International Tours & Collaborations
Showcasing the Mysore Veena tradition on the world stage
2025
United Kingdom · London
Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, London — conducting veena workshops for advanced students, transmitting the authentic techniques and aesthetic principles of the Mysore tradition.
2024
Australia · Sydney & Melbourne
Melbourne International Veena Festival — bringing together vainikas from across the world, representing the lineage and discipline of the Mysore bāṇi on the international stage.
2023
United States · Coast-to-Coast
Extensive tour spanning 20 concerts with lecture-demonstrations across the United States, offering both performance and pedagogical insight into the Mysore veena tradition.
2022
Singapore
Singapore Fine Arts Academy (SIFAA) as External Examiner, contributing to the assessment and preservation of classical Carnatic music standards in Southeast Asia.
2017–18
Canada · Edmonton
Edmonton Cultural Organization — extended engagement bringing the tradition of Mysore veena to Canadian audiences through concerts and cultural presentations.
2010
United States · Cleveland
Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival — one of the most prestigious Carnatic music festivals in North America, showcasing the authentic Mysore bāṇi to a discerning audience.
2006
United States · Washington DC
Represented Government of Karnataka at Vishwa Kannada Sammelana, presenting the cultural heritage of Karnataka through classical veena music.
2002
United States
Solo concert tour establishing his presence as an independent representative of the Mysore Veena tradition across American venues.
1991
Germany
Festival of India — Pancha Veena programme. Part of the prestigious Festival of India, representing the Mysore school's disciplined approach to collective instrumental expression.
1988
United Kingdom
Concert tour with wide audience acclaim, bringing the unhurried grace and structural clarity of the Mysore bāṇi to British venues.
1987
Russia
As part of his father's Pancha Veena ensemble under Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar, he introduced Russian audiences to the depth and refinement of Carnatic music, presenting the ensemble tradition of five vīṇās in a cultural exchange of rare distinction.
Sangeetha Kalanidhi M. Chandrashekaran
Violin
A sustained musical dialogue between veena and violin, grounded in the shared grammar of Carnatic music. These collaborations reflect classical discourse at the highest level, where each instrument speaks with clarity while preserving its distinct vādyā dharma.
Ustad Bahauddin Dagar
Rudra Veena
A rare confluence of two ancient string traditions — the Carnatic vīṇā and the Dhrupad rudra veena. These collaborations honor the meditative depth and structural discipline shared across systems, reflecting classical dialogue without fusion aesthetics.
Pandit Rajeev Taranath
Sarod
Bringing together the contemplative voice of the Mysore veena and the lyrical expressiveness of the sarod. These performances represent cross-system musical conversations rooted in discipline, restraint, and mutual respect for classical tradition.
Pandit Debiprasad Ghosh
Sarod
Another distinguished collaboration between veena and sarod, exploring the shared aesthetic principles that unite Carnatic and Hindustani classical music — structural clarity, raga integrity, and the primacy of melodic form over display.