Muralidharan Nagai and Sriram Nagai Carnatic (south Indian) violin duet Saturday, April 25 at 4:30 pm Meyerson Hall, University of Pennsylvania
Presented by Crossroads Music, Sruti, and the UPenn South Asia Center More information, video, & tickets ($20 advance, $25 at the door) www.crossroadsconcerts.org Muralidharan Nagai began his violin studies under his mother Smt. R. Komavalli and underwent further training from Sri. R. S. Gopalakrishnan. His first public concert was at the age of 10 and his career as a violinist has spanned for over 4 decades. Today, he is a top-ranking violinist, noted for his clarity, rich tonal quality, and crispness, as well as deep scholarly understanding of Carnatic music. He is a regular feature at the Radio Sangeetha Sammelan concerts in Doordharshan was a resident artist for All India Radio, Trichy from 1978 to 2003. Over the years, Nagai Muralidharan has traveled and performed in North American, Europe, and the Middle East as well as India. He has received numerous awards, including the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the highest recognition given to practicing artists by the government of India. Nagai Sriram is Muralidharan Nagai's nephew and disciple. He began his studies with his grandmother before proceeding to more advanced training with his uncle and gave his first public concert at the age of 12 in New Delhi. All India Radio rates him as an A-grade artist and he has accompanied many leading artists including R.K. Srikantan, M. Balamuralikrishna, P. Unnikrishnan, T. N. Seshagopalan, T.V. Sankaranarayanan, O. S. Thyagarajan, Madurai Seshagopalan, K.V. Narayanaswamy, S. Sowmya, Hyderabad Brothers, Dr. N. Ramani, Sanjay Subramaniam, T. M. Krishna, and the Carnatica Brothers. ---- You are receiving this because you are subscribed to the list named "UnivCity-Announce." To unsubscribe or for archive information, see <http://www.purple.com/list.html>. You may post announcements to this list, but this list attempts to prevent discussion. Please use univcity to discuss messages on this list. Subscribers of univcity receive all mail to this list.
