A.R. Rahman to inaugurate Music Academy’s 99th annual festival

Key Points

1. The 99th annual music festival of the Music Academy at Chennai will begin on December 15, 2025.
2. A.R. Rahman will inaugurate the festival.
3. R.K. Shriramkumar will be elected as the president of the annual conferences and concerts of the Academy.
4. This year marks the 250th anniversary of Muthuswami Dikshitar.
5. T. Viswanathan highlighted the importance of film music in 1988.
6. Rajiv Menon noted A.R. Rahman's integration of Indian classical music with other genres.