"I find nothing more inspiring than the music making of my colleague Subramaniam. Each time I listen to him, I am carried away in wonderment," - Lord Yehudi Menuhin.
India's violin icon, 'The Paganini of Indian Classical music', L. Subramaniam combines the serenity of an Indian musician with the magnetism of a western "star". Constantly propelled from Singapore to Paris, from Delhi to Los Angeles, he has conquered every audience with the elegance and virtuosity of his style. His early exposure as a childhood prodigy brought him into contact with the greatest musicians and he soon imposed himself as a master of the violin. At a very young age, he was honoured with the title 'Violin Chakravarthy' (emperor of the violin). No other musician can boast of such diverse repertoire and collaborations, or even such mind-boggling technique. Till date, Dr. Subramaniam has produced, performed, collaborated, conducted and released over 150 recordings.
Dr. L. Subramaniam is the only musician who has performed/recorded Karnatic Classical Music, Western Classical Music, both Orchestral and non-Orchestral, and also composed for and conducted major Orchestras, scored for films, collaborated with a wide range of some of the greatest musicians, from different genres of music including jazz, occidental, jugalbandis with North Indian musicians, world music and global fusion. He has established himself as a force that is strongly Indian, but universal in approach.
His insatiable musical curiosity made short shrift of all kinds of technique, of all types of form (he has composed for several western classical orchestras and ballets) and of all new experiences (he was a musical advisor to Peter Brook about the sound concepts for his "Mahabharata"). He has composed music for a select few films, including "Salaam Bombay" and "Mississippi Masala" and was the featured soloist for Bernardo Bertolucci's "Little Buddha" and "Cotton Mary" of Merchant – Ivory Productions.
Accolades and praise sit lightly on the shoulders of Ambi Subramaniam, who at the age of nineteen already has a number of major accomplishments under his belt. His greatest musical inspiration remains his father and guru Dr. L. Subramaniam, with whom who tours the world, giving solo and duet performances. Ambi gave his first performance at the tender age of seven and has already performed in several venues in India and abroad. Ambi plays Western and Indian violin with equal ease. Apart from the violin, Ambi also received distinctions in piano and Western music theory.
The concert also features percussionists K. Sekar on tavil; B.C. Manjunath on mridangam with G. Satya Sai on morsing (mouth harp).
Part of the 9th Annual South Asian Music Series, sponsored by TD Bank Group, with the support of the Year of India Canada, through the Consulate General of India. |
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