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Saturday, September 26, 2026
Sat
26
SEP
Featuring
Jayanthi Kumaresh
View ProfileJayanthi Kumaresh is an acclaimed Carnatic Saraswati veena virtuoso representing the sixth generation of a musician family. With over 40 years of performing career, she is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (2022) and founder of the Indian National Orchestra.
Cup O' Carnatic with Jayanthi Kumaresh
Carnatic veena artist Jayanthi Kumaresh presents her Cup O' Carnatic show at MIT Kresge Auditorium in Cambridge, MA on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at 6:00 PM, presented by MITHAS. She is accompanied by KU Jayachandra Rao (mridangam) and SG Pramath Kiran (tabla/morsing). Single tickets start at $30 via Sulekha; MITHAS members, students with valid ID and under-18s attend free.
Show Time
Sat, Sep 26 · 6:00 PM
Venue
MIT Kresge Auditorium
Cambridge, MA
Accompanying Artists
KU Jayachandra Rao
Mridangam
SG Pramath Kiran
Tabla/Morsing
About this concert
The show adapts Kumaresh's online series of the same name, which has drawn more than eight million views by breaking Carnatic concepts into short segments. Onstage she pairs veena performance with narration and everyday comparisons - likening a percussionist's role to a tennis rally, for instance - so the material lands without prior musical knowledge. Projections and lighting design accompany the performance.