Venkata Gopala Krishna Murthy Charla

Teaching & Mentoring

• 20 years of teaching experience in Carnatic vocal
• 14 years of performing experience in the discipline of Classical and Devotional Music
• Special classes for exams like Sangeet Visharad, Certificate Course, Diploma, and B.A Music
• Conducts online classes for NRI students on Skype and Zoom

Guru Lineage

• Mother as the first Guru
• Late Sri Chakravarthula Peethambara Acharyulu, Retd. Vice Principal, Music College for Music and Dance, Warangal
• Sri Vasa Gopinatha Rao, Lecturer in Music, Sri Thyagaraja College for Music and Dance, Ramkoti, Hyderabad
• Sangeethacharya and Laya Genius Sri. Akella Mallikarjuna Sarma Garu, Retd Principal, Sree Thyagaraja College for Music and Dance, Ramkoti, Hyderabad
• Smt. Dr. Seshulatha Viswanath Garu, a Well-known Music Guru globally

Teaching Experience

• Worked as a Music Teacher in D.D.M.S P. Obulreddy Public School, Hyderabad (2013-2017)
• Guest lecturer at Potti Sree Ramulu Telugu University (2009-2012)

Professional Performances

• Telugu Lalitha Kala Samithi, U.A.E:
• Elite School Auditorium, Dubai
• Shaik Rasheed Auditorium, Dubai
• Raga Saptha Swara, Hyderabad
• Sujana Ranjani, Hyderabad
• Suswara Music Academy, Hyderabad
• Andhra Music Academy, Visakha-patnam conducted at Harihara Kalabhavan, Hyderabad
• Sri Chandrasekhara Cultural Trust, Secunderabad
• Tirumala Tirupathi Devasthanam, Tirumala
• Balaji Bhavan, T.T.D., Himayathnagar, Hyderabad
• Venkateswara Swamy Devasthanm, Chikkadapally, Hyderabad
• Nada Neerajana Mandapam, Tirumala
• Sahasra Deepalankara Seva Mandapam, Tirumala
• Aasthanam Mandapam, Tirumala
• Mahathi Auditorium, Tirupathi
• Kodanda Rama Swamy Devasthanam, T.T.D, Tirupathi
• Chitrakuta Manadapam, Sri Seetha Rama Chandraswami Devasthanam, Bhadrachalam
• Durga Malleswara Devasthanam, Vijayawada
• Lions Club, Tanuku., W.G.Dt.
• Sri Satyanarayana Swamy Devas-thanam, Dilshuknagar, Hyderabad
• Sri Chinmaya Mission, Begumpet, Hyderabad
• SILICON Andhra, Hyderabad
• Sri Rama Gana Sabha, New Nallakunta, Hyderabad
• Shilparamam, Madapur, Hyderabad
• Open Auditorium, Ganapathi Sacchidananda Ashram, Dundigal, Hyderabad.
• Thyagaraya Gana Sabha, Chikkada-pally, Hyderabad
• Hari Hara Kala Bhavan, Secunderabad
• Sundarayya Vignana Kendram, Baglingampally, Hyderabad.
• Nandamuri Taraka Rama Rao Auditorium, Potti Sree Ramulu Telugu University, Hyderabad
• Tummalapally Kala Kshethram, Vijayawada
• Mahathi auditorium, Tirupathi
• Devotional Music Concert at Brahmapuram in the Occasion of Telugu Maha Sabhalu conducted by Brahmapuram Telugu Association, Odissa, 2011

Albums as a Composer

• "Om Shakthi Chanting" – sung by Smt. Nithya Santhoshini
• "Nada Sanjeevani" (Traditional Bhajan Keerthans of Kakaraparru) – Sung by Ch.V.Gopala Krishna Muthy and others
• "Sri Adisankar’s Soundarya Lahari" – Rendered with Smt.Kanthi Sastry