- Vittal Ramamurthy
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Name = Vittal Ramamurthy
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Instrument =Violin
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Genre =Indian classical music List of Violinists Carnatic music
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Violinist in theCarnatic music tradition ofSouth India . He is an outstanding soloist as well as an excellent accompanist. He is a Grade 'A' artiste of All India Radio and has performed extensively in National Radio and Television, in addition to live concerts.Musical Training
Born in a family of musicians and music connoiseurs, Vittal started hismusical journey at home. He started learning Carnatic music from his mother,Smt. Krishnaveni, who is the main guiding force in all walks of his life. He was introduced to violin by his grandfather, Late Sangeethabhushanam Sri. B.V. Subba Rao. He continued training under Sri. Hosahalli Venkataram and Smt. T. Rukmini. He has been fortunate to learn the nuances of violin playing from the legend and violin maestro Padmabhushan Sri.
Lalgudi Jayaraman . Under his able tutelage, he blossomed into a versatile musician.tyle
His authentic rendering of Carnatic music is rich with creativity and innovative improvisation. His playing scores high on the
melody scale andis embellished with heart-warming sangatis. His excellent style encompasses aesthetic grace, rhythmic accuracy and captivating melody. His accompanying style is to subtly blend with and complement the main performer in the best traditions of the Lalgudi style. Sensitive accompaniment, harmony,grace and maturity mark his widely acclaimed performances. He has a strongvocal background also. This adds essence to the quitessence of the Lalgudi style which is characterised by purity, clarity, melody and above all deepemphasis on Sahitya. His bhava-filled raga expositions stand testimonyto his talent and arduous training.oloist and Accompanist
He has performed in 1500+ concerts worldwide. He has been blessed toaccompany his guru, Lalgudi Sri G. Jayaraman in his vocal, violin duet and trio concerts. He has accompanied great vocal stalwarts like Sri. D.K. Jayaraman, Dr.
Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna , Sri. R.K. Srikantan, Sri.Nedunuri Krishnamurthy , Sri.Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan , Sri. T.K. Govinda Rao, Sri. T.V. Shankarnarayana, Dr. K.J. Yesudas, Bombay Sisters and Smt.Sudha Raghunathan . He has also accompanied the current generation vocal artistes like Sri. Vijaya Siva, Sri.Neyveli Santhanagopalan , Sri.T.M. Krishna , Sri. P.Unni Krishnan , Smt.Bombay Jayashri , Smt. S. Sowmya etc. He has also accompanied great instrumental stalwarts like Sri.N. Ramani (Flute), Sri.Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone), and Sri. Ravi Kiran (Chitra Veena). He has participated in the World Music Festival in 'Theatre de la Ville', Paris and other International Festivals in Singapore and Dubai. In addition to his solo recordings, he has accompanied all the popular artistes in hundreds of commercial audio recordings. He is the most sought after accompanist today.Teacher and Musicologist
In his quest to spread the tradition of Carnatic music, Sri. Vittal Ramamurthyhas disciples worldwide. He has students in India, U.S.A, Canada, Australia and France. Many of his students have become leading performers today.
As a Musicologist, he has given Lecture Demonstrations and workshops at somemajor universities like the prestigious Shepherd School of Music (Rice University,Houston, TX), Concordia University (Montreal, Canada) and the Harvard University(Boston, MA).
In his passion for music and selfless contribution to the growth of Carnaticmusic, Sri. Vittal Ramamurthy and family organize summer camps in his nativetown, Dharmasthala in Karnataka every year. About 80 to 100 children from surrounding villages attend this camp which is in the style of the Gurukulamsystem. They stay in his house and learn music for a whole week and share it withall their friends. Eminent artistes are invited to give workshops and concerts tothese young musicians. Artistes like Sri. Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sri. Vijay Siva,Sri. T.M. Krishna, Sri. Vellore Ramabhadran and Smt. Sankari Krishnan haveparticipated in these workshops.
Awards
* Kalaimani
* Yuva Kala Bharathi
* Swara Gyana Bharathi
* Best Violinist (from Music Academy and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha of Chennai, India)
* Asthana Vidwan of Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam
* Vadya Kala VipancheeExternal links
* [http://www.violinvittal.com Vittal Ramamurthy's Official Page]
* [http://www.musicindiaonline.com/music/carnatic_instrumental/m/artist.139/ Listener's pleasure on musicindiaonline.com]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HO2RU0E9Nac Accompanying his Guru Sri. Lalgudi Jayaraman on the tambura (Courtesy of YouTube)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj5Yn4Tv-P8&mode=related&search= In Concert with P. Unnikrishnan - video clipping (Courtesy of YouTube)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zbsyZCFvNn8 In Concert with P.Unnikrishnan - video clipping (Courtesy of YouTube)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXM-AQV0pio In Concert with Shashank - video clipping (Courtesy of YouTube)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PupbHIemUYI&feature=related In Concert with TM Krishna - video clipping (Courtesy of YouTube)]
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVjWU791nkE&feature=related In Concert with TM Krishna - video clipping (Courtesy of YouTube)]
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