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Thulasi Seshan

Thulasi Seshan (she/her) is an Indian-American writer, researcher, and classical music lover. She lives in Chicago.
Thulasi Seshan
Family Junket -- Photo by Grace Del Vecchio
Concert

Family Junket and Akenya Enact Joy, Awareness, and Action at Chicago’s Constellation

May 15, 2025
It was a warm spring night on Saturday, May 10, and the line to get in the door at Constellation was...
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Gabriela Díaz and Ayane Kozasa of The Kronos Quartet -- Photo by Danica Taylor
Interview

5 Questions to Gabriela Díaz and Ayane Kozasa (Kronos Quartet)

Apr 2, 2025
The celebrated Kronos Quartet are beloved because of the five decades they have dedicated to uplifti...
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Amanda Bartlett -- Photo by Ricardo Adame
Concert

Ensemble Dal Niente Brings a Daring, Satirical, and Provocative Program to Constellation

Oct 17, 2024
The Chicago-based Ensemble Dal Niente bills itself as “the industry leader in commissioning and perf...
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Yi-Ting Lu -- Photo by Ian Liu
Album

Yi-Ting Lu Showcases Technical Mastery and Mercurial Experimentalism on Debut Album

Aug 26, 2024
I’ve never understood what I’m supposed to do at the beach. Should I swim and embrace frivolity? Sho...
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Thulasi Seshan
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Reena Esmail -- Photo by Hannah Arista
Interview

With Her Syncretic Music, Reena Esmail Invites Listeners to Engage Through Their Own Cultural Lens

Jul 17, 2024
Reena Esmail’s sweeping, passionate compositions take elements of Hindustani music, elements o...
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