The academic sessions of the Annual Conference at The Music Academy will be held from Dec 16, to 31, 2025. On Jan. 1, 2026, an Open House is held. All these sessions start at 8.00 am everyday.
This year's theme is Muthuswami Dikshitar 250, commemorating Dikshitar's 250th birth anniversary.
Admission is open to all on first come first serve basis.
Venue: Kastuni Srinivasan Hall, The Music Academy
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The 72nd annual Art Festival of Kalakshetra will be hosted from Dec 19 to 28. 2025.
Venue: Bharata Kalakshetra Auditorium, Kalakshetra Campus, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai - 41
Tickets are sold at MDnD here - https://www.mdnd.in/SeasonTickets/OrganizerLandingPage?ci=101&r_id=2420
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The 99th annual conference and concerts of The Music Academy will take place from Dec 16, 2025 to Jan 1, 2026.
A.R. Rahman, well-known music composer will the chief guest of the inauguration.
Dr. N. Rajam, eminent violinist will preside over the Sadas on Jan. 1, 2026.
This year, the Music Academy has announced the sale of tickets through online also. Both the physical and online sale will take place at the Music Academy and online at https://musicacademymadras.in simultaneously on Dec 2 at 9 a.m.
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The 31st Fine Arts Festival of Mudhra will be held from Dec 1 , 2025 to Dec 21, 2025.
The festival hosted since 1995 by the musician couple Dr Radha and Bhaskar has been held during December every year since then.
Since the past few years, the festival is recorded and streamed online on Paalam TV (www.paalamtv.com) and on YouTube Channel.
The streaming is free to watch. However, Mudhra invites rasikas to be a part of 'Joy of Giving' by way of donations, which would support artist remuneration and production cost.
The inauguration of the festival will be held on Dec 1, 2025 at Vani Mahal Mini Hall, GN Chetty Road, T. Nagar, Chennai 17 at 5 pm. The award ceremony will be followed by the violin concert of Kum. A Kanyakumari with her disciple, along with Patri Satish Kumar (Mridangam), Anirudh Athreya (Kanjira).
From Dec 2, 2025, the concerts will be webstreamed at PaalamTV.
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The theme for this year's Charsur Arts Foundation December Season Music Festival is Rama Nama - a divine Mantra
The concerts will be held at Sri Ramanujar Millennium Hall, 5A, D'Silva Road, Mylapore, Chennai
The concerts are ticketed and the the tickets are available at https://www.mdnd.in/SeasonTickets/OrganizerLandingPage?ci=101&r_id=23865
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Please check the calendar on this page to add to your calendar! - https://www.chennaidecemberseason.com/p/concert-calendar.html
As the air turns crisp and the scent of jasmine mingles with the bustle of Mylapore’s Mada streets, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan quietly opens its doors to rasikas, heralding the start of the Chennai Music Season. For many, this is not just a concert series - it is a ritual, a return to the familiar hall and people.
Every year, beginning in the third week of November, Bhavan’s concert series sets the tone for the season ahead. This thoughtful scheduling allows the organisation to offer its premises to other sabhas during the peak Margazhi weeks.
The Bhavan’s hall is a haven for music lovers - cozy and welcoming. There are no tickets, no barriers. Anyone strolling through the vibrant lanes of Mylapore can simply step in and be enveloped by the sounds of Carnatic music, performed by seasoned artistes and rising stars alike.
This year, the Bhavan’s Margazhi Mahotsav begins on November 20 and continues through December 12, 2025. With concerts that are free and open to all, it is an invitation to experience music unhurried.
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