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L. Subramaniam
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L. Subramaniam (b. July 23, 1947) is an acclaimed Tamil violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical Carnatic music tradition of southern India, and Western classical music, and renowned for his music and compositions in orchestral fusion.
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With over 150 recordings to his credit, he has recorded with Yehudi Menuhin, Stéphane Grappelli, Ruggiero Ricci and many others,[1] in addition to composing symphonys and Carnartic compositions.[1]
He has accompanied some of the most famous names in Carnatic music such as Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, M. D. Ramanathan, among others. He has performed many concerts with the venerable Palghat Mani Iyer on the Mridangam too, in addition to collaborating with other South Asian artists.[1]
Subramaniam has written works for orchestras and Hollywood film scores, and written books on Carnatic music.[2] His brother is also a well known and acclaimed violinist - L. Shankar.
Subramaniam composed the film scores for the films Salaam Bombay and Mississippi Masala directed by Mira Nair, in addition to being the featured violin soloist in Bernardo Bertolucci's Little Buddha and Cotton Mary of Merchant-Ivory productions.[1]
Creations with orchestras include ‘Fantasy on Vedic Chant' with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta, ‘Turbulence' with the The Swiss Romande Orchestra, ‘The Concert of Two Violins' with The Oslo Philharmonic, and ‘Global Symphony with the The Berlin Opera among others.[2]
Throughout his career he has won several awards, and received a Grammy nomination in 1981. He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1988 and Padma Bhushan in 2001.
The renowned violinist Yehudi Menuhin said of Subramaniam: “I find nothing more inspiring than the music making of my very great colleague Subramaniam. Each time I listen to him, I am carried away in wonderment.”[1]
Born into a Tamil musical family, "Mani," as he is fondly known to fellow musicians, gave his first public performance at the tender age of six. Both his father, V. Lakshminarayana, and his mother, V. Seethalakshmi were accomplished musicians. He acquired a doctorate in Medicine, but chose to remain a violinist by profession. He was married to Viji Subramanian (who passed away in 1996) and is now married to the popular Indian playback singer Kavita Krishnamoorthy (Nov 1999)
- L. Subramaniam - Raga Hemavathi
- L. Subramaniam: Three Ragas
- Distant Visions
- Pacific Rendezvous
- Electric Modes
- All the Worlds Violins
- L. Subramaniam and Yehudi Menhuin in New York
- 1988 Salaam Bombay! (composer, music arranger, musician: violinist)
- 1991 Mississippi Masala (composer, musician: violin, violin synthesizers, percussions)
- 1993 Little Buddha (violinist)
- 1999 Cotton Mary (violinist)
- 1999 - L. Subramaniam: Violin From the Heart. Directed by Jean Henri Meunier.
- ^ a b c d e L. Subramaniam: Short Biography. Sampad (February 2005). Retrieved on 20 February, 2007.
- ^ a b L. Subramaniam: Official Site. Official Site. Retrieved on 20 February, 2007.
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