SMC Monthly concert August 2025

Dear Music Rasikas,

SMC would like to invite you with family and friends to our Monthly Concert to be held on Saturday 30th August 2025 at the Ermington Community Centre, 10 River road, Ermington.

5.45pm to 6.45pm: Vocal concert by Kum. Adya Sivakumar and Kum. Varsha Sivakumar, accompanied by Chi. Abhinav Harishankar on the Violin and Sri. Sivakumar Sethupathi on the Mrudangam

7pm to 9pm: Violin concert by Chi. Abhinav Harishankar accompanied by Chi. Harish Raveendran on the Mrudangam and Sri. Nikhil Bharadwaj on the Kanjira

We look forward to seeing you at the concerts with family and friends.

Artiste Profiles:

Chi. Abhinav Harishankar

Abhinav Harishankar is a year 11 student of Girraween High School. He began his Carnatic vocal music lessons with Sydney based Mridangam and Vocal Guru Sri Raman Easwaran and currently is under the guidance of Sri Chitravina P Ganesh and Sri K S Vishnudev. Abhinav is also a Carnatic violin student and performer having learnt initially from Sydney based  Vid. Sri Kranthikiran Mudigonda and now continuing his advanced violin lessons under Guru Sri Pappu Gyandev. Abhinav has given several vocal and violin performances in Sydney for Yuva Sangeetha Margam, Ragapriya Sydney, other  

Abhinav Harishankar is a year 11 student of Girraween High School. He began his Carnatic vocal music lessons with Sydney based Mridangam and Vocal Guru Sri Raman Easwaran and currently is under the guidance of Sri Chitravina P Ganesh and Sri K S Vishnudev. Abhinav is also a Carnatic violin student and performer having learnt initially from Sydney based  Vid. Sri Kranthikiran Mudigonda and now continuing his advanced violin lessons under Guru Sri Pappu Gyandev. Abhinav has given several vocal and violin performances in Sydney for Yuva Sangeetha Margam, Ragapriya, worldwide Facebook and other online sabhas and also in Chennai in several sabhas.

Abhinav is a finalist for Gayathri Fine Arts Thithhikkum TamizhIsai competition 2022 and finalist for Guruguhaamrta Muthuswamy Dikshitar Kruthis competition for three years in a row.
Abhinav also learns Mridangam with Sydney based Vid Sri Raman Easwaran.

Sri. Sivakumar Sethupathi

Siva had his training in mridangam under Guru Sri T.S. Janakiraman, a disciple of Sri Palani Subramania Pillai. He was a recipient of music scholarship awarded by the Centre For Cultural Resources and Training, Government of India. He is a sought-after mridangam artiste for Carnatic music programs, Bharatanatyam recitals and Sampradaya Bhajans in Australia. He has accompanied several leading artistes from India. Siva is a founding member of Sydney Bhajan Mandali. 

Sri. Harish Gopikan Ravindran

A talented mridangam artist trained under Sri. Thanjavur K. Murugaboopathi. Harish is an active performer in Sydney’s Carnatic and Bharatanatyam circuit. He has accompanied artists across Chennai, London, and San Francisco, and is known for his sensitive and supportive accompaniment. 

Sri. Nikhil Bharadwaj

I'm Nikhil Bharadwaj, a Carnatic percussionist and disciple of Sri Chintalapalli Somashekar. My musical journey began at the age of 8, and I made my concert debut at just 11 years old.

Throughout my career, I've been honored with several awards and opportunities, including:

- Receiving the prestigious Karnataka Yuva Sangeeta Puraskar from the Government of Karnataka
- Performing at the revered Tyagaraja Aradhana in Tiruvayyaru

I've also had the privilege of sharing the stage with various esteemed musicians, collaborating on numerous concerts and exploring the rich rhythmic traditions of Carnatic music.