London International Arts Festival

London International Arts Festival LIAF is a pan-london celebration of the capital's most exciting music and culture. The inaugural LIAF took place between 10 and 12 August 2012.

Its curator is composer and violin virtuoso Jyotsna Srikanth, a co-founder of Dhruv Arts. In future, she will be programming two fantastic weekends of live performances that feature Classical, Folk, Jazz and Contemporary music and dance from around the world, including India, Mexico, Serbia, Turkey & the USA. Jyotsna explained the inspiration behind LIAF, “I have performed numerous Indian classica

l and contemporary concerts, and collaborated with many international artists to create music that cuts across many musical genres and geographies. Yet here in East London where I live – one of the most multi-cultural places on Earth – we did not have a quality arts festival reflecting this diversity. I feel very passionately about LIAF. What started as a desire to showcase the very best of South Indian Carnatic music has expanded into far richer tapestry of music and arts originating from different continents.

08/03/2026
As part of London International Arts Festival 2025, we are streaming online concerts. This evening, 30th December, we ar...
30/12/2025

As part of London International Arts Festival 2025, we are streaming online concerts.

This evening, 30th December, we are streaming Vishwa Thrayam (Aerostrings) on the YouTube channel of the festival.

Vishwa Thrayam
(Aerostrings)
Flute - Mandolin - Violin trio
BV Balasai - UP Raju -
Dr Jyotsna Srikanth
with
N Ramakrishnan - mridangam
Trichy Murali - ghatam

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF
Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

29/12/2025

As part of London International Arts Festival 2025, we are streaming online concerts.

This evening, 29th December, we are streaming the concert of maestros

Dr R Vishweshwaran - veena
Shivashankaraswamy HL - mridangam
Sharath Koushik - ghatam

on the YouTube channel of the festival.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF

Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

As part of London International Arts Festival 2025, we are streaming online concerts. This evening, 29th December, we ar...
29/12/2025

As part of London International Arts Festival 2025, we are streaming online concerts.

This evening, 29th December, we are streaming the concert of maestros

Dr R Vishweshwaran - veena
Shivashankaraswamy HL - mridangam
Sharath Koushik - ghatam

on the YouTube channel of the festival.
YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF

Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

28/12/2025

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India.

Maestros of South Indian Carnatic Music are featured.

The streamed concerts will be available on the London International Arts Festival YouTube channel from 28–31 December 2025.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF

Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

This evening, 28th December we are streaming the concert of maestros
Rudrapatnam Brothers
RN Thyagarajan and RN Taranathan
with
Nalina Mohan - violin
Ravishankar Sharma - mridangam
Rajashekar B - morching

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India. Maestros of South India...
28/12/2025

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India.

Maestros of South Indian Carnatic Music are featured.

The streamed concerts will be available on the London International Arts Festival YouTube channel from 28–31 December 2025.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF

Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

This evening, 28th December we are streaming the concert of maestros
Rudrapatnam Brothers
RN Thyagarajan and RN Taranathan
with
Nalina Mohan - violin
Ravishankar Sharma - mridangam
Rajashekar B - morching

28/12/2025

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India.

Maestros of South Indian Carnatic Music are featured.

The streamed concerts will be available on the London International Arts Festival YouTube channel from 28–31 December 2025.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF

Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

Streaming Schedule

28th December - Rudrapatnam Brothers - RN Thyagarajan and RN Taranathan

29th December -Dr R Vishweshwaran - Veena recital

30th December - Flute/Mandolin/Violin trio
BV Balasai - UP Raju - Dr Jyotsna Srikanth

31st December - Happy Mridangams by
AV Anand and TS Chandrashekar

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India. Maestros of South Indian...
26/12/2025

The second part of London International Arts Festival 2025 is being streamed online from India. Maestros of South Indian Carnatic Music are featured.

The streamed concerts will be available on the London International Arts Festival YouTube channel from 28–31 December 2025.

YouTube: www.youtube.com/DhruvLIAF
Time: 5:00 pm GMT / 10:30 pm IST

Streaming Schedule

28th December - Rudrapatnam Brothers - RN Thyagarajan and RN Taranathan

29th December -Dr R Vishweshwaran - Veena recital

30th December - Flute/Mandolin/Violin trio
BV Balasai - UP Raju - Dr Jyotsna Srikanth

31st December - Happy Mridangams by
AV Anand and TS Chandrashekar

LIAF 2025: Day 4Tuesday, 2nd December*Musicology series*: Dhruv Arts presents the first session in partnership with The ...
01/12/2025

LIAF 2025: Day 4
Tuesday, 2nd December

*Musicology series*: Dhruv Arts presents the first session in partnership with The Nehru Centre, cultural wing of the Indian High Commission.

*Panel discussion* ‘The Art of Teaching - Learning Carnatic Music’ curated and hosted by Srikanth Sharma [also representing Violin teaching aspects], Director of Dhruv Arts.
Followed by a *micro-carnatic-concert* - 15 minutes

*Panelists*
Vocal teacher; Vamshikrishna Vishnudas
Flute teacher; Madhusoodanan Satchithanandan
Mridangam Teacher; Janarthan Sivarupan

*Entry free*
Reception/ High Tea at 6 pm
Session starts at 6:30 pm
London International Arts Festival, www.liaf.co.uk

LIAF day 3 at Ilford, an array of Carnatic music concerts 12noon to 6pmTickets on www.liaf.co.ukSee you all ...
30/11/2025

LIAF day 3 at Ilford, an array of Carnatic music concerts 12noon to 6pm

Tickets on www.liaf.co.uk

See you all

14th edition of London International Arts Festival in partnership with S2 Productions is presenting 'Echoes of Tradition...
28/11/2025

14th edition of London International Arts Festival in partnership with S2 Productions is presenting 'Echoes of Tradition' where tomorrow, 29th November 2025, featuring Srikanth Sharma. Mr Sharma is conducting a workshop on appreciating South Indian Carnatic music followed by a concert, accompoanied by Dr Jyotsna Srikanth on violin & Janarthan Sivarupan on mridangam

Venue: Vedic Cultural Society of East Anglia, Norwich
Time: 5pm

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