan, accompanied by Govinda Rangan (Mridangam)
Wednesday October 10, 2018: 6-7 pm Sri Maha Kaleshwar Temple, 2344A Walsh Ave., Santa Clara, CA 95051 Navarathri Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: Anirudh Ramadurai, Karthik Sista, Sanika Pande, Anagha Balaji, Shreya Ramachandran, Usha Srinivasan, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam)
Sunday October 7, 2018: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Veena Performance by Sudiksha Vaidyanathan, accompanied by Vaibhav Prakash (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Ananya Devanath Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Saturday September 29, 2018: All day event Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 YSTCA Music and Dance Fundraiser Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Sumedh Vaidyanathan, Sudiksha Vaidyanathan, Shreya Ramachandran Nada Nidhi Ensemble Performers: Ananya Devanath, Preetika Ashok
Saturday September 22, 2018: 5:00-7:30 pm Hindu Temple Social Hall, 13010 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE 68144 Vocal Concert by Ananya Ashok, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Sanjay Subramaniam (Mridangam) Hosted by: Hamsadhwani Carnatic Music Academy (HCMA), Nebraska Chapter
Saturday September 22, 2018: 4:00-5:00 pm Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 3102 Landess Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132 Ganeshotsava Music Event Nada Nidhi Performers: Deisha Adhishesh, Vishrant Prabhu, Srisha Sitaraman, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Ananya Devanath, Usha Srinivasan, accompanied by Pranav Tirumalai (Mridangam)
Saturday September 22, 2018: 12:00-12:45 pm Shiva Murugan Temple, 1803 2nd Street, Concord, CA 94519 Veena Performances by: Deisha Adhishesh and Anagha Balaji, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam)
Wednesday September 19, 2018: 6:30-7:30 pm Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 3102 Landess Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132 Ganeshotsava Music Event Nada Nidhi Performers: Karthik Sista, Sanika Pande, Anirudh Ramadurai, Sumedh Vaidyanathan, Shreya Ramachandran, Sudiksha Vaidyanathan, Anagha Balaji, Kavya Kodungallur, Ananya Ashok, Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Shrikrishna Shivakumar (Mridangam)
Sunday September 16, 2018: 2:00-5:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 "Lalgudi Nadha Lavanyam", A Tribute, celebrating the birth anniversary of the Legend Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman. The event will feature senior disciples reminiscing the many facets of the Maestro, performances by senior disciples and their students, and interactive sessions for music students. All are welcome Nada Nidhi Participants: Srikanth Chary, Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary
Saturday September 15, 2018: 5:00-7:30 pm Community Of Infinite Spirit (Divine Science), 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Fifth Year Memorial Concert of Maatrushri Smt. Geetha Krishnan Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam) and Amit Ranganathan (Mridangam) Hosted by: SRFA
Sunday September 2, 2018: 6:30 pm Sankata Mochana Hanuman Temple, 35463 Dumbarton Court, Newark, CA 94560 Vocal Concert by Smt. Ravali Nallan, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)
Sunday September 2, 2018: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Veena Performance by Ananya Devanath, accompanied by Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Saturday August 25, 2018: 3:00 pm DeAnza Visual and Performing Arts Center, DeAnza College, Cupertino CA 95014 Rangapravesam by Nikhita Kharra, student of Guru Madhuri Kishore Nada Nidhi Participant: Usha Srinivasan
Saturday August 18, 2018: 9:30-10:30 am Community Of Infinite Spirit (Divine Science), 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Sangeethatsavam Celebration by Sri Ranga Ramanuja Fine Arts Veena Concert by Anirudh Prabhu, accompanied by Harish Kumar (Mridangam) Thursday August 9, 2018: 7:30 pm Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Mahakumbhabhishekam Celebrations Concert by Shrikanth Shivakumar (Vocal), accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Santhosh Ravindrabharathy (Mridangam)
Saturday August 4, 2018: 3:30 pm DVHS Performing Arts Center, 10550 Albion Road, San Ramon, CA 94592 Kuchipudi Rangapravesam of Ritika Peddamallu Presented by: Kuchipudi Art Center (Artistic Director: Smt. Sunita Pendekanti) Nada Nidhi Orchestral Member: Hrishikesh Chary
Saturday July 21, 2018: 3:30-5:00 pm Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 3102 Landess Avenue, San Jose, CA 95132 Concert by: Anirudh Ramadurai (Vocal), accompanied by Ananya Devanath (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) Hosted by: LOTUS
Saturday July 21, 2018: 3-5 pm Sri Rajarajeshwari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Mini-concerts by Sangitalaya Music Circle Nada Nidhi Performers: Kartik Sista, Usha Srinivasan
Friday July 20, 2018: 7:30 pm Sri Rajarajeswari Temple, 2350 Paragon Drive, San Jose, CA 95131 Maha Kumbhabhishekam Cultural Program Concert by Adarsh Ramachandran (Vocal) accompanied by Anirudh Prabhu (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)
Sunday July 8, 2018: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) presents "Guru Prabhaavam" Performance by Srikanth Chary (Veena), Saravanapriyan Sriraman (Violin), Arvind Lakshmikanthan (Violin) and Ravindrabharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)
Wednesday June 27, 2018: 12:00 pm Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco, 101 Market St., SF, CA 94105 Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), Priyanka Chary (Veena), Sruti Sarathy (Violin) and Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam) Organized by: Indus Saturday June 9, 2018: 7:30 pm Stanford Coffee House (CoHo), 459 Lagunita Dr, Stanford, CA 94305 Veena Performance by Anirudh Prabhu accompanied by Jayadev Bhaskaran (Mridangam)
Monday May 28, 2018: 4:00 pm Newark Pavilion, 6430 Thornton Ave, Newark, CA 94560 Maha Periyava Jayanthi Group Rendition Nada Nidhi Participants: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary
Sunday May 27, 2018: 4:00 pm Sri Kamakshi Community Center, 2350 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051 Maha Periyava Jayanthi, Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Arun Shriram (Mridangam)
Sunday May 20, 2018: 6:00 pm Roble Theater, 351 Santa Teresa St, Stanford, California 94305 "Pehchaan: Unravelling Identities" Veena Peformance by Anirudh Prabhu, accompanied by Deepak
Saturday May 19, 2018: Maha Periyava Jayanthi Sri Kamakshi Community Center, 2350 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051 3:30 pm: Vocal concert by Malavika Sriram, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) 5:00 pm: Vocal Concert by Harish Ganapathy, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam)
Sunday May 13, 2018: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Ananya Devanath
Sunday May 6, 2018 House Concert , San Ramon, CA Veena Performance by: Sridevi Vaidyanathan accompanied by Achyut Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Saturday May 5, 2018 Community of Infinite Spirit, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Papanasam Sivan Music Competition Nada Nidhi Participants: Sanika Pande, Anagha Balaji, Deisha Adhishesh, Omsri Bharat
Saturday April 21, 2018: 12:00 pm Indian Community Center (ICC), 525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Vocal Concert by Smt. Ravali Nallan, accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Sri Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam) Sri Annamacharya 610th Jayanthi Utsavam hosted by Silicon Andhra
Sunday April 8, 2018: 2:15-3:15 pm Evergreen Valley High School, 3300 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95148 Bay Area Thyagaraja Aradhana Veena Ensemble by Srikanth Chary, Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Ravindra Bharathy Sridharan (Mridangam) and Santhosh Ravindrabharathy (Mridangam) Hosted by: Kalalaya
Sunday April 7, 2018 OSAAT Music Competition Nada Nidhi Participant: Sanika Pande
Saturday April 7, 2018: 10:30-11:30 am Evergreen Valley High School, 3300 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95148 Bay Area Thyagaraja Aradhana Srikanth Chary performs with Bay Area Music Gurus Hosted by: Kalalaya
Friday March 30, 2018: 9:00 am Room G17, CSU Music Building Cleveland State University, Cleveland, OH Music Competition Nada Nidhi Contestants: Sanika Pande, Anagha Balaji, Deisha Adhishesh, Ananya Devanath
Sunday March 11, 2018: 2:00 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC) Monthly Event Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Hrishikesh Chary
Sunday February 25, 2018: 3:30-5:30 pm Shirdi Sai Parivar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Concert by students of Raagalaya School of Music Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Shreya Ramachandran, Vishrant Prabhu
Saturday February 24, 2018: 4:30-5:30 pm Akella Hall, Shiva Vishnu Temple, Arrowhead Avenue, Livermore, CA 2nd Annual Karnataka Composers Day Nada Nidhi Performers: Srikanth Chary, Hrishikesh Chary, Usha Srinivasan, Ananya Devanath, Preetika Ashok, Nisha Prabhakar, Saranya Rajagopalan, Kavya Kodungallur, Anagha Mandayam, Vishrant Prabhu, Shreya Ramachandran, Sumedh Vaidhyanathan, Sridevi Vaidhyanathan, Gayatri Avvari, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Seetharaman, Priyanka Murali Hosted by: Livermore Temple and Namaha Foundation for the Arts
Saturday February 17, 2018: 2:15-4:45 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Concert by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Sruti Sarathy (Violin), accompanied by Amit Ranganathan (Mridangam) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) Hosted by: SRFA
Sunday February 11, 2018: 11:00 am - 12:30 pm Sri Mahakaleshwar Mandir, 2344A Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA 95051 Mahashivarathri Music Festival Nada Nidhi Performers: Srisha Seetharaman, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Priyanka Murali, Shreya Ramachandran, Nisha Prabhakar, Anagha Mandayam, Omsri Bharat, Usha Srinivasan, accompanied by Akshay Aravindan (Mridangam)
Saturday February 3, 2018: 6:25-7:40 pm Community of Infinite Spirit, 1540 Hicks Avenue, San Jose, CA 95125 Yuva Tarangini 2018: Concert by Shreya Gopala and Maya Gopala (Vocal), accompanied by Ananya Devanath (Veena) and Varchas Bharadwaj (Mridangam) Hosted by: SRFA
Saturday February 3, 2018: 4:30-5:30 pm Sugarland, TX 20th Century Composers Day organized by MaargaUSA Compositions of Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) accompanied by Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam)
Saturday February 3, 2018: 9:15 am - 4:15 pm Sugarland, TX 20th Century Composers Day organized by MaargaUSA Nada Nidhi Accompanist: Hrishikesh Chary (Veena)
Sunday January 14, 2018: 2:15-3:45 pm Sri Guruvayoorapan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ Fifth Annual Carnatic Youth Festival Concert by Ashwin Srikant (Vocal), accompanied by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam) Hosted by: Brindavani
Saturday January 13, 2018: 5:00-6:30 pm Sri Guruvayoorapan Temple, 31 Wooleytown Road, Morganville, NJ Fifth Annual Carnatic Youth Festival Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam) and Samyuktha Sreeram (Ghatam) Hosted by: Brindavani
