Gayathri Venkataraghavan (Template:Lang-ta) is an Indian Carnatic vocalist.[1][2] She lives in Chennai.[1]
Education
Venkataraghavan trained in Carnatic music at an early age under Rajalakshmi, Padma Veeraraghavan, Rukmini Ramani, V. Subramaniam and Lakshmi Natarajan.[1] Her advanced training was under Acharya Choodamani Sri. A. Sundaresan, a disciple of Sri C. V. Krishnamurthy Iyer, Sri Ramnad Krishnan and Alathur Sri Sivasubramanya Iyer. Venkataraghavan is now training with P.S.Narayanaswamy.[1]
Performances
The Hindu wrote that her singing shows "modesty and sincerity", and praised her for choosing rare kritis in a 2016 concert.[3] In a 2015 concert, The Hindu wrote that she "comprehends the strong link between the devoutness of classical music and its manifestation in the form of kritis."[4] They have also called her voice "melodious."[5]
Discography
Her commercial albums have been released by Charsur Digital Workstation and other companies.
Awards and titles
- D. K. Pattammal Award for Lady Vocalist (2001)
- T. T. Rangaswamy Award (2002)
- Kalki Krishnamoorthy Award (2003)
- Nada Oli title by Nada Inbam, Madras (2003)
- H. Natarajan Prize (2003, 2004)
- Carnatic Music Association of North America award
- Pappu Kamakshi Award (2006)
- MLV Endowment Award by Narada Gana Sabha (2006)
- Isai Peroli title by Kartik Fine Arts (2008)
- Shanmukha Sangeetha Shironmani from Shanmukhananda Sabha (2008)[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 The road well taken. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ Paeans to guru bhakti. The Hindu(2013-05-30).
- ↑ Charm of rare kritis. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ Genre well defined. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ An impressive recital. The Hindu. Retrieved 2017-05-17.
- ↑ Carnatic Vocalist. Gayathri Venkataraghavan.