Press Reviews and Interviews

• A.Kanyakumari and her disciple Nishant Chandran enthralled the audience at the 32ft Anjaneyar temple, Nanganallur, in the music series. Chennaionline-Dec23rd 2006.

• Two midget violinists Sanjeev and Nishanth Chandran, disciples of Kanyakumari played with such competence as to awaken Carnatic music awareness among youngsters. With dexterity they placed before the listeners the gana and the naya method and even fastidious listeners were able to acknowledge their musical heritage. The Hindu, September 24^th 1995

• The violin duet of two pre-teens, Sanjeev and Nishanth, was of such standard that the audience was swept off their feet. What bowing! What fingering! The knowledge of swaraprasthara technique they revealed was hard to describe. -- Subbudu

• The prodigies projected maturity in playing and perfect control.  Indian Express - Madurai - August 27th, 1995

• Shyama Sastri's Bhairavi swarajathi, a tough composition by itself was rendered immaculately. Nishanth's voicing of the words along with the sahityam portrayed the panoromic beauties of this raga and the composition. The Indian Express, July 10th, 1994

• It was a performance of harmony -

Harmony between two violins,

between sukham and sangita,

between dexterity and discipline,

between talent and training.

Concert review, Thyagaraja Day Celebrations, Sarvani Sangeetha Sabha

• It beats me how the young boy could comprehend the unique and intricate rhythmic cycles and execute them with alacrity. Every poser had an instant retort, and mind you in the same avarthanam.

The Indian Express, December 24th 1994.