India's foremost institution for Carnatic music and dance, founded in 1928 and headquartered on TTK Road. The Academy hosts the annual Madras Music Season, the world's largest cultural festival of classical music.
Highlights
- Founded in 1928 during the All India Congress session in Madras to promote and preserve Carnatic music and Bharatanatyam
- Hosts the annual Madras Music Season (mid-December to mid-January), the world's largest festival of classical music with hundreds of concerts across the city
- The main auditorium (Kasturi Srinivasan Hall) seats approximately 1,600 and is the most prestigious performance venue in Carnatic music
- Awards the Sangita Kalanidhi title, the highest honour in Carnatic music, during the annual conference
- Houses the Mini Hall for intimate lecture-demonstrations, and a library of musicological manuscripts and recordings
- Located on the corner of TTK Road and Dr. Radhakrishnan Salai in the Alwarpet/Royapettah area
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