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About the
Artists
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi
Lalgudi
Vijayalakshmi, daughter and disciple of the
great maestro has been a worthy torch bearer
of this great parampara. She has over the
years contributed not only to the continuation
of these unique bani, but has made it flourish
further. The fifth generation musician in the
family, Vijayalakshmi grew up in an atmosphere
of reverberating, rich music. Early signs of
her musical inclinations were apparent, when
she was only two years old when even then, she
could identify the solfa syllables in any
musical phrase. These early trends were
nurtured further when she commenced her
lessons at the age of six under the watchful
eyes of her perfectionist father. At the age
of thirteen she went on stage for the first
time with her father. Since then, she has been
performing regularly in violin duets and trios
with her father Shri Lalgudi Jayaraman and
brother Krishnan. Over the years she has grown
into a mature artiste and a violinist in her
own right. She, along with her brother,
Lalgudi Krishnan, is a leading exponent of the
Lalgudi style, which is characterized by
boundless innovation while strictly adhering
to tradition and eloquently capturing the mood
and essence of any composition.
Her musical
excellence , melody ,rhythm style and
technique and the diligence with which she has
gone about maintaining and the stylistic
grandeur is a corner stone of her success
She does have the unique distinction of also
being a vocalist, again groomed under the
Lalgudi tradition, and has made a mark for
herself as one. In recent years, she also has
provided superb violin accompaniment to
several leading musicians. She has rendered
several performances as a soloist on the
violin, thereby making it possible for the
today’s audience to get a glimpse into the
great tradition and bani, established by Shri
Lalgudi Jayaraman. Vijayalakshmi also has the
credit of leading a music ensemble of the
Violin, the Venu or flute and the Veena.
She has
travelled widely on concert tours both in
India and abroad, and has performed in
countries all over the world, including the
U.S.A, Canada, the U.K., Europe, Australia,
New Zealand, Malaysia, Singapore, Russia,
Indonesia and Middle East.
The demands
of her profession notwithstanding,
Vijayalakshmi has acquitted herself creditably
in academics as well. She holds a Master of
Arts in English Literature and followed it up
with a Diploma in Music. Vijayalakshmi has
reached the top rungs in the ladder of
recognition only because of the inborn talent,
command over music, focus and
dedication.
(Artist's website: http://www.lalgudivijayalakshmi.com/)
Trivandrum Balaji
Born in the year 1974, to Mr. R.
Veeraraghavan and Mrs. Janaki,
Trivandrum.V.Balaji hails from a musical
family. His great grand fathers being Kodivayal
Venkatrama Iyer known for his Harikatha and
Konnakoll. S.V.Iyer.
Trivandrm.V.Balaji has established
himself as one of the most sought-after
Mridangists of our times with a high
reputation. Balaji, had his initial training
under late Sri B. Doraiswamy of Trivandrum, Sri
K.Krishna Iyengar of Trivandrum, Trivandrum Sri R.
Vaidyanathan and later had his tutelage under the
legendary Vidwan Padmasri Sangeetha
Kalanidhi Palghat.R.Raghu.
He has the privilege of accompanying various
leading stars in the Carnatic Music like,
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Dr.N.Ramani, Sri
T.V.Sakaranarayanan, Sri.O.S.Thyagarajan and
others. He is presently an ‘A’ Grade artist in The
All India Radio, Chennai. Apart from
accompanying Carnatic artists, he is also a much
sought-after Mridangist in the Cinema Industry and
has worked with famous music directors like Mr.
Vidyasagar, Mr. Deva, Mr. Haris Jayaraj and
others.
Best Mridangist award is something fond of Balaji.
He has received awards from various prestigious
Organizations including, The Sangeet Natak Academy
Yuva Puuraskar(BISMILLAH KHAN YUVA PURASKAR)for
the year 2009
http://sangeetnatak.org/sna/yuva2009.htm
This year The Kanchi Kamakoti matam has conferred
THE ASTHANA VIDWAN TITLE on Balaji. The All India
Radio (1995),The Madras Music Academy best
mridngist(2004,2009,2010) The Chembai Young
Musician award (2004), Maharajapuram Viswanatha
Iyer trust award (2007), to name a few. He won the
NTSC scholarship organized by The Government of
India in the year 1995.
Trivandrum.V.Balaji commands high respect
for his dexterity in technique and his uncanny
command over the instrument and the underlying
intricacies of Rhythm (Laya), which have won him
high praise and laurels. His Mridangam artistry is
embellished by the virtues that stem from
temperament, poise and fine musical awareness. He
has a distinct style of his own. Balaji’s
solo renderings and accompaniment bear the stamp
of his master’s dignified technique, very keenly
appreciated by enlightened audience, both home and
abroad.
During Fall 2003, Fall 2005 and Spring 2008 Spring
2009, on his concert tour to the US, UK and
Australia, his fluent expressions coupled with the
mastery over the Mridangam enabled him to project
to the Western world the perfect magical, divine
value addition the instrument does to Music and
hence the richness it creates. Had a unique
opportunity to visit Jordan festival on 2009 as
part of ICCR ,GOVT OF INDIA. He strongly believes
that ‘Learning never stops’ nor is it bound by
barriers such as age, geographies or cultures. It
is this belief and true dedication that he has
towards Music that keeps him self-motivated to
explore and master areas of Carnatic Music through
its depth and vastness mainly in the Laya (Rhythm)
section through dedicated research and sheer
hard-work. He has gained immense experience
imparting training to interested young learners.
At present, Balaji is training lot of keen
students in India, as well as in USA and
Australia.
Ravi Balasubramanian
Dr. Ravi Balasubramanian is the
most sought-after Ghatam artiste in North America
and is known for his energetic and sensitive
accompaniment and solos. With over five hundred
concerts, Ravi has extensive experience in
Carnatic percussion, including performing on the
Ghatam at top musical institutions such as the
Chennai Music Academy and the Cleveland Aradhana
for over sixteen years. He received the title Yuva
Kala Bharathi in 2003 from Bharat Kalachar, a
music organization in Chennai, for excellence and
dedication in the art of Ghatam. Ravi has expanded
the envelope of using the Ghatam in music, when he
presented a “GhataTarang” concert with seven
Ghatams as the lead melody and percussion
instrument for the first time outside India. Ravi
has had the rare honor and experience of
performing with leading artistes including
Sangitha Kalanidhi vocalists, violinists,
flautists, and mridangists in India, USA, Canada,
Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.
Ravi received his initial tutelage from Palghat
Sri P. K. Sekar and Sangitha Kalanidhi Dr.
T.K.Murthy and later pursued advanced training
from Sri V.Suresh in Chennai, India. Ravi has
given lecture-demonstrations on the Ghatam in the
University of Pittsburgh and Chatham college in
Pensylvania, and has been featured in several
local and national media articles. He is also Guru
to several students in USA, guiding them in the
vast ocean of Indian percussion theory and
performance. He recently published an article in
Sruti magazine, India’s leading arts magazine,
that was extremely well-received. Ravi received
his doctorate in Robotics from Carnegie Mellon
University and is an Assistant Professor in
Mechanical Engineering at Oregon State University
in Corvallis, Oregon, USA.
(Artist's website: https://sites.google.com/site/ghatamravi/)
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Acknowledgments:
IMSOM
’ s Fall 2017 Concert Series has been made
possible, in part, by the Honeywell and UHG
“Dollars for Doers” Grant, a matching grant
from US Bank, a generous donation from the Dr.
Dash Foundation, and the generosity of its
members and donors. All concerts are
co-sponsored by KFAI Radio (90.3 FM Mpls/106.7
FM St Paul). IMSOM, established in 1980, is a
registered non-profit 501(c)(3) organization
serving Minneapolis - St. Paul and the greater
Twin Cities Metro Area.

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