Sangitha Kalanidhi Prof. T.N. Krishnan Sangeetha Kalanidhi Professor T. N. Krishnan, recognized as one of the world's finest violinists, had his training under his father A. Narayana Iyer and Sri Semmangudi Sreenivasa Iyer, the doyen of Carnatic music. A winner of many coveted awards - Sangeetha Kalanidhi from Music Academy, Madras, The Sangeet Natak Academy award from the Government of India, Padma Vibhushan from the President of India, to name a few. Professor Krishnan has served in many important positions: Professor, Government Music College, Madras, Principal, Tamilnadu Government Music College, Head of Carnatic Music section of the Delhi University, Vice Chairman of the Sangeet Natak Academy, Government of India, Visiting Professor, the Center for World Music, Berkeley, California.   Professor Krishnan has toured the U.S., U.K., Canada, Australia and other countries many times presenting and delighting the audience. To quote a couple of reviews by leading magazines around the world: "There is a vibrant, emotional warmth, technical precision and perfection in his delightful melodic rendition." "The serenity and total virtuosity are soothing and endearing." "Evocative improvisation and nuances, (and) tantalizing subtlety with clarity providing absorbing interest in the listener mark his concerts." " His impeccably smooth bowing blends severe classicism with depth, and fluency with polish." " In his hands the instrument exudes a sweet tonal quality which imparts an indefinable charm to his playing." Sriram Krishnan hails from an illustrious family rich in the tradition of classical music. Son of the world renowned Carnatic Violin maestro, T. N. Krishnan, Sriram began his training in music at hte age of five under his grandfather A. Narayana Iyer, and later honed his skills under the tutelage of his ather. Sriram's music reflects the profound influence of his family heritage. With a deep-rooted passion for classicism, he strives to perserve the luxurious tonal quality and spectral purity that are hallmarks of his father's style. Sriram Krishnan has been performing since the age of 9, accompanying his father and sister as well as other noted Carnatic musicians. He is a software engineer by training and works for a communiatins semiconductor company in Irvine, California.     Born into a family of rich musical ancestry, Vinod R. Venkataraman began performing at the age of seven. Venkataraman had his initial training in mridangam from Vidwan Trichy Raghava Iyer, and later from one of the greatest exponents of the mridangam, Palghat R. Raghu. He has accompanied many great artists such as Prof. T.N.Krishnan, L. Subramanian, and N. Ravikiran, to name a few. Intelligent planning, innovative accompaniment and mathematically precise patterns are are the hallmarks of Venkataraman's technique. A professor of Mathematics in Long Beach, Calif, Venkataraman continues to impart the knowledge of Music and Math through the age old Indian tradition of Gurukulavasam.       Tripunithura N. Radhakrishnan was the disciple of Late Shri G. Narayanaswamy (his father), Shri T.V. Gopalakrishnan and Shri Parassala Ravi. He started accompanying artists on the ghatam at the age of eleven. He has accompanied great musicians like Late Shir Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavathar, Shri, M.D. Ramanathan, Shri Maharajapuram Santhanam, Dr. S. Ramanathan, Shri Chitti Babu, Padmabhooshan Shri T.N. Krishnan, Padmashree M.S. Gopalakrishnan etc. Web design by JIVI solutions. Art work (c) Leelavati Bagavant.