Award-winning violinist Ambi Subramaniam was honored in Russia at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, inspiring a new generation with his innovative fusion of Indian and Western classical music Violinist Ambi ...

Getting RK Shriramkumar to talk about his creative feats is like pulling teeth. With a bashful grin, the Carnatic violinist protests that it is nothing really. The credit roll of those to whom he ...

A tiny one-bedroom flat tucked into a quieter lane of Chennai’s Mandavelli neighbourhood is something of a pilgrimage destination for Carnatic violin students. This is where, overseen by images of ...

Carnatic musician Amritha Murali, trained in both vocal music and violin from a young age, has carved a niche for herself with her expansive repertoire and deep-rooted classicism. Under the mentorship ...

For violin virtuosos Ganesh and Kumaresh Rajagopalan, the instrument is more than just a bridge between East and West—it is the very genesis of sound. The elder brother Ganesh, 61, recalls a story ...

Oscar and Grammy‑winning composer A.R. Rahman unveiled Thribinna, an Indian symphony music project conceptualised by ...

Third Man Records is set to release a compilation of rare and unheard Indian violin music spanning from 1933 to 1952. How the River Ganges Flows, due out September 18th, “is a transcendent collection ...

To enjoy and appreciate a Hindustani-Carnatic jugalbandhi, a rasika should almost become a part of both schools’ individual and integrated styles. Here, more than the sahitya or lyrics, what matters ...

Violinist Ambi Subramaniam had an extremely special moment at Moscow’s Bolshoi Theatre, when he won the BraVo award for best musician from a partner country. “These are the biggest music awards in ...