Sangeetha Shankar (Hindustani, Violin)

Dates b. 1965 ? Genre Hindustani Instrument Violin   Profile   Discography   Related Artists

Profile

Dr. Sangeetha Shankar is one of the most important young Hindustani violinists. She is the daughter of the great Hindustani violinist Dr N Rajam.

Sangeetha comes from a very illustrious family of violinists. Her grand father was Vidhwan Narayana Iyer, a unique violinist and master of both Carnatic and Hindustani traditions. Her uncle is the Carnatic violin maestro Prof. T N Krishnan. She was trained by her mother the great Hindustani violinist Dr N Rajam. She has inherited her mother's Gayaki style of playing.

She was a prodigy, quickly learning and mastering the art. She gave her first concert when she was just 13. She was also a brilliant student, studying music in Benaras Hindu University. She also completed her doctoral thesis from BHU. She started performing with her mother in violin duet concerts, both Hindustani and Carnatic. She has also persued a very successful solo career.

Sangeetha Shankar has also collaborated with several musicians on well received experimental albums like Tabula Rasa. She has recorded Jugalbandhi albums with flutist Ronu Majumdar. She has even produced a music based series Sur Sadhana for Doordarshan.

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Teachers & Influences	Dr N Rajam (mother)
Disciples & Followers
Similar Artists	Kala Ramnath
Worked With	Ronu Majumdar, Sanjeev Abhyankar, Pt Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Shankar Prasad Chowdhury (tabla), Bharat Kamat (tabla)