Music Academy to host Margazhi fest as12-day virtual conference and concerts
The Hindu
There will 24 concerts by senior artistes that rasikas have to pay for, and another 24 concerts by junior and sub-senior artistes that will be free, held between Dec 20 and 31
As the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic continues, this year also, the Music Academy has decided to opt for the virtual route to conduct its 95th Annual Conference and Concerts, during the Margazhi season.
Soumya Swaminathan, Chief Scientist, World Health Organisation (WHO), will inaugurate the 12-day festival on December 20 and it will be followed by a nagaswaram concert by S. Kasim and S. Babu.

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