Athrey performed in multiple concerts during the Dec 2007 and Dec 2009 Chennai music festival at several leading Sabhas in Chennai including the Music Academy, Narada Gana Sabha, Vani Mahal, Hamsadhwani, MGR Janaki college and Raga Sudha. He has provided accompaniment for several leading musicians in Midwestern United States including Seetha Rajan, Trichy Ramesh, K. Gayathri, Manasi Prasad, Brindhammal's grandson S. Girish, Kasaravalli Sisters, B.U. Ganesh Prasad, Flute R. Tyagarajan (son of Flute Ramani), and children from Isai Mazhalai group including Vidya Kalyanaraman, Carnatic Music Idol Bharat Sundar, and K. Dharini. Athrey has accompanied several instrumentalists including violinist Ambi Subramaniam (son of Dr. L. Subramaniam) as well as Vainikas including Jayalakshmi Sekhar, Saraswathy Ranganathan and Rajeswari Pariti.

Athrey has been a regular performer in the Sustaining Sampradaya group starting with the inaugural 2007 concert followed by the Kamalamba Nava Avarnam concert held in Mar 2008, the Gems of Syama Sastri concert held in Apr 2009 and the Swathi Thirunal concert held in Apr 2010.

Athrey has provided accompaniment for several artists across the states of Illinois, Iowa, Ohio, Michigan, Wisconsin and Missouri as well as Chennai and Trichy in India.

He has won the first prize in multiple Midwestern USA Music competitions held in the last five years. As the winner of the Cleveland Aradhana Talent Search music competition held in 2009, Athrey has accompanied the other winners -- Kamya Sankar and Keerthana Sankar for Vocal and Kamalkiran Vinjamuri on the violin in concerts held in Chicago, Chennai and Thiruvaiyaru during the Dec 2009 music season.

Athrey and his sister, Arthi Nadhan who plays the Veena are part of SwaraRagaLaya -- a unique team of talented children of Indian origin brought up in the United States.

Athrey with his guru  Srimushnam Sri. V. Raja Rao

Athrey has been regularly going to Chennai for advanced studies in Mridangam from his teacher, Srimushnam Sri V. Raja Rao in Chennai, India.   Over the years, his teachers in the United States include Vinod Gopinath, Rohan Krishnamurthy and Vinod Seetharaman.  He has also attended several Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam Music Camps.  In addition Athrey has received supplementary coaching from H.S.Sudhindra and has been learning to play for the song from B.U. Ganesh Prasad.

Other Accomplishments
Athrey had the unique privilege of performing at the feet of the legendary musician, Smt. D.K.Pattammal.  After his performance, Smt. Pattammal said, ”The child has a very good sense of rhythm and nice fingering techniques – naadam -.  He has my whole-hearted blessings to come up in the world of Carnatic Music.

Won the first prize at

• Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana 2009 - Talent Search Competition
• Cleveland Tyagaraja Aradhana 2009 - Accompaniment Competition
• Samagana Heritage Foundation 2006 Intermediate Level
  
• Samagana Heritage Foundation 2005 Basic Level
  
• Chicago Tyagaraja Utsavam Competition 2004 Level 3 First Prize 

Athrey supplements his knowledge of playing the Mridangam with training in vocal Carnatic Music and American Classical Music, on the Clarinet, at his local School in Naperville, IL, USA.