Nagai Sriram

Nagai Sriram (born 19 June 1980) is an Indian musician and Carnatic violinist.

Nagai R Sriram
Born (1980-06-19) 19 June 1980
Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
GenresCarnatic music
InstrumentsViolin
LabelsCharsur,Kalakendra

Career

He was introduced to the Carnatic violin at the age of 10 under his grandmother, R. Komalavalli. He currently receives more advanced training from his uncle Vidwan Kalaimaamani Nagai R. Muralidharan.[1] All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist, and he is also rated highly by Doordarshan Television.[2]

Nagai Sriram commenced his career as a violinist at the age of 12 when he played for Neyveli Santhanagopalan in New Delhi. Since then, he has accompanied many leading artists including R. K. Srikantan, M. Balamuralikrishna,[1] P. Unnikrishnan, T. N. Seshagopalan,[3] T. V. Sankaranarayanan,[4] O. S. Thyagarajan, K. V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya,[2] Hyderabad Brothers, Dr. N. Ramani, Sanjay Subrahmanyam, T. M. Krishna, Malladi brothers and the Carnatica Brothers.[5]

Nagai Sriram has won many awards including:

  • Sangeet Natak Akademi - Yuva Puraskar, 2014
  • Shanmukha Sangeetha Sironmani - Shanmukhanandha Sabha, Mumbai - 2007
  • Best Violinist - Music Academy Chennai - 2001 through 2008 (8 consecutive years)
  • Best Violinist - Maharajapuram Vishwanatha Iyer Trust - 2004
  • Yuvakalabharathi – Bharath Kalachar, Chennai - 2003[1]

See also
  • List of Carnatic artists

References
  1. "Double header Vocal Concerts on October 23, 2005". The Carnatic Music Association of North America Inc. 20 October 2005. Archived from the original on 13 July 2009. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  2. "Pallavi of Capital District presents an evening of Indian Classical Vocal Music". Pallavi. 2008. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  3. M. Balaganessin (13 February 2009). "Friday Review Chennai / Music : Remembering the bard". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  4. V.Subrahmaniam (5 January 2007). "Music Season / Music : Question of planning". The Hindu. Retrieved 8 April 2010.
  5. "A musical homage to all time legend duo classical singers – Alathur Brothers" (PDF). The India Music and Dance Society. 2007. Retrieved 8 April 2010.


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