Live Carnatic Concert

On

Friday, 27th September 2024 @ 6:30 PM

Venue Gandhi Bhavan, Hindu Center, Charlotte

Trichur Brothers, Srikrishna Mohan and Ramkumar Mohan are world renowned Carnatic Musicians. Sons of veteran Mridangam Vidwan Shri Trichur R Mohan, the brothers were exposed to Carnatic Music from a very tender age. They were titled "Trichur Brothers" by HH Jagadguru Shankaracharya of Kanchi, Shri Jayendra Saraswathi Swamigal.

They had their training under Madurai Shrimati Balamani Eswar. They were trained further by Shri Thamarakkadu Govindan Namboothiri. Later for nearly a decade they were fostered in the nuances of Advanced Carnatic Music, with emphasis on Manodharma singing, by Late Prof. Neyyattinakara Mohanachandran. The brothers were also under the tutelage of Late PadmaBhushan Shri P S Narayanaswami. Currently they are learning under Sri. Reju Narayanan.

The Brothers consider it a huge honor to be associated with "Namami Gange" a project to clean up the National River Ganga.  Their composition and music video "Namami Gange Anthem" is now the official video anthem of this mammoth and historic movement.

The duo believes that music is among the most effective tools to spread social awareness.  With this in mind, they have also made another music video, "Vande Bharathambe", a salute to the Indian Armed Forces and were personally credited by Shrimathi Nirmala Sitaraman, the then Defence Minister of India.

Their recent production Mera Ram Mera Pran, with lyrics by none other than Honorable PM Shri Narendra Modi went viral on the social media with the PM himself, personally appreciating the production.

The Brothers founded a school in the year 2017, Trichur Brothers Online School of Music (TBOSM) to cater to and mould students world-wide in their pursuit of musical excellence.  They strongly believe that teaching is the greatest form of learning.

Both, Srikrishna and Ramkumar, are qualified Chartered Accountants who quit their corporate jobs in 2014 to be full time musicians following their passion.

Violin:Visvesh Chandrasekhar is the disciple of Padmasri Sangita Kalanidhi A Kanyakumari and her senior disciple Smt Anusha Sreeram. He has been performing widely across India and abroad for the past 5 years, accompanying his guru and several other eminent artists such as Vid Neela Ramgopal, Vid Vijay Siva, Vid Saketharaman, Vid Trichur Brothers to name a few. He was awarded the best violinist award from the Madras Music Academy for the 2023 December music season & the best violinist award from Vani Mahal for the year 2022. He has been frequently touring the US and has received ample praise for his performances.

Mridangam: Kishore Ramesh started playing mridangam at the age of 7. He undergoes training under his father, Sri. R. RAMESH. He is an “A GRADE” artist of All India Radio. He secured the FIRST PRIZE in the National Level Music Competition conducted by ALL INDIA RADIO, in the year 2015. He is a recipient of the prestigious BHARAT RATNA DR. M.S.SUBBULAKSHMI FELLOWSHIP from SHRI SHANMUKHANANDA SABHA, MUMBAI. He is one among the winners of Carnatic Quest by HCL Concerts and Rhapsody Foundation. He won the “Best Mridangist” Award from The Music Academy Madras under the Junior category in December 2022. He was chosen for the “Promising Mridangist” Award by Kartik Fine Arts in December 2023. He has been performing for all major sabhas during the December Music Season in Chennai every year since 2012. He has been on concert trips to Malaysia with Lalgudi Sri. G. J. R. Krishnan in 2019 and with Neyveli Sri. R. Santhanagopalan in 2023. He has also accompanied a number of senior musicians.