Maestro ilaiyaraaja news & titbits

[Gregorysab]

So its an interaction? not a full fledged concert?

[AravindMano]

Nerd - No, I saw it. I first thought it's the same video. Even now, am not convinced it's symphony show. Let's see.

[irir123]

guys/ friends/ makkas / comrades / brothers & sisters!

it does NOT matter if this is a symphony or a 'kutthu paattu' show !

all that matters is IR is coming out and giving an instrumental score/show for 4 hrs !

that shd be enough! go for it!

no need to speculate / harbor expectations! that is where the problem is! have least or even no expectations, except that it will be an IR special - am sure he wont disappoint us!

am not in India - else wud have purchased tickets!

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

irir123, you shud be in better position to answer this. Raja recorded a Symphony with RPO and the Rights which AVM/Pyramid has may be at max Audio Disc rights. not Stage performance/TV telecasting rights no? He is doing Endrendum raja and same being telecasted and he as a composer has reproductive rights, except Selling the recorded work on a media, right?!? Like, any of his work, he has full freedom to live-perform his symphony on any stage right?

And even in any case, Pyramid/AVm are bachaas, right? It wud have been very easy for him to sign a deal and keep it under wraps, till the program unfolds. And regarding that copyright issue, may be thats the reason he cannot openly put it as 1993 RPO works, on the ads no? And Same reason extended in that video too. Don't utter that word even once!

And what he is going to talk, or listen from us? What we have to offer him?! Won't he know that? And that too discussing music, with fans who are actually strangers! Enna Music theory test vechaa ticket kudukkuraanga? Any kuppans and subbans can buy the ticket na?!?

I guess he wantedly does all this! And running a show out of one and only online audience is almost a joke! Absolutely no info in any print/TV media about this. Ticket price is humongously high. The show is on monday that too easly morning 9.30 ( ) He is doing some filtering with that, and looks like he is not cared about ticket collection. Who is funding all this show? no info! Who is paying sound systems, the Location rent, other arrangements, not known. Very importantly who is flying down all the rich orchestra from London/US?? And nobody will work with advance these days. Full payment wud have been already done! So, I still have good hope.

Everyone knows he will ever be keep writing scores, be it symphony or ICM or folk or just anything! Veetla Scoreshreetss romba sernthu pochunnuaaa avar concert nadathuvaar?!? The Indianstage ad says its the Best symphony of his lifetime. Its not a small word, Strong hopes raised, actually!

[sakaLAKALAKAlaa Vallavar]

guys/ friends/ makkas / comrades / brothers & sisters!

it does NOT matter if this is a symphony or a 'kutthu paattu' show !

all that matters is IR is coming out and giving an instrumental score/show for 4 hrs !

that shd be enough! go for it!

no need to speculate / harbor expectations! that is where the problem is! have least or even no expectations, except that it will be an IR special - am sure he wont disappoint us!

am not in India - else wud have purchased tickets!

thats true anyways! Anyone who is able to free his time on monday morning, and ready to spend 1000+ Rs, is actually going to be a gifted person.

[Gregorysab]

guys/ friends/ makkas / comrades / brothers & sisters!

all that matters is IR is coming out and giving an instrumental score/show for 4 hrs !

This is exactly what my question is. Is it an instrumental concert for sure? Please check Kamesh Ratnam's tweet thats getting me jittery about booking tickets: http://www.twitlonger.com/show/io388e

[Gregorysab]

The Indianstage ad says its the Best symphony of his lifetime. Its not a small word, Strong hopes raised, actually!

Indianstage can be sued by some of us, if it is not a symphony

[irir123]

how abt someone calling Indianstage and clarifying the same ? tell them they might get sued for misguiding/misinforming us !!

[irir123]

SKV - once again, my instincts tell me it will/may NOT be the 1993 symphony - but some other orchestral work!

Pyramid may be 'bachhas' but rights are still rights! plus i think something else is a problem there as well - thats why IR has repeatedly said (even in Vikatan if am not mistaken) that the symphony will never come out!

rights include playing the composition live!

[baroque]

I read only one post - irir123's 14 points post!
If Raja does any one of his idea like developing one of his interlude into full- fledged concerto etc..,that will be a great treat too!
Please Raja plan and give us some thing GRAND soon!

irir123, just reading the possibilities/ideas in your post makes me happy!
GOOD DAY!

I will return tonight to catch up rest of your thoughts.....