List of Indian violinists

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There are two styles of violin playing in India: the Carnatic and the Hindustani. [1] Carnatic violinists such as Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai, Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer and Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu performed concerts as early as the 1900. Indian violinists today such as Manoj George, L. Shankar, Balabhaskar have successfully adapted the Western music style of playing the violin and have been performing concerts outside of India. Violinists such as N. Rajam and Sangeeta Shankar are highly accomplished international performers in the Hindustani style. Violinists such as T.N. Krishnan, A. Kanyakumari, H.K. Venkatram and Mysore brothers have remained Carnatic classical violinists and have yet been able to reach out to audiences outside of India. Also, artists such as Jyotsna Srikanth, L. Subramaniam, Ambi Subramaniam, Fayiz Muhammed, and Roopa Revathi have satisfactorily managed to perform both Carnatic and Western music on the violin.

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The following is a list of famous Indian violinists.

List

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T. N. Krishnan
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Ganesh and Kumaresh
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G.J.R. Krishnan
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Avaneeswaram S R Vinu
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H.K. Venkatram
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Vittal Ramamurthy
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B. Sasikumar
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Fayiz Muhammed
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Balabhaskar
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Gingger Shankar
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Abhijith P. S. Nair
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Akkarai Subbalakshmi
ViolinistBornDiedStyleCurrently ActiveRef.
Abhijith P. S. Nair 1991carnatic and jazz fusionYes [2]
Ambi Subramaniam 1991Carnatic and WesternYes [3]
Arrol Carelli 1985Carnatic and WesternYes
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu 1973CarnaticYes [4]
B. Sasikumar 1949CarnaticYes
Harikumar Sivan 1980Carnatic and WesternYes
Balabhaskar 19782018Carnatic and Western fusionNo
Delhi P. Sunder Rajan 1969CarnaticYes [5]
Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao 19242000CarnaticNo [6]
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu 18931964CarnaticNo [7]
Embar Kannan 1975CarnaticYes
Fayiz Muhammed 1997Carnatic and WesternYes [8]
Gagan Chandra Chatterjee 18901949HindustaniNo [9]
Ganesh and Kumaresh 1964CarnaticYes [10]
Gingger Shankar -WesternYes [11]
H. K. Narasimha Murthy -CarnaticYes [12]
H. K. Venkatram 1965CarnaticYes [13]
Joi Srivastava 19302003HindustaniNo [14]
Jyotsna Srikanth -Carnatic and WesternYes [15]
Kala Ramnath 1967HindustaniYes [16]
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan 19352008CarnaticNo [17]
L. Athira Krishna -Carnatic and WesternYes [18]
L. Shankar 1950Carnatic and HindustaniYes [19]
L. Subramaniam 1947Carnatic and WesternYes [20]
L. Vaidyanathan 19422007CarnaticNo [21]
Lalgudi G Jayaraman 19302013CarnaticNo [22]
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi 1963CarnaticYes
M. Chandrasekaran 1938CarnaticYes [23]
M. Narmadha -Carnatic and HindustaniYes [24]
M. S. Gopalakrishnan 19312013CarnaticNo [25]
M S Viswanath1984Carnatic and Western fusionYes [26]
Malaikkottai Govindaswamy Pillai 18791931CarnaticNo [27]
Manoj George 1971Indian, Western, World FusionYes
Mayavaram V. R. Govindaraja Pillai 19121979CarnaticNo [28]
Mullaivasal G Chandramouli 1965CarnaticYes [29]
Mysore brothers – Mysore Nagaraj and Mysore Manjunath-CarnaticYes [30]
Mysore Tirumakoodalu Chowdiah 18951967CarnaticNo [31]
N. Rajam 1938HindustaniYes [32]
Nandini Muthuswamy -Carnatic and WesternYes [33]
Nandini Shankar 1993HindustaniYes
Nedumangad Sivanandan 1935CarnaticYes
R. K. Shriramkumar 1966CarnaticYes [34]
R. R. Keshavamurthy 19132006CarnaticNo [35]
Rabin Ghosh 19322010HindustaniNo
Ragini Shankar -HindustaniYes
Roopa Revathi 1984Carnatic and WesternYes
Sabareesh Prabhaker 1989WesternYes [36]
Sangeeta Shankar 1965HindustaniYes
Satyakam Mohkamsing1987HindustaniYes [37]
Sharat Chandra Srivastava 1971HindustaniYes
Charumathi Raghuraman -CarnaticYes [38]
Sikkil R. Bhaskaran 1936CarnaticYes
T. H. Subramaniam1967CarnaticYes [39]
T. N. Krishnan 19282020CarnaticNo [40]
Tirukkodikaval Krishna Iyer 18571913CarnaticNo [41]
V. Lakshminarayana 19111990CarnaticNo [42]
V. G. Jog 19222004HindustaniNo [43]
V. V. Ravi -CarnaticYes [44]
Vittal Ramamurthy -CarnaticYes
Akkarai Subbalakshmi 1983Carnatic
Sunita Bhuyan 1970Indian, world folk, FusionYes

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