Lalgudi Jayaraman
Lalgudi Gopala Jayaraman (17 September 1930 – 22 April 2013) was an Indian Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer. He is commonly grouped with M.S. Gopalakrishnan and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 2001.
Lalgudi Jayaraman | |
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| Background information | |
| Born | 17 September 1930 Edayathumangalam, Trichinopoly District (now a part of Lalgudi taluk, Tiruchirappalli district), British India |
| Died | 22 April 2013 (aged 82) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Genres | Indian classical music |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist, composer, |
| Instrument(s) | Violin, percussion, synthesizers |
| Years active | 1942–2013 |
His disciples included his two children Lalgudi G. J. R. Krishnan, Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, his sister Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam, former composer-conductor of All India Radio's Vadya Vrinda National Orchestra P. Purnachander Rao, renowned musician S P Ramh (grandson of Shri. G.N. Dandapani Iyer), renowned Harikatha exponent Vishaka Hari, leading carnatic vocalist Saketharaman, Vittal Ramamurthy, Dr. N. Shashidhar, Film Music Composer Girishh G, Padma Shankar, Kanchan Chandran, Raghuram Hosahalli, renowned violinist from London - Shri A.G.A.Gnanasundaram, Srinivasamurthy, Pakkala Ramdas, Sankari Krishnan, Yamini Ramesh, Mumbai Shilpa, Shreya Devnath, Krithika Natarajan, Salem Sisters, the leading Vainika Srikanth Chary and the Academy Award-nominated Bombay Jayashri Ramnath.