Delhi P. Sunder Rajan hails from a family of musicians belonging to the Temple town of Kumbakonam in Thanjavur District. He comes in the lineage of Flute maestro Brahma Sri Saraba Sastrigal.
He is a disciple of Sangeetha Bhushanam Sri V. Janakiraman. Sunder Rajan started learning the Violin at the age of six and gave his maiden performance at the age of eight. He was recognised as a child prodigy and has established himself as an artiste of great talent, dedication and creativity.
He has performed solo concerts all over the country and abroad. A an accompanying artiste he plays for all the distinguished musicians.He is now one of the most sought after violinists in the field of Carnatic Music. Sunder Rajan has the rare distinction of winning the Madras Music Academy's prestigious award as the best accompanying violinist for three years in succession.
Sunder Rajan has many awards and titles to his credit including the Nadha Brahma Kala Ratnam conferred by the Nadha Brahma Vidyalayam of Delhi. He has been awarded the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust award for excellence in the field of Violin. He has been appointed the Asthana Vidwan of the Hindu Temple – Dayton – USA and the Hindu temple of Omaha, Nebraska. The Department of Culture, Government of India, has awarded him scholarship for learning violin. All India Radio gave his age exemption and made him a graded artiste of All India Radio, at the age of thirteen. He is now an 'A' Grade Artiste of All India Radio – Doordharshan. Sunder Rajan is well recognised in the International Music circuit having performed in – USA, Canada, Australia, UK, U.A.E., Czech Republic Solvakia, Poland, Zagreb, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Switzerland and Belgium and Holland. Many music critics in the country have acclaimed sunder Rajan's skill on the Violin. He has established the 'Venkata Academy of Music and Arts' – as institution for imparting training in the field of Carnatic Music.
Arun Ramamurthi is a disciple of Violin Maestro Delhi P. Sunder Rajan. He developed his bowing and fingering techniques early on beginning with Western classical lessons at the
age of 4. He was initiated to Carnatic music on the violin by Shri Krishna Kutty at the age of 10 and has been training under the able guidance of his guru Delhi Shri P. Sunderrajan since 2000. He has also learned vocal music from Smt. Padma Kutty. Arun has performed both as a soloist and an accompanist at numerous venues in the U.S. and India. He has become a regular performer at the December Music Festival in Chennai, having performed at several of the leading venues. He graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Music and Economics and currently works in Newport Beach, California.
S.V.Ramani is a renowned Ghatam (clay pot percussion) and Mrudangam artist who gave his debut performance when he was only eight years old.He received his early training under his father Late Palakkad R.Seshamani(Retd. AIR Staff Artist) and world renowned Mrudangist Guruvayur Dorai.
Ramani has accompanied leading Carnatic Musicians for the past 32 years in India and has performed in USA, UK and many countries all over the world. He has served as teacher and head of the percussion department in Kala Mandir, Singapore and he is currently heading Swaralaya in Chennai since 2000.
Some of the notable performance events in India include,
Performance for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi with Padmashree Mandolin U.Shrinivas .
Performances at Indira Gandhi's residence in New Delhi for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister Sheila Dixit at her residence with Padmashree Aruna Sairam.
Performance as team member in Tiranga with Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas and Javed Aktar .
Recent performance in the Delhi Celebrates Festival with Padmashree Aruna Sairam organized in tandem with the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi .
Accompanied Unique Jugalbandhis which include Mathrubhoomi - a unique offering that spanned multiple Indian languages and musical genres - Jugalbandhi Padmashree Aruna Sairam and Shankar Mahadevan; Strains of Heaven - Jugalbandhi Padmashree Aruna Sairam and Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas; Ghazalbandhi with Hariharan and Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas.
He is a disciple of Sangeetha Bhushanam Sri V. Janakiraman. Sunder Rajan started learning the Violin at the age of six and gave his maiden performance at the age of eight. He was recognised as a child prodigy and has established himself as an artiste of great talent, dedication and creativity.
He has performed solo concerts all over the country and abroad. A an accompanying artiste he plays for all the distinguished musicians.He is now one of the most sought after violinists in the field of Carnatic Music. Sunder Rajan has the rare distinction of winning the Madras Music Academy's prestigious award as the best accompanying violinist for three years in succession.
Sunder Rajan has many awards and titles to his credit including the Nadha Brahma Kala Ratnam conferred by the Nadha Brahma Vidyalayam of Delhi. He has been awarded the Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer Trust award for excellence in the field of Violin. He has been appointed the Asthana Vidwan of the Hindu Temple – Dayton – USA and the Hindu temple of Omaha, Nebraska. The Department of Culture, Government of India, has awarded him scholarship for learning violin. All India Radio gave his age exemption and made him a graded artiste of All India Radio, at the age of thirteen. He is now an 'A' Grade Artiste of All India Radio – Doordharshan. Sunder Rajan is well recognised in the International Music circuit having performed in – USA, Canada, Australia, UK, U.A.E., Czech Republic Solvakia, Poland, Zagreb, Singapore, Hong Kong, Germany, France, Switzerland and Belgium and Holland. Many music critics in the country have acclaimed sunder Rajan's skill on the Violin. He has established the 'Venkata Academy of Music and Arts' – as institution for imparting training in the field of Carnatic Music.
Arun Ramamurthi is a disciple of Violin Maestro Delhi P. Sunder Rajan. He developed his bowing and fingering techniques early on beginning with Western classical lessons at the
age of 4. He was initiated to Carnatic music on the violin by Shri Krishna Kutty at the age of 10 and has been training under the able guidance of his guru Delhi Shri P. Sunderrajan since 2000. He has also learned vocal music from Smt. Padma Kutty. Arun has performed both as a soloist and an accompanist at numerous venues in the U.S. and India. He has become a regular performer at the December Music Festival in Chennai, having performed at several of the leading venues. He graduated from UC Berkeley with degrees in Music and Economics and currently works in Newport Beach, California.
S.V.Ramani is a renowned Ghatam (clay pot percussion) and Mrudangam artist who gave his debut performance when he was only eight years old.He received his early training under his father Late Palakkad R.Seshamani(Retd. AIR Staff Artist) and world renowned Mrudangist Guruvayur Dorai.
Ramani has accompanied leading Carnatic Musicians for the past 32 years in India and has performed in USA, UK and many countries all over the world. He has served as teacher and head of the percussion department in Kala Mandir, Singapore and he is currently heading Swaralaya in Chennai since 2000.
Some of the notable performance events in India include,
Performance for Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, President of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan, New Delhi with Padmashree Mandolin U.Shrinivas .
Performances at Indira Gandhi's residence in New Delhi for Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, Congress President Sonia Gandhi and Chief Minister Sheila Dixit at her residence with Padmashree Aruna Sairam.
Performance as team member in Tiranga with Pandit Jasraj, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasia, Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas and Javed Aktar .
Recent performance in the Delhi Celebrates Festival with Padmashree Aruna Sairam organized in tandem with the XIX Commonwealth Games 2010 in New Delhi .
Accompanied Unique Jugalbandhis which include Mathrubhoomi - a unique offering that spanned multiple Indian languages and musical genres - Jugalbandhi Padmashree Aruna Sairam and Shankar Mahadevan; Strains of Heaven - Jugalbandhi Padmashree Aruna Sairam and Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas; Ghazalbandhi with Hariharan and Padmashree Mandolin U.Srinivas.
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