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{{Short description|Indian violinist, guru and music teacher}}
{{Family name hatnote|Dwaram|lang=Telugu}}
{{Use Indian English|date=January 2023}}
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{{Infobox person
| name = Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao
| occupation = [[Violinist]]
| family = See [[Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao#Family|Family]]
| awards = [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]] (2014)
}}

'''Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao''', alternatively spelled '''Dwaram Durga Prasada Rao''',<ref name=":6" /> is an [[List of Indian violinists|Indian violinist]] of [[Carnatic music]] style, [[guru]] and music teacher from the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]]. An exponent of violin for more than half-a-century, he performed [[Solo (music)|solo]] and [[Accompaniment|accompanied]] in several music concerts. He received [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], India's highest award in arts, for his contributions to Carnatic music.

== Early life ==
Rao hails from [[Vizianagaram]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-07-08 |title=Treat in store for classical music lovers |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/Treat-in-store-for-classical-music-lovers/article14479684.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He has a brother, {{Interlanguage link|Dwaram Satyanarayana Rao|te|ద్వారం సత్యనారాయణ రావు}}, who is also a violinist.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Sumadhura |date=2019-06-05 |title=Violin programme enthrals audience |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/andhra-pradesh/violin-programme-enthrals-audience-535162 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Career ==
Rao is an exponent of violin in Carnatic music style<ref name=":5" /> for at least 70 years {{As of|2016|lc=y}}.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Subrahmaniam |first=Velcheti |date=2016-12-23 |title=Memories of Mangalampalli |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/Memories-of-Mangalampalli/article16932078.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He learnt violin play from {{Interlanguage link|Ivaturi Vijayeswara Rao|te|ఇవటూరి విజయేశ్వరరావు}}.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-10-30 |title=Silence of the strings |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/silence-of-the-strings/article6549112.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> When he was 17 years old, Rao won a [[Carnatic music]] competition held by [[All India Radio]].<ref name=":1" /> He [[Accompaniment|accompanied]] his brother in several performances<ref name=":1" /><ref>{{Cite web |date=3 August 2015 |title=VMDA's 7-day Music and Dance Festival from Aug 8 |url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/andhra-pradesh/2015/aug/03/VMDAs-7-day-Music-and-Dance-Festival-from-Aug-8-793852.html |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[The New Indian Express]]}}</ref><ref name=":2">{{Cite news |last=Balantrapu |first=Prasuna |date=2018-11-22 |title=A fitting tribute to Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/entertainment/music/rich-repertoire/article25565416.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and as well performed [[Solo (music)|solo]].<ref name=":4">{{Cite news |date=2009-10-24 |title=Waves of music |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Waves-of-music/article16888339.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He is a guru and teaches music.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2016-03-20 |title=A treat for musical lovers |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/a-treat-for-musical-lovers/article8380112.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite news |date=2016-08-04 |title=A treat in classicism |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/A-treat-in-classicism/article14550874.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His violin play was generally received favourably among critics and connoisseurs alike.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":4" />

He worked as a lecturer for 22 years and later as the principal of [[Maharajah's Government College of Music and Dance]]<ref>{{Cite book |last=Weidman |first=Amanda J. |url=https://books.google.de/books?id=fMg7aKE8RNgC&pg=PA299&lpg=PA299&dq=Dwaram+Durga+Prasad+Rao&source=bl&ots=8LDiE0nddw&sig=ACfU3U0M3nHzPw1FDLsbuFK051oIIFDbQA&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjPn-zHuLj8AhWSH-wKHWaJDbs4ChDoAXoECCEQAw#v=onepage&q=Dwaram%20Durga%20Prasad%20Rao&f=false |title=Singing the Classical, Voicing the Modern: The Postcolonial Politics of Music in South India |date=18 July 2006 |publisher=[[Duke University Press]] |isbn=9780822336204 |pages=299}}</ref> in [[Vizianagaram]] for 18 years. For a brief time period, he held had an [[apprenticeship]] at painter {{Interlanguage link|Antyakula Pydiraju|te|అంట్యాకుల పైడిరాజు}}.<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |date=2015-11-04 |title=Touched by Melody |url=https://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Hans/2015-11-04/Touched-by-Melody/184379 |access-date=2023-01-08 |website=[[The Hans India]] |language=en}}</ref>

== Awards ==
Rao was conferred with the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]], India's highest civilian award in the field of arts,<ref>{{Cite news |date=20 July 2019 |title=Sangeet Natak Akademi Award to UoH professor |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/sangeet-natak-akademi-award-to-uoh-professor/article28614913.ece |access-date=2 December 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> for the year 2014 in Carnatic instrumental music category by the [[Sangeet Natak Akademi]], overseen by the [[Government of India]].<ref name=":5">{{Cite news |date=2015-06-12 |title=Musicians, film-maker chosen for Sangeet Natak Akademi fellowships |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/musicians-filmmaker-chosen-for-sangeet-natak-akademi-fellowships/article7310252.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

== Family ==
Durga Prasad Rao hails from a family of violinists.<ref name=":3">{{Cite news |date=2013-11-21 |title=Technically sound |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/technically-sound/article5371731.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> His grandfather [[Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu]] was one of the most important Carnatic music violinists of the 20th century.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":3" /><ref name=":2" /> Other renowned violinists include Naidu's brothers {{Interlanguage link|Dwaram Narasinga Rao Naidu|te|ద్వారం నరసింగరావు నాయుడు}}<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-09-19 |title=Faithful to the legacy |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/faithful-to-the-legacy/article5147309.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and Dwaram Venkata Krishnaiah, daughter {{Interlanguage link|Dwaram Mangatayaru|te|ద్వారం మంగతాయరు}},<ref>{{Cite news |date=2011-04-14 |title=Footprints in the sands of time |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Footprints-in-the-sands-of-time/article14683077.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> son [[Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao]]; Bhavanarayana Rao's daughter [[Dwaram Lakshmi]];<ref>{{Cite news |date=2010-08-20 |title=Sharp manodharma |language=en-IN |work=[[The Hindu]] |url=https://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/Sharp-manodharma/article16138800.ece |access-date=2023-01-08 |issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and Durga Prasad Rao's brother {{Interlanguage link|Dwaram Satyanarayana Rao|te|ద్వారం సత్యనారాయణ రావు}}.<ref name=":1" />

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[[Category:Recipients of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award]]

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