Keyboardist|Pianist|Music Director
Live · Melodies · Passion · Turning emotions into music
Creating melodies that inspire, entertain and connect audiences worldwide. Karnataka's one and only female live keyboardist, Trinity College of London trained pianist, composer and music director, and founder of all-women bands that have taken Kannada music from Bengaluru to the USA.
Hear the motifBorn in Bengaluru on 7 January to music director Balaram B, Bhuvaneshwari learnt music from childhood at her father's side, completed her classical piano grades at Trinity College of London and an MBA at BMS College. She began as an assistant programmer on film and album songs, and has grown into a live keyboardist, composer and teacher with more than fifteen years on stage.
First movement
Allegro con brio ♩ = 132
Four roles, one musician. Explore the many ways Bhuvaneshwari brings music to life: on stage, in the studio, in the classroom, and in collaboration with leading artists. Hover a card to hear the interval it stands on.
𝄞Solo keyboard, with her all-women bands, or alongside playback legends. A versatile performer for concerts, corporate shows and special events, from Mysore Dasara to Kannada Sangha USA.
𝄢Music direction for films, independent albums and special projects, including Hasivu Mathu Arivu and the Republic Day song released by Upendra. From composition to arrangement, she builds soundscapes that tell powerful stories.
♩Over ten years of keyboard and piano teaching, guiding students at the Sri Sai Bhuvaneshwari Social & Cultural Trust academy and reputed institutions, from classical grades to contemporary performance.
♪Sought after for session work with playback singers and leading artists including S. Janaki, L. R. Eshwari, Dr Shamitha Malnad, Sadhu Kokila, Guru Kiran and many more.
Second movement
Scherzo VIVACE · ♩ = 160
Every note you play is written on the stave below, and the chord is named as you hold it. Use the keys, or your computer keyboard: A S D F G H J K L for the white notes, W E T Y U O P for the black. Dots mark the notes of the current key.
Third movement
Andante ♪ = 60
The circle of fifths is how musicians move between keys. Tap a key and the whole site transposes: the keyboard marks its notes, the motif and cadence play in it, and your booking form remembers it. Each key has a mood Bhuvaneshwari reaches for on stage.
Fourth movement
Cantabile ♩ = 72
Bhuvaneshwari founded and leads Karnataka's all-women bands, bringing the power of music and Karnataka folk to the world stage. Empowering women through music.
Kannada Rajyotsava at Kannada Sangha, Charlotte, North Carolina, and the Celebrating Womanhood USA tour with Dr Shamitha Malnad.
Film, folk and devotional sets for festivals, utsavs and cultural trusts across Karnataka.
Janapada songs with a modern keyboard backbone, performed in traditional dress.
Sugama sangeetha, bhavageethe, janapada, chalanachitra geethe and the light-music circuit.
Fifth movement
Études MODERATO · ♩ = 100
Ten years of nurturing students through music at the Sri Sai Bhuvaneshwari Social & Cultural Trust academy, Bengaluru, recognised with a Felicitation Award from Rhythms College of Fine Arts. Taught by a performing keyboardist, so what you learn in class is what she plays on stage.
Posture, hand shape, reading both clefs, first pieces by ear and by score. Ages 6 and up, and adults starting fresh.
Graded pieces, scales, sight-reading and aural work towards Trinity College of London exams, grades 1 to 8.
Chords, lead sheets, keyboard programming, playing with singers and bands.
Recital preparation, stage presence, and the chance to open for the band at a live event.
The path, as an octave: tap a key to hear where each level sits.
Sixth movement · Recognition
Recognition from the music fraternity, and the prestigious events and festivals her talent has graced.
Rhythms College of Fine Arts · presented by Dr Vishwanath Prasad
Rhythms College of Fine Arts · a decade of nurturing students through music
For music direction on Hasivu Mathu Arivu, sung by Bhandari Prasad
Kannada Republic Day video song, composed and sung by Bhuvaneshwari, released by Upendra
Live keyboard performance and stage award, Charlotte, North Carolina; Boston and Seattle shows
Performed in the presence of Shri D. K. Shivakumar and with S. Janaki, the legendary playback singer
Corporate shows and launches across Bengaluru
Encore
Concert halls in Charlotte and Bengaluru, award evenings, studios and corporate stages. A few of the moments that made the journey.
Coda
Solo keyboard, a full all-women band, session work, music direction or classes at the academy.
