Vidwan D. Balakrishna | |
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Born | c. 1955-1956 |
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Musical career | |
Genres | Carnatic music |
Instrument(s) | Veena |
Years active | 1975-present |
D. Balakrishna is a Carnatic musician who plays veena in the Mysore tradition. [1]
Born c. 1955-1956, [2] he is the son of noted veena player, Doraiswamy Iyengar and grandson of Venkatesh Iyengar, a student of Veena Venkatagiriyappa. Contemporary musicians Titte Krishna Iyengar, N. Ramani, T.R. Mahalingam and T. Chowdiah frequently visited his father and sparked his interest in Carnatic music. [3] In his childhood, he was sent to mridangam classes under Ayyamani Iyer. Later his father started teaching him veena. [4]
His first stage performance was in 1975, when he accompanied his father in a Ram navami concert in Bengaluru. [5] By 1979, his concerts were being broadcast in All India Radio, [6] where he is now listed as a "top grade" artist. [7] He has given multiple [8] Madras Music Season concerts [9] over the years, starting in 1984. [10]
His "Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust" [11] has organized various concerts in Bengaluru. [12] He has an M.Sc. in statistics [2] and has worked in the Reserve Bank of India. [3]
In 1997, Karnataka Ganakala Parishat gave him Ganakalashree award. [13] In 2015, Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy awarded him Karnataka Kalashri - Award of Honour. [14] and the Central Government awarded him the 2023 Sangeet Natak Akademi award, only the 19th veena player in the 71 year operating history of the award.
38-year-old artiste is an M.Sc. in Statistics
Vidwan D. Balakrishna | |
---|---|
Born | c. 1955-1956 |
Awards |
|
Musical career | |
Genres | Carnatic music |
Instrument(s) | Veena |
Years active | 1975-present |
D. Balakrishna is a Carnatic musician who plays veena in the Mysore tradition. [1]
Born c. 1955-1956, [2] he is the son of noted veena player, Doraiswamy Iyengar and grandson of Venkatesh Iyengar, a student of Veena Venkatagiriyappa. Contemporary musicians Titte Krishna Iyengar, N. Ramani, T.R. Mahalingam and T. Chowdiah frequently visited his father and sparked his interest in Carnatic music. [3] In his childhood, he was sent to mridangam classes under Ayyamani Iyer. Later his father started teaching him veena. [4]
His first stage performance was in 1975, when he accompanied his father in a Ram navami concert in Bengaluru. [5] By 1979, his concerts were being broadcast in All India Radio, [6] where he is now listed as a "top grade" artist. [7] He has given multiple [8] Madras Music Season concerts [9] over the years, starting in 1984. [10]
His "Veena Doreswamy Iyengar Memorial Trust" [11] has organized various concerts in Bengaluru. [12] He has an M.Sc. in statistics [2] and has worked in the Reserve Bank of India. [3]
In 1997, Karnataka Ganakala Parishat gave him Ganakalashree award. [13] In 2015, Karnataka Sangeeta Nritya Academy awarded him Karnataka Kalashri - Award of Honour. [14] and the Central Government awarded him the 2023 Sangeet Natak Akademi award, only the 19th veena player in the 71 year operating history of the award.
38-year-old artiste is an M.Sc. in Statistics