Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival

08/23/2026

Registration for Sustaining Sampradaya is now open!
The first program is a tribute to the iconic and innovative scion of the G.N.B. bani, Thanjavur S. Kalyanaraman. The second program will be dedicated to the memory of the modern master of the flute, Dr N. Ramani, an innovator in his own right and a great friend of the Festival.

Early admission deadline is Sept 20. Get all the details: https://www.aradhana.org/sampradaya/2027/

05/18/2026

Congratulations to our very own volunteers for their awards from Gayatri Fine Arts!

🌟 “SANGEETHA SEVA YUGALA” for their exemplary service and commitment to Carnatic music
Presented to Roger Natarajan & Jaya Natarajan — a remarkable Michigan couple whose unwavering dedication and service continue to inspire and strengthen the community.

🌟 “SANGEETHA SEVA CHATHURA” for their dedicated service to the growth and outreach of Carnatic music
Presented to Gopi Sundaram, Radhika Balasubramaniam, Shankar Sundaram & Karthik Venkataraman — for their collective efforts, passion, and meaningful contributions at the world-renowned Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival, advancing the reach and appreciation of this art form over the years.

04/16/2026

Congratulations to all our dance participants and winners! See the full results: https://www.aradhana.org/dance_competition/results2026.html

04/09/2026

04/09/2026

Congratulations to all our music competition winners! See the full list: https://www.aradhana.org/music_competition/results2026.html

04/06/2026

S. Adithyanarayanan (Vocal)
Sruti Sarathy of CA (violin)
Sangeetha Rathnakara Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (mridangam)
N. Guruprasad (ghatam)

04/06/2026

Nrithya Rathnakara Roja Kannan (Bharathanatyam)

04/06/2026

Vivahapriya — Traditional & Original Wedding Compositions
Concept & Direction: Sangeetha Rathnakara N. Ravikiran

Musical Training & Content
Vanitha Suresh of WI, Dhruv S. Pathangi, Prameela Mandayam of WA, in partnership with Malladi Dr S. Ravikumar, Kala Rathna Dr K. Gayatri, and Acharyanet

Dance Choreography and Presentation
Nrithya Kala Sagaram Dr S. Divyasena, Meenakshi Ganesan of CA, Shwetha Nirmal of WA

featuring a team of 75 artists including
Lavanya Madhavan of OR, Manasa Suresh of CA, Neha Murthy of GA, Prameela Mandayam of WA, Pranav Kikkeri of TX, Dr Renuka Suryanarayanan, Vanitha Suresh of WI, Sanjay Suresh of WI, Varunika Raja of CA, Sindhu Naidu of IL, Preethi Sathyanarayanan of TX, Aadhya Sridharan of AZ, and Bhargav Sampath Kumaran of IL

Guest Artists
Kala Rathna K.S. Vishnudev, Vasudha Ravi, Dr V.K. Arun Kumar of IL, Kala Seva Mani Sriram N. Iyer of MN, Kala Seva Mani Vijay Ganesh of VA, Sunil Kumar

04/06/2026

Kala Rathna K.S. Vishnudev (Vocal)
B. Ananthakrishnan (violin)
Sangeetha Rathnakara Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan (mridangam)
Sangeetha Kala Sagaram K.V. Gopalakrishnan (kanjira)

04/06/2026

Nrithya Pradarshanam
Kala Rathna Medha Hari (Bharathanatyam)