Where masters meet
Lakshmi Narayan Global Music Festival comes to Delhi.
BLENDING DIFFERENT cultural traditions, the annual Lakshmi Narayan Global Festival appealed to one and all in the Capital this past week. Launched in 1992 by L. Subramaniam and the late Viji Subramaniam as a tribute to V. Lakshminarayana, who is believed to have introduced the violin to the Indian tradition, this year apart from Kavita Subramaniam and Seeta Subramaniam, the festival features Norwegian violinist Arve Tellefsen and a 14-member string orchestra Oslo Camerata. Tellefesan also happens to be the recipient of The Lakshminarayana International Award this year.
Aimed at spreading the message of peace, the festival has been held in different parts of the world and has featured great musicians from all over the world including Yehudi Menhuin, Steven Seagal, Ustad Bismillah Khan, Pandit Hari Prasad Chaurasiya, Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma and Late M.S. Subbulakshmi.
When L.Subramaniam took stage with Tellefsen, in a way, it was the success of the life-long efforts of his father and guru Lakshminarayana. He wanted to make the Indian violin, which was during his time an instrument of accompaniment, a primary solo instrument at par with the Western violin without losing out on the ornamentations of the Indian classical music.
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