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18:00 | Dr. Lakshminarayan Subramaniam (India) |
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 Dr. Lakshminarayan Subramaniam better known as L. Subramaniam is undoubtedly the best-known contemporary Indian violinist Dr. L. Subramaniamwho has established himself as the foremost Indian composer in the area of East – West orchestral composition. Widely appreciated as an international phenomenon Subramaniam's electrifying performances has captured the hearts of music lovers in India as well as abroad. He is also one among the few greatest musicians in India, who have helped to earn the violin, an international reputation as a South Indian solo instrument. Subramaniam has performed and recorded with some of the greatest Indian musicians of all times including Ravi Shankar (World famous Sitarist), Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Alathur Srinivasa Iyer, Ustad Ali Akbar Khan, Pandit Jasraj , T.R. Mahalingam (Classical Singers), Ustad Bismillah Khan (Shehnai Player), Ustad Allah Rakha, Pandit Kishan Maharaj (Tabla Players) etc. Besides solo and trio performances he has also collaborated with legendary musicians of the contemporary era like Sir Yehudi Menuhin, Zubin Mehta, George Harrison and Stephane Grappelli. Subramaniam who has been described as both 'Paganini and Poet' was a former medical doctor by training. But he gave up his medical practice to devote all his attention to music.He took a Master's Degree in Western Classical Music from California Institute of Arts, U.S.A and mastered the art of orchestral composition.He has recorded and produced close to fifty recordings including a five-volume Anthology of Indian Music for the Ocora label of Radio France. He has written, conducted and performed with major orchestras including the New York Philharmonic, Swiss Romande Orchestra, USSR TV-Radio Symphony, Budapest Symphony, Oslo Philharmonic and the New Zealand Symphony, Astral Symphony just to name a few.
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