January 2023 Live concerts

We have two concerts to start of the new year 2023. Please attend in large numbers, encourage the artists and enjoy the concerts.

DATE: Saturday, January 21st, 2023

TIME: 1.30 PM to 4.00 PM

VENUE: SANATHANA DHARMA KENDRA, 3102 Landess Ave, San Jose, CA 95132

Vibha Sriram (Vocal)

Vibha Sriram has been learning vocal music from Sri Paduka Academy for the past 6 years. Prior to that she was learning from Smt. Ranjani Rangan for 3 years. Vibha is a Sophomore at DVHS, San Ramon. She plays French Horn for the school band and is part of the band student council. She is also part of the school tennis team. Vibha plays piano and her hobbies include reading, drawing and interior designing.

Aditi Anand (Violin)

Aditi Anand has been a student of Nadalahari under the guidance of Vid. Saravanapriyan Sriraman for the past 6 years. She also learns vocal music from Guru Sri. Hari Devanath of Sri Paduka Academy. She is a junior at Evergreen School District, San Jose. Aditi enjoys writing, reading and collaborating with others.

Ambika Ramadurai (Mridangam)

Ambika Ramadurai, a senior at Notre Dame High School, San Jose, is a student of Vaadhya Vidhyaalayam, under the tutelage of Guru Sri. Srinath Bala for the past 6 years. As an accompanying percussionist, Ambika has performed at several local venues and online events and enjoys the collaborative and improvisation aspects of the art form. She was the recipient of the Alliance of California Traditional Arts (ACTA) scholarship for 2021. Ambika has also trained in vocal music at Sri Paduka Academy. Her other interests include advocating for Climate Justice with the Sunrise Movement, as well as developing recipes for vegan desserts.

Aditya Satyadeep (Violin)

Aditya Satyadeep is a disciple of Sangita Kalanidhi Lalgudi Smt. Vijayalakshmi, daughter and disciple of the violin maestro, Padmabhushan Lalgudi Shri G. Jayaraman. Aditya was initiated into carnatic violin at the age of eight by Dr. Rajalakshmi Srinivasan.

Aditya regularly accompanies musicians and music schools in the bayarea. Aditya has also performed full length carnatic violin solo concerts and has provided violin accompaniment for dance recitals.

Aditya is currently a junior at the University of California, Berkeley, studying Computer Science and Applied Mathematics.

Ajay Gopi (Mridangam)

Ajay is a disciple of his father Sri. Gopi Lakshminarayanan and Sri. Kallidaikurichi Sivakumar.

Ajay regularly performs in the Chennai December Season festival in many reputed sabhas. Ajay has performed at the Madras Music Academy as part of the Spirit of Youth and HCL concert series. Ajay regularly performs in various organizations in the USA such as Hamsadhwani and SIFA for local and visiting musicians. Ajay also learns Carnatic Vocal and he is currently learning from Sri. Kolkata Vijayaraghavan. Ajay is a graduate of UC Berkeley and is a software engineer in the Silicon Valley.