HCL Concerts, a platform dedicated to identifying, nurturing, and supporting the next generation of talent in the Indian classical performing arts space, announced the winners of the Carnatic Quest Junior, organized in partnership with Chennai-based Rhapsody Music Foundation. Fifteen extraordinary artists, three each from Vocal, Violin, Flute, Veena and Percussion categories, were crowned as India’s finest young Carnatic musicians by distinguished jury members, which included Shri Sikkil Gurucharan, Smt. Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, Shri Shashank Subramanyam, Smt. Jayanthi Kumaresh, Shri K.V. Prasad and Dr. Sumithra Vasudev.
Winners of the HCL Concerts Carnatic Quest – Junior (2024) are
Vocal: G. Shreekiran Josyer - Bangalore, Srithika Srinivasan - Chennai, V.S. Abirami - Chennai
Flute: Medha Udupa -Mangaluru, Sushameendra Jamadagni - Bangalore, Shreya Bharath - Bangalore
Violin: Sivateja Mallajosyula - Chennai, R. Srikritii - Chennai, Hari Karthik - Delhi
Veena: Hiranmayi - Chennai, Sangeetha Narayanan - Puducherry, Vidhyashree Vijayakannan - Bangalore
Percussion: Sairam Kumar - Chennai, Pranav S.B. – Bangalore, Samarthchandra R. Bharadwaj - Bangalore
Announcing the winners, Anshul Adhikari, Head of HCL Concerts, said, “Carnatic Quest Junior (2024) has been an awe-inspiring journey, uncovering hidden talent and celebrating the rich legacy of Carnatic music