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.
Release of Saint Thyagaraja's Lalgudi Pancharathna Krithis
Nada Nidhi Music School and Trinity School of Music jointly release the Lalgudi Pancharathnams as a tribute to Guru Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman on the occasion of his 94th birth anniversary.
Nada Nidhi celebrates 35 years of instruction in the SF Bay Area!!!
On Sunday August 18, 2024, Guru Srikanth Chary and the students of Nada Nidhi presented Nada Mahima, a grand exploration of the essence of nādam and the concept and excellence of sound. Some photos from this memorable event can be found here.
We gratefully acknowledge the support of our generous platinum and diamond sponsors:
Saturday November 30, 5:15-6:45 pm NOAC Fundraiser University of Silicon Andhra, 1521 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Santhosh Ravindrabharathy (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam) Hosted by: The No Animal Cruelty (NOAC) Project
Sunday December 1, 3-5:30 pm Margazhi Utsavam 2024 SEVA Sharadambal Temple, 1633 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Amit Ranganathan (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)
Friday December 13, 6-9 pm 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary and Hrishikesh Chary, with Srinath Bala (Mridangam) Hosted by: Sudha and Chandrasekar, Bay Area Margazhi Utsavam Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MargazhiUtsavam
Saturday December 14, 5:30-7 pm San Francisco Bay Area Margazhi Vaibhavam Balaji Temple, 5004 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95002 Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, with Shreyas Ramaswami (Mridangam) Hosted by: Balaji Seva Foundation and Sambodh Vedic & Cultural Center
Friday December 20, 2:15-3:45 pm Vani Mahal, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)
Sunday December 22, 3:15-4:45 pm Kaladhaara Dance Studio @ BAPS Temple Annex, 10548 Armstrong Avenue, Mather, CA 95655 Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)
Monday December 23, 6:45 pm Swagatham, VVS Foundation, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)
Monday December 25, Time TBD Paddhati PSS/Carnatica Vedanta Desikar Hall - Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by (Mridangam)
Friday December 27, 11:30 am - 1 pm Arkay Convention Center, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Ambur Padmanabhan (Mridangam) and DV Venkatasubramaniam (Ghatam)
Saturday Decenber 28, 5-6:15pm Margazhi Matram, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Puttur Nikshith (Mridangam)
Saturday January 4, 2025, 4:30-6:00 pm ISKCON Chennai, Hare Krishna Land, Bhakthi Vedanta Swami Road, Off ECR, Akkarai, Sholinganallur, Chennai Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Umesh Gopi (Mridangam)
Recent Performances
Sunday November 24, 2-4:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Sahana Sudarshan, Nishka Tejomurtula, Mekhala Kannappan, Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Lalit Kovvuri (Mridangam)
Saturday November 16, 3-4:30 pm Ashtalakshmi Temple, 37270 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 Karthigai Masam Somavara Cultural Festival Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sanjay Subramaniam (Mridangam)
Saturday November 16, 2-2:50 pm Ashtalakshmi Temple, 37270 Niles Blvd, Fremont, CA 94536 Karthigai Masam Somavara Cultural Festival Performances by Nada Nidhi Students: Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Anand Prabhakar, Avinash Gajjar, Shravanaa Sriram, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Dhruva Kotikalapudi, and Smriti Swaminathan, accompanied by Anirudh Suresh (Mridangam)
Sunday November 10, 2 pm CCC Monthly Series Nada Nidhi Solo Accompaniment by: Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Akshara Sridhar Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Saturday November 9, 3:30 pm Sri Maha Kaleshwar Mandir, 1641 S. Main St., Milpitas, CA 95035 Veena Concert by: Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Natarajan Srinivasan (Mridangam)
Friday November 8, 6:30 pm Diwali Concert by Hrishikesh Chary (Veena) and Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)
Saturday October 26, 4 pm 3759 16th Street, San Francisco, CA 94114 Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam) Hosted by: Ganesh Vasudeva
Sunday October 13, 2 pm CCC Monthly Series Nada Nidhi Solo Performance by: Anand Prabhakar Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Saturday October 12, 4 pm Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014 Annual Vijayadasami Concert by Guru Sri Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Ravindrabharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)
Saturday October 12, 1:30 pm Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014 Nada Nidhi Vijayadasami Celebrations featuring performances by all Nada Nidhi students
Wednesday October 9, 7:45 pm SEVA Sharadambal Temple, 1633 S. Main Street, Milpitas, CA Navarathri Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: Pranaya Rishi, Anwesha Thurvas, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Anand Prabhakar, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Sitaraman, Mekhala Kannappan
Sunday October 6, 10 am - 12:30 pm Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC), 2350A Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA Navarathri Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: 10 am:Gayatri Avvari, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Akshara Sridhar, Smriti Swaminathan, Usha Bharat, Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam) 11:15 am: Concert by Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Ravindrabharathy Sridharan (Mridangam)
Sunday September 29, 2:45 pm India Community Center (ICC), 525 Los Coches Street, Milpitas, CA "Janaranjakam" in celebration of SIFA's 45th anniversary Musical Ensemble featuring Asha Ramesh, Srikanth Chary, Shanthi Narayan, N. Narayan, Priyanka Chary, Anagha Krishnakumar and Aparna Iyer Hosted by: South India Fine Arts (SIFA)
Sunday September 22, 10-11 am Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 S. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127 LOTUS Sarojadalotsava Festival Concert by Manya Sriram (Vocal) accompanied by Akshara Sridhar (Veena) and Niranjan Ravichandran (Mridangam) Hosted by: SV Lotus
Saturday September 21, 2-3 pm Mt. Pleasant High School, 1750 S. White Road, San Jose, CA 95127 LOTUS Sarojadalotsava Festival Concert by Aparna Thyagarajan (Vocal) accompanied by Smriti Swaminathan (Veena) and Pratheek Upilliappan (Mridangam) Hosted by: SV Lotus
Sunday September 8, 3:20 pm University of Silicon Andhra, 1521 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 Special Pallavi Concert by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Sanjeev Raja (Mridangam) Pallavi Darbar 2024 Hosted by: Carnatica Global and Global Arts Temple USA in association with University of Silicon Andhra
Sunday September 8, 2 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA CCC Monthly Series Nada Nidhi Solo Performance by: Pranaya Rishi Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Saturday September 7, 9:25 am Shirdi Sai Parivaar, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA 95035 "Melting Melodies on Veena", a performance by Ananya Devanath and Nisha Prabhakar, accompanied by Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam) Carnatic Mela 2024 Hosted by: Carnatica Global and Global Arts Temple USA in association with Shirdi Sai Parivaar
Sunday August 18, 3 pm "Nada Mahima", Nada Nidhi celebrates its 35th anniversary!
Sunday July 28, 2 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Aditi Deepak, Pragati Shamarayar and Ananya Ashok with Akshay Suresh (Mridangam)
Thursday July 4, 3:30 pm 2455 Bowditch St., Berkeley, CA 94704 Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary with Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam) Hosted by: Vedanta Society of Berkeley
Sunday June 29, 2 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Dhruti Kotikalapudi, Anika Rajesh, Swara Ananth, Amudhan Varadarajan, Shravanaa Sriram and Sanika Pande with Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)
Saturday June 22, 10:45 am - 1 pm Private House Concert in San Jose, CA Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Krishna Parthasarathy (Violin), Sanjeev Raja (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam)
Saturday May 18, 2-4:30 pm Rancho Rinconada Recreation and Park District, 18000 Chelmsford Dr, Cupertino, CA 95014 Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Rishi Kodungallur (Mridangam) Hosted by: SRFA
Saturday May 4, 2-4:30 pm SRFA 12th Anniversary Celebration Saratoga Library Community Room, 13650 Saratoga Avenue, Saratoga, CA 95070 Instrumental Duet by Srivathsa Pasumarthi (Flute) and Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), accompanied by Sanjay Subramaniam (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam) Hosted by: SRFA
Sunday April 28, 2-4:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Nandini Raghavan, Navtej Talari, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Shruti Shyam and Smriti Swaminathan with Bhargav Nemani (Mridangam)
Thursday February 22, 6-7 pm 2350 Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA Veena Concert by: Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Akshay Prabhakaran (Mridangam) Hosted by: SKCC (Sri Kamakshi Community Center)
Monday January 1, 6-9 pm 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, with Shriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam) Hosted by: Sudha and Chandrasekar, Bay Area Margazhi Utsavam Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MargazhiUtsavam