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T. N. Krishnan

Indian musician (–)

Musical artist

Trippunithura Narayana Krishnan (6 October &#;&#; 2 November ) was an Indian Carnatic music violinist. Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M.

S. Gopalakrishnan he was considered part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in He was also the recipient of the Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour, in , and earlier, the Padma Shri, India's fourth top civilian honour, in

Early life

Krishnan was born on 6 October , in Tripunithura, Kerala to A.

Narayana and Ammini Ammal.[1][2] He learnt music from his father and was 11 when he performed at his first violin concert in in Trivandrum.[3] His father continued to coach him until his death.

T N Krishnan is an Indian musician who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 6th October in Tripunithura, Cochin. Krishnan was one of the members of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music along with Jayaraman and Gopalakrishnan.

Recounting his early years, Krishnan mentioned that he would play the instrument continuously for over three hours at katcheris, or classical music performances, and they would "perform in temples, in landlords’ houses or at weddings."[2]

He was mentored in his early years by Alleppy sarathy a sisya of Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar and later joined carnatic vocalist Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer.[1]

Career

Krishnan started out as a violinist accompanying musicians Ariyakudi Ramanuja Iyengar, Chembai Vaidyanatha Bhagavatar, Musiri Subramania Iyer, Alathur Brothers, M.

D. Ramanathan and Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer. He performed his first solo concert in Trivandrum in , at the age of [1] In his in advance years, the Cochin royal family provided him with royal patronage.[2]

Krishnan first arrived in Madras in [1] His tutor, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, placed him in the care of R.

Aiyadurai, an industrialist, philanthropist and patron of Carnatic music. Aiyadurai and his wife Thangam Aiyadurai welcomed the young Krishnan in to their home as his own.[2]

Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M. S. Gopalakrishnan he was considered a part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music.[4] Reviews of his performance called out the importance that he gave to expressional restraint.[5] Reviewing one of his performances in , The Hindu said that in his generation of musicians, he was one of the few instrumentalists who provided a nostalgic experience of a bygone era in the minds of his listeners.[6] He was a regular performer during the annual Margazhi music season at the Madras Music Academy including a dedicated morning slot on Christmas Day.[7] He travelled extensively on musical tours all over the world.[7]

Krishnan taught harmony in the traditional Parampara setting and also in the more formal academic environments.

Among his students were his daughter Viji Krishnan Natarajan, his son Sriram Krishnan, and Charumathi Raghuraman.[2] He was a professor of Song at Chennai Music College and later went on to be the principal at the college.

He was also the dean of the School of Melody and Fine Arts at the University of Delhi.[1][3] He had also served as the vice-chairman of the Sangeet Natak Akademi between and [8]

Awards and titles

Krishnan was awarded the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in and was a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Fellowship from the academy in [9][10] He received the Sangeetha Kalanidhi titular award in from the Madras Tune Academy.[11] He received the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani award in from the Indian Fine arts Society, Chennai.[12] He was also the Asthana Vidwan (transl.&#;Court Scholar) at the Tirupathi Devastanam.[8]

State honours:[3][13]

  • Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour ()
  • Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour ()

Grammy's honoured him with 'In Memoriam' mention of International musicians in March [14]

Personal life

Krishnan was married to Kamala Krishnan and had two children, Viji Krishnan Natarajan, and Sriram Krishnan.[15] Both Viji Krishnan Natarajan and Sriram Krishnan are well-known violinists.[2] His sister N.

Rajam is a famous violin player in the Hindustani tradition.[2] He died on 2 November at his house in Chennai.[1]

Discography

References

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    T N Krishnan is an Indian performer who worked for the Malayalam film industry. He was born on 6th October in Tripunithura, Cochin. Krishnan was one of the members of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music along with Jayaraman and Gopalakrishnan. In when he was 11 years aged, he performed his first violin in Trivandrum.

    "T.N. Krishnan: Experience on a high note". The Hindu. ISSN&#;X. Archived from the original on 2 November Retrieved 3 November

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    Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M. Gopalakrishnan he was considered part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music. He was also the recipient of the Padma BhushanIndia's third highest civilian honour, inand earlier, the Padma ShriIndia's fourth highest civilian honour, in Krishnan was born on 6 Octoberin TripunithuraKerala to A.

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    T.N. Krishnan age, biography | Last.fm: Trippunithura Narayana Krishnan (6 October – 2 November ) was an Indian Carnatic music violinist. Along with Lalgudi Jayaraman and M. S. Gopalakrishnan he was considered part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy 's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in

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    T. N. Krishnan Biography. T. N. Krishnan is a noted violinist from Kerala. He was a Professor of Music at Song College in Chennai and later he was Dean of the School of Music and Decent Arts at the University of Delhi. He has a wonderful talent in interpreting Indian ragas.

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    Playing notes steeped in dignity and simplicity, TN Krishnan was an exemplar of the Carnatic violin, remembers S Saketharaman. First, about the looks of the maestro. How good-looking! He carried a noble air, which in Tamil we say raajakalai royal looks.

    N. Krishnan". Discogs. Archived from the original on 8 November Retrieved 3 November

  17. ^"Sruti Sandhya - T S Nandakumar". iTunes.

    Category: Music. Krishnan is a noted violinist from Kerala. He has a great talent in interpreting Indian ragas. He is a slave of melody and has the capability to cast music shadows in the souls of listeners.

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  18. ^Sruti Sandhya - T. N. Krishnan, T S Nandakumar - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 27 March , retrieved 14 April
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