Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan's annual music and dance festival opens on Nov.17 at its auditorium in Mylapore.
The concerts featuring some topnotch artistes, the fest will include vocal, instrumental and dance performances and musical discourses - from Nov. 17 to Jan. 13. They are open to all and perhaps provides rasikas the opportunity to listen to top artistes at the top of the season.
The festival will be inaugurated on Nov. 17 by the governor of Tamilnadu, Banwarilal Purohit. He will present the Bhavan's Legends awards to maestro Dr. T. V. Gopalakrishnan and Harikatha exponent Kalyanapuram R. Aravamudachariar.
A veena concert by Rajesh Vaidhya will follow the inauguration.