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About the artists: N Ravikiran: Hailed by Radio
National, Australia as 'perhaps the greatest slide instrumentalist in
the world today', Ravikiran made headlines as the world’s youngest
prodigy at the age of two (in 1969), identifying and demonstrating 325
ragas, 175 talas and answering numerous other questions. He presented
his first vocal concert at five, first chitravina recital when he was
12
and set a record with a non-stop show for 24 hours when he was
18. Ravikiran has toured around the world several times and
performed in numerous international festivals and venues such as:
Autumn Festival, France, Millennium Festival, UK, Brisbane
International Festival, Australia, Esplanade, Singapore, Pablo Caslo
Festival, France, Cal Arts Festival, USA, Harborfront Festival,
Toronto, Canada, House of World Culture, Berlin, Vienna Palace and
Theatre de la Ville, Paris. He has been featured by major radio
and TV networks including CNN, BBC, NPR, ABC and leading record labels
such as Nimbus, Naxos, Waterlily and Music Today.
He has collaborated with top international musicians such as Taj Mahal, Glen Velez and Larry Coryell and orchestras like the BBC Philharmonic and Cleveland Opera in fusion performances and award-winning recordings. Recognized in world music for his concept Melharmony, Ravikiran is also the most prolific performing composer today in the classical arena with over 500 original pieces including music-dance productions such as Lakshmi Prabhavam, Savithri, Cosmos and Vinayaka Vaibhavam. He has authored several books, trained numerous disciples and has recently founded Shakti Extratainment - India's first IPTV culture channel. His awards include the President's Sangeet Natak Akademy Award, Harvard University Sangeet Award, Houston and Tulsa City Awards, Music Academy TTK Award, Kumar Gandharva Samman, Sangeeta Choodamani and Vadya Ratnakara, to name a few. He attributes all his successes to his gurus - Chitravina Narasimhan and T Brinda. Akkarai S Subhalakshmi: Trained by
Shri O V Subramaniam, Shri P S Narayanaswamy and Chitravina N
Ravikiran, as also her father Akkarai Swaminathan, Subhalakshmi has
blossomed into a prodigiously talented violinist. She has accompanied
eminent artistes and performs widely in India as well as in other
countries like USA, Japan, Germany, Italy, France, Switzerland,
Bahrain, United Kingdom, Singapore and Canada. She also gives vocal
concerts as well as violin duets with her sister, Swarnalata. She
has been featured in several albums. Subhalakshmi’s awards include the
Bismillah Khan Award from Sangeet Natak Akademi, Rajiv Gandhi Youth
award, Yuva Kala Bharati, Kala Bhooshan and Kalki Award.
Shubhalakshmi is also a member of faculty Ravikiran's International
Foundation for Carnatic Music.
Trichy Sankaran: He had his early musical training under his cousin Sri Poovalur Venkataraman and subsequently under mrdangam legend, Pazhani Subramaniam Pillai. He has accompanied top artistes for over 3 generations in Carnatic music and over the last 34 years, has made a contribution of unique range and scope to the Carnatic and Canadian musical culture. He has done significant work as a performer, composer, academic, musical educator, and cultural ambassador. As an educator, Prof. Sankaran has bridged Eastern and Western pedagogical styles and has influenced generations of students who have gone on to be important Canadian performers, composers and music educators themselves. Trichy Sankaran is the Founding Director of Indian music studies and Professor of Music at York University , Toronto , Canada . His awards include the prestigious Ontario Confederation of University Faculty Association teaching award, Sangeeta Choodamani (Krishna Gana Sabha) , Sangita Seva Ratna ( Cleveland ), Vishwa Kala Bharati (Bharat Kalachar) and Mysore Chowdaiah Award (Karnataka Government).
Acknowledgments: IMSOM’s Fall
2008
Concert Series has been supported in part by funds
provided by the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council’s
(MRAC) Arts Activities Support and
Capital Grants, through an appropriation by the Minnesota State Legislature,
the Honeywell
“Dollars
for Doers” Grant, and IMSOM members. This concert is
co-sponsored by KFAI “Fresh Air” Radio (90.3 FM
Minneapolis/106.7 FM St. Paul). © Copyright 2008 Indian Music Society of Minnesota |