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.
Saturday June 21, 1:30 pm Sanatana Dharma Kendra, 3102 Landess Ave, San Jose, CA 95132 Veena Concert by: Smrti Swaminathan accompanied by Rajeev Devanath (Mridangam) Hosted by: Lotus
Saturday June 28, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Nishka Tejomurtula, Pragati Shamarayar, Mekhala Kannappan, Shruti Shyam, and Sanika Pande, accompanied by (Mridangam)
Sunday June 29, 4 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Auditorium, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA Veena Concert by: Srikanth Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Shriram Brahmanandam (Mridangam) Hosted by: Shirdi Sai Parivaar
Recent Performances
Sunday June 8, 2 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Auditorium, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA CCC Monthly Series Nada Nidhi Performance by: Janani Karthik accompanied by Varun Rao (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompaniment by: Akshara Sridhar Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Sunday June 1, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Dhruti Kotikalapudi, Swara Ananth, Amudhan Varadarajan, Nisha Prabhakar, and Usha Bharat, accompanied by Bhargav Nemani (Mridangam)
Saturday May 24, 10 am to 8 pm San Jose High School Auditorium, 275 N. 24th Street, San Jose, CA Vaaggeya Mala, 10th Anniversary of Maarga USA Nada Nidhi Accompanists: Dhruva Kotikalapudi and Janani Karthik Hosted by: MaargaUSA
Sunday May 18, 4 pm Music in the Park Open Air Concert Multipurpose Bowl, Mitchell Park, 600 E Meadow Dr., Palo Alto, CA VVV Instrumental Concert by: Srivathsa Pasumarthi (Flute), Hrishikesh Chary (Veena), Vignesh Thyagarajan (Violin) with Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam) and Pranav Tirumalai (Mridangam) Hosted by: Swara Lahari
Saturday May 17, 2:30 pm 15602 Maubert Avenue, San Leandro, CA 94578 Badarikashrama 41st Anniversary Celebrations Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, accompanied by Gopal Ravindhran (Mridangam)
Saturday May 10, 4-6:30 pm Garden House at Shoup Park, 400 University Avenue, Los Altos, CA Veena Duet by: Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, with Sai Sundar (Mridangam) and Sathya Ganesan (Ghatam) Hosted by: Sri Ranga Ramanuja Maha Desikan Fine Arts (SRFA)
Sunday May 11, 2 pm Shirdi Sai Parivaar Multipurpose Auditorium, 1221 California Circle, Milpitas, CA CCC Monthly Series Nada Nidhi Performance by: Shravanaa Sriram, accompanied by Uppili Sriram (Mridangam) Nada Nidhi Accompaniment by: Dhruva Kotikalapudi Hosted by: Carnatic Chamber Concerts (CCC)
Sunday April 27, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Anika Rajesh, Navtej Talari, Pranaya Rishi, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Shravanaa Sriram, and Karthik Sista, accompanied by Akhilesh Srivatsava (Mridangam)
Saturday April 5, 1-1:25 pm Balaji Temple, 5004 N First Street, San Jose, CA 95002 Sri Ramanavami Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Pranaya Rishi, Anwesha Thurvas, Shravanaa Sriram, Mekhala Kannappan, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Sitaraman
Sunday March 30, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Ananya Ashwin, Mayuri Shamarayar, Hrushikeshan Ashwin, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Avinash Gajjar, and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Pranav Tirumalai (Mridangam)
Saturday March 29, 4:15 pm Sri Kamakshi Community Center (SKCC), 2350A Walsh Avenue, Santa Clara, CA Vasantha Navarathri Celebrations Nada Nidhi Performers: Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Nisha Prabhakar, Karthik Sista, accompanied by Amogh Kuchibhotla (Mridangam)
Sunday March 2, 2025, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Meera Ganesh, Anwesha Thurvas, Srisha Sitaraman, Anand Prabhakar, and Hrishikesh Chary, accompanied by Akshay Suresh (Mridangam)
Saturday March 1, 2 pm Karya Siddhi Hanuman Temple, 4300 Hansen Ave, Fremont, CA 94536 Triratna: Gems of the Bay VVV Instrumental Ensemble by: Sri. Hemmige V. Srivatsan (Violin), Sri. Srikanth Chary (Veena), Sri. Mohan Rangan Govindaraj (Venu), Chi. Ajay Gopi (Mridangam) and Chi. Pranav Tirumalai (Mridangam) Tickets: $17 per Guest w/ option for a 4-pack discount Organized by: Dhvani, UC Davis
Sunday February 23, 10:30 am University of Silicon Andhra, 1521 California Circle, Milpitas, CA Bay Area Kala Utsavam (BAKU) Veena Concert by Hrishikesh Chary with Vignesh Venkataraman (Mridangam) Organized by: Shruthi Swara Laya
Saturday February 15, 6:30 pm Evergreen Valley High School Multipurpose Room, 3300 Quimby Road, San Jose, CA 95148 "Sangita Sambhashana Sameeksha Samyaathi", A Celebration of Lotus's 25th anniversary Youth Instrumental Ensemble including Nada Nidhi vainikas Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary Organized by: SV Lotus Bay Area
Tuesday February 4, 5:30-6:30 pm Shyamala Navathri Celebrations Sri Kamakshi Community Center, 2350A Walsh Ave, Santa Clara, CA 95051 Nada Nidhi Performers: Pranaya Rishi, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Anwesha Thurvas, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam Organized by: SKCC (Sri Kamakshi Community Center)
Sunday January 26, 2025, 3:30 pm Nada Nidhi Monthly House Concert Series Nada Nidhi Performers: Saanvi Veerabhadranvar, Mukundan Ashwin, Swami Shyam, Gayatri Avvari, Janani Karthik, and Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Anirudh Suresh (Mridangam)
Sunday January 19, 2025, 3:30-5:30 pm Vaidika Shri Rama Cultural Center (VSRCC), 1625 S Main Street, Milpitas, CA 95035 Sangeetha Seva Nada Nidhi performers: Swami Shyam, Hrushikeshan Ashwin, Amudhan Varadarajan, Navtej Talluri, Pranaya Rishi, Sreelaasya Kanakadandi, Krishna Kotikalapudi, Srisha Sitaraman, Anand Prabhakar, Mekhala Kannappan, Dhruva Kotikalapudi, Janani Karthik, Shruti Shyam, Karthik Sista, Nisha Prabhakar, Usha Srinivasan, and Omsri Bharat, accompanied by Akshay Suresh (Mridangam)
Monday January 6, 2025, 6-7:30 pm IST Sri Mallikarjuna Swamy Temple, Srisailam Devasthanam, Srisailam Veena and Vocal Concert by Sanika Pande
Sunday January 5, 2025, Lok Kala Manch 20, Lodhi Road, Gokalpuri, Institutional Area, Lodi Colony, New Delhi Veena Concert by Sanika Pande
Saturday January 4, 2025, 4:30-6:00 pm IST ISKCON Chennai, Hare Krishna Land, Bhakthi Vedanta Swami Road, Off ECR, Akkarai, Sholinganallur, Chennai Veena Concert by Akshara Sridhar, accompanied by Umesh Gopi (Mridangam)
Saturday December 28, 2:15-3:30 pm IST Bharathiya Vidya Bhavan (BVB) Mini Hall, 2nd Floor, E. Mada Street, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Puttur Nikshith (Mridangam) Hosted by: Margazhi Matram
Friday December 27, 11:30 am - 1 pm IST Arkay Convention Center, 146 OMS Lakshanan 3rd Floor, Royapettah High Road, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Ambur Padmanabhan (Mridangam) and DV Venkatasubramaniam (Ghatam) Hosted by: Madhuradhwani
Monday December 25, 10:30 am IST Desiga Vidya Bhavan, 27 Venkatesa Agraharam Road, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Aravind Raman (Mridangam) and Ram Siva (Kanjira) Hosted by: Paddathi Music Fest
Monday December 23, 6:45 pm IST Raghavendra Swami Mutt, Srikara Anjaneya Raghavendra Swami Sannidham No. 6 Salai Street, Mylapore, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Kapil Ramanarayanan and Teju Shashidhar (Mridangam) Hosted by: Swagatham Festival, VVS Foundation
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)
Friday December 20, 2:15-3:45 pm IST Sri P. Obul Reddy Hall, Vani Mahal, T. Nagar, Chennai Veena Duet by Hrishikesh Chary and Priyanka Chary, accompanied by Akshay Prabhakaran (Mridangam) and Aranala V. Sabharish Lakshmipathi (Ghatam) Hosted by: Sri Thyaga Brahma Gana Sabha
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 13, 6-9 pm 230 Estrella Road, Fremont, CA 94539 Veena Concert by Srikanth Chary, with Srinath Bala (Mridangam) and A. V. Krishnan (Ghatam) Hosted by: Sudha and Chandrasekar, Bay Area Margazhi Utsavam Livestream Link: https://www.youtube.com/@MargazhiUtsavam
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)
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 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)
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