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Raga Festival 2006 - Dr M Lalitha & M Nandini - Karnatic Violin Duo Sisters (violin)
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16 September 2006
Dr. M. LALITHA and M. NANDINI have been widely acclaimed as outstanding South Indian Classical Violinists of the present generation. Popularly known as the `VIOLIN DUO SISTERS, LALITHA and NANDINI have enthralled the audiences with their spell binding music. They are widely regarded as the finest performing Violin Duo of South Indian Classical Music. Dr. M. LALITHA and M. NANDINI hail from the Sishya Parampara or the direct lineage of Sri. Baluswamy Diksitar, brother of one of the musical trinity Sri Muthuswamy Dikisitar who was responsible for bringing the violin into the firmament of South Indian Classical Music and also belong to the Sishya Parampara of the Trinity - Saint Tyagaraja, Sri Muthuswamy Diksitar and Syama Sastri and Harikesanallur Muthiya Bhagavathar.
LALITHA and NANDINI are worthy scions of an illustrious family of musicians, who have been deeply rooted in the South Indian Classical Music Tradition and started learning music from their beloved grand father and guru Shri V. Lakshminarayana from a very early age. They were also inspired by their uncles Shri. L. Vaidyanathan, Dr. L. Subramaniam and Dr. L. Shankar, who are internationally reputed for their musical genius and have also been taught by them. Presently they are under the tutelage of their mother Smt. Subhalakshmi Muthuswamy. They have also undergone advanced training in music from Dr. Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.
Dr. M. LALITHA and M. NANDINI are regarded as highly imaginative virtuoso Violinists. They have been applauded by both connoisseurs and laymen alike for their original and unique style of violin playing. The music that cascades from the Duo's Violin's is known to be sublime, brilliant and traditional. Their Violin playing is known to be replete with ragabhava. They have specialized in playing varnam-s in 5 grades of tempo and in playing Kalpana Svara-s in 3 grades of speed, which is a prominent and unique feature of their style of Violin playing. They enrapture their audience with imaginative improvisations and intricate rhythmic patterns fused with melodic sweetness.
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