Mysuru :
Nadabrahma Sangeetha Sabha will be presenting ‘Nada Brahma’ title to Vid. Mysore M. Nagaraj, legendary Violin Maestro from the city, at the Sabha premises on JLB Road in city on Jan. 10 at 5.30 pm, as part of its ongoing Diamond Jubilee ‘Grand Finale’ and Dr. A.K. Gopalrajan Memorial Annual Day.
Dr. M. Jagannath Shenoy and Dr. C.G. Narasimhan will do the honours.
Also, vocalist Shruti Bode will be conferred with ‘Nada Kishori’ title on the occasion. Later, Vid. Mysore M. Nagaraj and Mysore Dr. M. Manjunath will present a Grand Karnatak Classical Violin Duet, accompanied by Vid. Patri Satish Kumar on mridanga, Vid.Giridhar Udupa on ghata.
About Vid. Mysore M. Nagaraj: Son and disciple of renowned violinist Prof.S. Mahadevappa, Nagaraj was a remarkable child prodigy who matured quickly to emerge as one of the top ranking violinist in India. His outstanding musical talents were first revealed at very tender age of 8 when he stormed in to the music world sweeping all the music lovers & critics off their feet by his extraordinary musical acumen and technical virtuosity. Nagaraj has carved a niche for himself in the annals of Karnatak classical music as a superb violinist.
Mysore Nagaraj and his virtuoso young brother Dr. Mysore Manjunath make a formidable violin duet team. They have collaborated with many outstanding musicians from all over the world and have performed innumerable Jugalbandhi concerts with many top-ranking artistes in the contemporary music today including Pandit V.G.Jog, Pandit Vishwamohan Bhat, Dr.M.Balamurali Krishna, Tejendra Narayana Majumdar, Ronu Majumdar, Dr.N.Rajam, etc.
Nagaraj is one of the youngest musicians to be honoured with the prestigious Rajyotsava award by the Government of Karnataka. He has received innumerable awards including the Best Violinist award from The Music Academy and Indian Fine Arts Society, Excellence award from American Institute of World Culture, Honors from the American Arts Council, Aarkay, Inc, Sangeetha Samrat, Sangeetha Rathna, Meritorious Award from University of Oklahoma-USA.
Mysore Nagaraj is the first ever violinist to be invited to perform at the Prestigious Milano Music festival in Italy. He is also the first ever South Indian Musician to perform Karnatak classical music concert at the Sydney Opera House in Australia.
source: http://www.starofmysore.com / Star of Mysore / Home> General News / January 09th, 2015