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{{Short description|Indian violinist}}
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| name = Jyotsna Srikanth
| honorific_suffix = {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}}
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| caption = Live concert, 2011
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| birth_place = [[Bangalore]]
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| known_for = [[Carnatic music]], [[Western culture#Music|Western music]]
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'''Jyotsna Srikanth''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|MBE}} is an Indian-British violinist and composer, performing [[Carnatic music]] and [[Western classical music]].

==Early life==
Srikanth was born into an [[Andhra]] musical family in [[Bangalore]], India. Her mother, Ratna Srikantaiah, is a Carnatic musician and teacher.<ref name=nie2012>{{cite news|newspaper=The New Indian Express|date=5 November 2012|title=Re-inventing the wheel|author=Nivedita K G|location=Bangalore|url=http://newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1327393.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322120703/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bangalore/article1327393.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 March 2014}}</ref>

==Musical life==

===Training===
Srikanth's music training began with Carnatic vocals at age five under her mother.<ref name=dh2007>{{cite news|newspaper=Deccan Herald|title=Stringing passion and profession!|date=8 December 2007|url=http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Dec82007/she2007120740002.asp|author=Geetha Srinivasan|accessdate=19 November 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322111539/http://archive.deccanherald.com/content/Dec82007/she2007120740002.asp|archive-date=22 March 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref> It was a rigorous programme of coaching, with practice for six hours daily, and the attendance of concerts during the festival periods.<ref name=nie2012/>

At the age of six, she attended a violin performance by the virtuoso [[Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan]], which sparked her own interest in the instrument.<ref name=bmirror>{{cite news|newspaper=Bangalore Mirror|author=Aruna Chandaraju|date=16 January 2011|url=http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/201101162011011602265525448e13f50/Stringing-it-right.html|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118011651/http://www.bangaloremirror.com/article/81/201101162011011602265525448e13f50/Stringing-it-right.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 January 2013|title=Stringing it right|accessdate=19 November 2012}}</ref> She began training under [[R. R. Keshavamurthy]], a doyen of classical Indian violin.<ref name=hindu2011>{{cite news|newspaper=The Hindu|author=Geetha Srinivasan|title=East meets west|date=8 April 2011|accessdate=19 November 2012|url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-features/tp-fridayreview/article1610133.ece?textsize=small&test=2}}</ref> Her first solo concert was at the age of nine.<ref name=nie2012/>

Srikanth recognised the necessity of learning the western classical style of violin, and began her training in this genre at the Bangalore School of Music. For more advanced training, she went to [[Chennai]] to study with [[V. S. Narasimhan]], a solo violinist who works with the notable Indian composer [[Ilaiyaraaja]].<ref name=dh2007/> She achieved her grading from the [[Royal School of Music]], London.<ref name=hindu2011/>

===Career===
Srikanth's initial foray into music came in the film industry, playing under the direction of film composers such as [[Hamsalekha]] and Ilaiyaraaja.<ref name=dh2007/> By her account, she has played for over two hundred south Indian films.<ref name=bmirror/>

Following her marriage, she moved to London, where she expanded her repertoire to music scores for documentaries (on [[Discovery Channel|Discovery]] and [[National Geographic Channel|National Geographic]]), teleserials, besides performing at global music events such as [[World of Music, Arts and Dance|WOMAD]], the [[Red Violin Festival]], the [[Cleveland Thyagaraja Festival]], and the [[The Proms|BBC Proms]].<ref name=bmirror/>

Srikanth also performs [[jazz]] and [[fusion (music)|fusion]], and has set up a troupe called ''Fusion Dreams'',.<ref name=dh2007/> She has collaborated with the classical guitarist Simon Thacker, and the [[flamenco]]/jazz guitarist [[Eduardo Niebla]].,<ref name=bmirror/> as well as [[Fado]] saxophonist [[:pt:Rão Kyao|Rão Kyao]].

Srikanth has lectured on comparative techniques between the Indian and western classical violin at the [[University of Cambridge]] and [[Liverpool University]].<ref name=hindu2011/>

She established a foundation ''Dhruva Arts'' to help upcoming Indian artistes to perform in the United Kingdom,<ref name=hindu2011/> as well as raise funds for charity.<ref name=dh2011>{{cite news|newspaper=Deccan Herald|title=Enriching Melody|date=11 April 2011|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/content/152747/content/214289/in-class-her-own.html}}</ref>

In 2012, she organised the London International Arts Festival, a series of concerts of Carnatic, fusion, folk and Balkan music, as well as dance performances from Cyprus and India.<ref name=nie2012/>

Srikanth continues her Carnatic music career as a soloist and as an accompanist, and has accompanied masters such as [[M. Balamuralikrishna|Dr M. Balamuralikrishna]],<ref name=toi2012>{{cite news|date=7 January 2012|title=Balamuralikrishna flips 81, says he's 18|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/bangalore/Balamuralikrishna-flips-81-says-hes-18/articleshow/11396481.cms|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140218030938/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-01-07/bangalore/30601716_1_carnatic-music-fusion-music-jugalbandi-concerts|url-status=live|archive-date=18 February 2014|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|access-date=19 November 2012}}</ref> [[Kadri Gopalnath]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b011cfw5|title=Darbar Festival 2011, Episode 2|publisher=BBC Radio 3|year=2011}}</ref> [[Chitravina Ravikiran]], [[Ranjani-Gayatri]], [[Sudha Ragunathan]], [[Jayanthi Kumaresh]], [[Sanjay Subrahmanyan]], [[Nithyasree Mahadevan]], [[R. K. Srikantan]] [[Aruna Sairam]], A K Palanivel, .<ref name="darbar">{{cite web |year=2012 |title=Festival at a glance |url=http://www.darbar.org/Darbar_Festival_2012_at_a_Glance.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140322104158/http://www.darbar.org/Darbar_Festival_2012_at_a_Glance.pdf |archive-date=2014-03-22 |work=Darbar Festival}}</ref>

Srikanth specialises in the following Indian composers: [[Thyagaraja]], [[Purandara Dasaru]], [[Papanasam Sivan]], [[Annamacharya]], [[Muthuswami Dikshitar]], [[Shyama Sastri]] and [[Mysore Vasudevachar]]. Jyotsna hosts London International Arts Festival and is the Artistic Director of Dhruv Arts, in the U.K.

===Honours and awards===
[[File:Jyotsna Srikanth at the BBC Proms concert, 2011.JPG|thumb|Concert at the BBC Proms]]
Her violin playing and music style has been referred to as "amazing".<ref>{{cite news|newspaper=The Independent|author=Michael Church|date=28 July 2011|accessdate=19 November 2012|title=BBC Proms 16/17: BBC NOW/Fischer/Arditti/World Routes Academy, Royal Albert Hall (3/5, 4/5)|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/classical/reviews/bbc-proms-1617-bbc-nowfischerardittiworld-routes-academy-royal-albert-hall-35-45-2327493.html}}</ref>

In 2008, she received a Fellowship in Carnatic Music from the [[Trinity College of Music]], London.<ref name=bmirror/>

She was appointed [[Member of the Order of the British Empire]] (MBE) in the [[2023 Birthday Honours]] for services to music and charitable endeavours.<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64082|supp=y|page=B25|date=17 June 2023}}</ref>

==Discography==
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* ''Sri Tyagaraja Raga on Strings'', PM Audios & Entertainments, 2023.<ref>{{Citation |last=Hungama |title=Sri Tyagaraja Raga on Strings |url=https://www.hungama.com/album/sri-tyagaraja-raga-on-strings/101712759/ |access-date=2023-03-31 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Citation |title=Sri Tyagaraja Raga on Strings {{!}} Mahesh Mahadev {{!}} Jyotsna Srikanth {{!}} Sri Ramachandram Bhajami -Violin |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CVUskx58jGU |access-date=2023-04-03 |language=en}}</ref>
* ''Carnatic Lounge'', Times Music, 2011.<ref>{{Citation |title=Carnatic Lounge by Dr Jyotsna Srikanth |date=2011-04-20 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/carnatic-lounge/441930322 |access-date=2023-03-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* ''Chants for Children'', Theme Musik, 2011.
* ''Carnatic Jazz'', Swathi Sanskriti, 2011.<ref>{{Citation |title=Carnatic Jazz by Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth |date=2011-01-01 |url=https://music.apple.com/in/album/carnatic-jazz/1409795603 |access-date=2023-03-31 |language=en-GB}}</ref>
* ''Alaiapayudhe'', CD Baby, 2010.
* ''Fusion Dreams'', CD Baby, 2008.
* ''Insight'', Fountain Music, 2008.
* ''Life'', Earthnbeat, 2007.
* Carnatic Connection, 2016

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
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* Jyotsna Srikanth {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710084650/http://indianviolin.eu/Jyotsna.html |date=10 July 2017 }}

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