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Some of the comments and reviews received by Aravind.
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 06th 2017, To Sir, with love.
Lavanya Narayanan.
Mandolin U. Shrinivas. It’s the one name on young mandolin artiste Aravind Bhargav’s lips as we meet and, over the next few hours, it permeates the conversation fittingly. After all, Aravind attributes his musical understanding to his late guru, an exponent unparalleled in the field of Carnatic music. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 06th 2017.
Lavanya Narayanan.
Mandolin U. Shrinivas. It’s the one name on young mandolin artiste Aravind Bhargav’s lips as we meet and, over the next few hours, it permeates the conversation fittingly. After all, Aravind attributes his musical understanding to his late guru, an exponent unparalleled in the field of Carnatic music. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 06th 2017.
The Hindu, Friday Review, Jun 30th 2017, Meanings with Mandolin.
Navya C.
Young mandolin player Aravind Bhargav achieved this task gracefully in the recent ‘Myriad Hues of Mandolin’ concert hosted by Sri Raaga Music School at the MV Hall, Andhra Mahila Sabha as a part of World Music Day celebrations. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, Jun 30th 2017.
Telangana Today, Jun 28th 2017, Monsoon Melodies from mandolin.
Telangana Today.
The monsoon for Hyderabad this year has got a rewarding welcome with Aravind Bhargav’s mandolin performance in the show, ‘Myriad Hues of Mandolin’ hosted by Sri Raaga Music School. more...
Telangana Today, Jun 28th 2017.
The monsoon for Hyderabad this year has got a rewarding welcome with Aravind Bhargav’s mandolin performance in the show, ‘Myriad Hues of Mandolin’ hosted by Sri Raaga Music School. more...
Telangana Today, Jun 28th 2017.
The Hindu, Friday Review, Dec 30th 2016, Nostalgia reigned supreme.
H. Ramakrishnan.
Accented on melody, the jugalbandi was a fitting tributeto U. Shrinivas.
Featuring the mandolin recital of Arvind Bhargav was perfect as the Sabha had dedicated the day to the memory of Mandolin U. Shrinivas. Arvind Bhargav, a disciple of the Mandolin maestro, presented a jugalbandhi along with Vedanth Bharadwaj (banjo). They commenced.. more..
The Hindu, Friday Review, Dec 30th 2016.
H. Ramakrishnan.
Accented on melody, the jugalbandi was a fitting tributeto U. Shrinivas.
Featuring the mandolin recital of Arvind Bhargav was perfect as the Sabha had dedicated the day to the memory of Mandolin U. Shrinivas. Arvind Bhargav, a disciple of the Mandolin maestro, presented a jugalbandhi along with Vedanth Bharadwaj (banjo). They commenced.. more..
The Hindu, Friday Review, Dec 30th 2016.
The New Indian Express, Feb 26th 2016, In His Guru's Footsteps.
Varsha Mohan.
Aravind Bhargav, a Chennai-based musician is someone who is already carving out a niche for himself in the world of music. Having trained for 17 years under late Mandolin player and Padmashri recipient U Srinivas, regarded as the Mozart of Indian classical music.. more..
The New Indian Express, Feb 26th 2016.
The Hans India, Nov 27 2015, Ode to Legends.
Chivukula Rama Mohan.
In the ongoing 48th Annual Cultural Music Festival “Kalasagaram”, Carnatic musicians Aravind Bhargav and Jayaprada Ramamuthy showcased on Wednesday their proven abilities... more..
The Hans India, Nov 27 2015.
In the ongoing 48th Annual Cultural Music Festival “Kalasagaram”, Carnatic musicians Aravind Bhargav and Jayaprada Ramamuthy showcased on Wednesday their proven abilities... more..
The Hans India, Nov 27 2015.
Rasikas.org, Nov 28th, 2015, Kalasagaram Sec'bad.
Sivakami.
Having attended this youngster’s concert in 2009 and considerably impressed, I decided to go this time. Particularly more so (there were more of his concerts in between, which I had missed), as this was an opportunity for me to listen to the late Legend Shrinivas’s bani… more..
Rasikas.org, Nov 28th, 2015, Kalasagaram Sec'bad.
Sivakami.
Having attended this youngster’s concert in 2009 and considerably impressed, I decided to go this time. Particularly more so (there were more of his concerts in between, which I had missed), as this was an opportunity for me to listen to the late Legend Shrinivas’s bani… more..
Rasikas.org, Nov 28th, 2015, Kalasagaram Sec'bad.
The Hindu, Friday Review, 22nd Oct 2015, Marked by elegant raga essays
T K Ganapathy.
The gamaka-oriented mandolin recital of Aravind Bhargav to the accompaniment
of Shreya Devanth (violin), Harinarayanan (mridangam) and Sunil Kumar (ganjira) blended seamlessly with melodic harmony from the beginning. The disciple of mandolin
U. Srinivas, more..
The Hindu, Friday Review, Oct 22nd, 2015.
The gamaka-oriented mandolin recital of Aravind Bhargav to the accompaniment
of Shreya Devanth (violin), Harinarayanan (mridangam) and Sunil Kumar (ganjira) blended seamlessly with melodic harmony from the beginning. The disciple of mandolin
U. Srinivas, more..
The Hindu, Friday Review, Oct 22nd, 2015.
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 31st, 2015, To a Guru, from his disciples.
T K Ganapathy.
Arvind Bhargava ’s exposition of musical panache on the opening day of the Swami Shantanand Festival of Arts at Shivanjali in Vadavalli, Coimbatore, mesmerised the cognoscenti throughout his kutcheri. A disciple of mandolin U. Shrinvas and Rajesh, he exuded gamakas while structuring the raga with many solid phrases drawing wide acclaim. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 31, 2015.
Arvind Bhargava ’s exposition of musical panache on the opening day of the Swami Shantanand Festival of Arts at Shivanjali in Vadavalli, Coimbatore, mesmerised the cognoscenti throughout his kutcheri. A disciple of mandolin U. Shrinvas and Rajesh, he exuded gamakas while structuring the raga with many solid phrases drawing wide acclaim. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, July 31, 2015.
The Hindu, Friday Review, August 10th, 2012, Melodious Strings.
Velacheti Subramanyam.
Chennai-based young artiste Aravind Bhargav presented a mandolin concert under the aegis of Visakha Music Academy at Kalabharati Visakhapatnam. A disciple of mandolin maestro U. Srinivas, he was at his evocative best all through. He tamed the instrument in such a manner that he strummed his way to the hearts of music lovers with fluid ease... more...
The Hindu, Friday Review, August 10, 2012.
The Hindu, Arts/Music, October 28, 2011, Notes from the mandolin.
Music Mandolin player Aravind Bhargava mesmerised the audience with his skill..Gudipoodi Srihari.
Aravind opened with a varnam in Hamsadhwani Jalajakshi of Manambuchavadi Venkata Subba Iyer with raga essay and showed his command on the instrument. The swarakalpana too was engaging. He then went on to present Mahaganapathim in Nata of Dikshitar... more..... The Hindu, Friday Review, October 28, 2011.
The Hindu, Arts/Music, August 18, 2011, Tricky Sangatis.
G.Swaminathan.
Aravind's proclivity to go for tricky sangatis and fast track extrapolations was obvious from the beginning of the Navaragamalika Varnam. Well, that fortunately neither deterred nor distracted him from the ‘gamakam,' which Shrinivas is acknowledged for. more.. The Hindu, Friday Review, August 18, 2011.
The Hindu, Arts & Music, April 8 2010, Rich Aural Treat.
B.Rama Devi.
Ramanavami celebrated at Lalitha Niwas, Coimbatore, served as a platform for budding vidwans to exhibit their talents. The 67th Sri Ramanavami celebration at Lalitha Niwas, Coimbatore, began with the installation of Sri Sitarama's picture followed by Veda parayanam on Ugadhi day. Aravind mesmerised the rasikas with spurts of genius. Doubtless, he has abundant talent.. more... The Hindu, Arts & Music, April 8 2010.
The Hindu, Friday Review Hyderabad, Nov 20, 2009, Melody of the Mandolin.
P.Srinivasa Gopalan.
Kalasagaram, known for introducing young talent in Hyderabad, featured a melodious mandolin recital as part of its monthly concert series. Aravind Bharghava, a talented youngster, is learning mandolin from the legendry maestro U. Srinivas in Chennai. more... The Hindu, Friday Review Hyderabad, Nov 20 2009.
The Hindu, Friday Review Hyderabad July 3 2009, Melodies of the mandolin.
Aravind Bhargav’s masterful performance on the mandolin. Aravind Bhargav, a student of XI std, gave an energetic performance on the mandolin at the SICA concert in Ravindra Bharati. Competent in the Kalpitha Sangita, he often reminded the rasikas of his guru, Mandolin Srinivas. more...
The Hindu, Friday Review Hyderabad July 3 2009.
The Hindu, Friday Review Hyderabad July 3 2009.
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