Charumathi Raghuraman

Charumathi Raghuraman is an Indian carnatic music violinist.[1][2]

Charumathi Raghuraman
BornMumbai, India
OriginIndia
GenresIndian classical music
Carnatic music
Occupation(s)Classical Violinist
Instrument(s)Violin
Websitewww.charuraghu.com

Early life and tutelage

Charumathi Raghuraman was born to Rama (a Carnatic vocalist) and V. Raghuraman. Born into a family of musicians, she started to learn the violin from her mother. She then received formal training from T. R. Balamani in Mumbai. In 1995, upon T. N. Krishnan's advice, Charumathi became his disciple when she was just 7 years old. [3] She studied Carnatic vocal music from P. S. Narayanaswamy. She holds a master's degree in Business Administration from Xavier Institute.[4]

Her husband Anantha Krishnan, a grandson of late Palghat Raghu, is a mridangam player. [5]

Performance career

Her first concert was with T. N. Krishnan in 1998 and since she has performed as soloist and accompanist.[4] She has performed in many music festivals and institutions, across India and abroad. Charumathi participated in The Woodford Folk Festival, Australia, in 2011 and in Sacramento Philharmonic Orchestra, USA.[4]

Style

Her musicianship includes the rare combination of a pure sound and erudite content.[6] She not only excels in the instrumental technique of the violin but also is equally adept in reproducing vocal nuances mellifluously. Charumathi is also a violin and vocal teacher.

Awards
  • 'Outstanding Young Violinist' Award and 'Best Sub Senior Violinist' Award in 2007 & 2009 ‘Best Violinist’ awards for the years 2001, 2002, 2004 and 2006 from Madras Music Academy [4]
  • The Kalki Krishnamurthy Memorial Award in 2016[7]
  • ’Ramabhadran Centenary Award’ for the Most Promising Young Musician of the Year 2013 from Tag Corporation, India
  • ’Young Achiever award’ from Rotary Club, Madras
  • CCR&T, Govt. of India scholarship from the age of ten[4]

References

[4][8][9][10][11][12][13]

  1. "Charumathi Raghuraman". Bengal Foundation, Dhaka, Bangladesh, 2018. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  2. "Grand Carnatic Musical Concert". The Austin Chronicle. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  3. "Charumathi Raghuraman – Music & Moorings".
  4. "Charumathi Raghuraman". CMC Melbourne. Archived from the original on 29 April 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  5. "Musically connected". 4 November 2019.
  6. BRAHMA GANA SABHA (15 December 2006). "Commendable technique". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 10 November 2018.
  7. "Two musicians receive Kalki award". The Hindu. 22 September 2016.
  8. "Ramakrishnan Murthy (Carnatic Vocal) with Charumathi Raghuraman (Violin) Manoj Siva (Mridangam)". Indian Music Society of Minnesota. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  9. "92nd Annual Conference and Concerts 2018". The Music Academy, Madras. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  10. "Charumathi Raghuraman (Violin)". ChennaiEvent.com.
  11. "Charumathi Raghuraman - Solo Violin Concert". Allevents.in, Chennai ›. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  12. "ARTery Lamplit Series – Charumathi Raghuraman & Anantha R. Krishnan". The ARTery - Curating Creativity. Archived from the original on 21 October 2018. Retrieved 20 October 2018.
  13. Narayanan, Lavanya (13 February 2017). "Music and lyrics". The Hindu.
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