Carnatic Vocal Concert by Shri Salem Shriram, accompanied by Shri Palghat K Vijaykumar on the violin and Shri Lakshman Mahadevan on the mridangam, funded by the UFB.
Date & Location: 4th April, 427 ERC at 5PM
About the artists:
Salem Shriram, according many music pundits in Chennai, is one of the bright prospects among upcoming vocalists. Shriram is one of the prime disciples of Sri. Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurti. Shriram also learnt under Sri. TVG and Salem Ms. K. Meera.
Shriram has been regularly performing in the Chennai December Music Season for several years, now performing at the Sub-senior time slots at all important venues including the Music Academy. In the recently concluded December Music Season 2008, Shriram performed 12 concerts in Chennai.
Shriram has received several awards for his performances during the December season, including the best Junior vocalist awards at Sri. Krishna Gana Sabha and the Music Academy. Shriram's concerts have received accolades from popular critics like Sri. Subbudu and Sri. SVK, and his reviews have appeared in many newspaper dailies.
Shriram has had the unique opportunity to perform in front of past Sangita Kalanidhis, including Dr. M. S. Subbulakshmi and Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, who have appreciated his music. Outside of India, Shriram has performed in several places in the USA, including the Cleveland Thyagaraja festival.
Shriram was a recipient of the CCRT Central Govt. scholarship for advanced training in classical music. Shriram has received a number of awards and titles, including the "Sangeeta Sri", awarded by the Rasika Ranjani Sabha, Trichy. Shriram sings with a high degree of classicism, with no frills or fancy additions. Shriram also works in the field of marketing management.
Shri Palghat Krishnan Vijaykumar was born into a family of musicians. He is a child prodigy who made his debut at the tender age of twelve having been under the tutelage of his great grandfather, the illustrious violinist Erode Vishwanatha Iyer and his mother Srimati Akhila Krishnan. He has accompanied many greats like Dr M Balamuralikrishna, Neyveli Santhanagopalan over his life long career in music and was known as Lalgudi's Eklavya. He is a gold medallist at the Music Academy.
Lakshman is an experienced player of the mridangam, whose expressions have been nurtured by the Palghat Mani Iyer School of mridangam playing, trained by the doyen's own son, Palghat T.R. Rajamani. Born to musical environs, Lakshman took to the mridangam at the age of 6 and since then has immersed himself in the world of percussion and has imbued the carnatic tradition in both accompaniment and solo playing.
Lakshman has accompanied many a top musicians in the field of carnatic music. He is a graded artist of All India Radio and has performed in many venues in India, Europe and the United States.
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