“Spare artists the worry of bread to promote arts”
New Delhi, Feb 2 (UNI) Having been trained under one of the most revered names in classical music, Padmini K Rao has been one of the destiny’s chosen few.
Suchitra Lata, The Hindu
“Padmini Rao is now acknowledged as one of the most gifted voices to emerge from the Kirana gharana, a style that has produced such legends as Pandit Bhimsen Joshi and Gangubai Hangal.”
When Ustad Zia Mohiuddin Dagar asked Padmini K. Rao to go look at the moon, she unquestioningly did so. The next day he explained a musical nuance she will never forget.
Priyadershini, The Hindu
“Padmini Rao has kept her musical passions alive by performing regularly all over the world and spreading the musical heritage and khayal.”
Hindustani classical singer Padmini Rao talks about her musical lineage, values and teaching.
Anna Binoy, New Indian Express
“Hindustani vocalist Padmini Rao talks on the relevance of classical music today.“
Imagine you’re watching a sunset. You are probably on a bridge or on the edge of a cliff watching the sun glisten on the water and slowly melt away into the horizon. Wherever you are, it is imperative that you’re in the right mood to appreciate the beauty of nature. “Learning classical music is similar to this. There is a mystique about it which people work too hard to understand. That’s not how it should be. You won’t be able to understand everything in 140 characters. We have to tune ourselves to understand it,” says Padmini Rao, a Hindustani vocalist. She led a Hindustani classical music workshop at Bhairavi | The Music Room in Mattancherry on Saturday and Sunday. Continue reading “Anna Binoy, New Indian Express”
