Hrudayagaanasudha

Hrudayesh R Krishnan began performing at age nine, and has since given over 450 concerts across sabhas, temple festivals, and online platforms. Currently pursuing MBBS in Chennai, he trains under Sri Srikanth Gopalakrishnan. His honours include the Tamburu Award from Sri Poornathreyeesha Sangeetha Sabha, the Silver Lamp at Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts Competitions, Mumbai, the Lakshmi Gopalakrishnan Endowment Award, and the Bharat Ratna Dr MS Subbulakshmi Fellowship from Sri Shanmukhananda Fine Arts, Mumbai.

Kushal B R is a Carnatic violinist from Bengaluru with over eighty solo and accompanying performances. A student of violin maestro T H Subramanian, with earlier training under Akella Mallikarjuna Sharma, Kumaresh, and Violin Vasudevan, he has performed at the Chennai Margazhi season, Mysore Dasara, Bangalore Gayana Samaja, and the Tyagaraja Aradhana at Tiruvaiyaru. He is the recipient of the Government of India’s Kala Utsav Gold Medal (2024), the CCRT Fellowship (2024–25), and first prizes at the Madras Music Academy and Bangalore Gayana Samaja competitions.

Vidwan D R Chethan Murthy is a mridangam artist from Bengaluru, trained under his father, the late Vidwan D R Rajagopal. An A-grade artiste of All India Radio and Doordarshan, he has performed at the Madras Music Academy, Bangalore Gayana Samaja, and Kala Academy Goa, where he serves as mridangam faculty. His honours include the MS Subbulakshmi Fellowship from Shanmukhananda Sangeetha Sabha and several national awards in Carnatic percussion.