 The quality of the musicianship of the brothers was testified to by Palghat Anantharama Bhagavatar who was present at a concert in Sekharipuram in 1911.Particularly complimenting Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar's voice, he predicted a bright future for him.Chembai also started learning to play the violin, something with which he was already familiar, his father being also a violinist.