T. N. Krishnan
Sangeetha Kalanidhi T. N. Krishnan | |
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British India | |
Died | 2 November 2020 Chennai | (aged 92)
Genres | Carnatic music |
Occupation(s) | violinist |
Instrument(s) | violin |
Trippunithura Narayana Krishnan (6 October 1928 – 2 November 2020) was an Indian
Early life
Krishnan was born on 6 October 1928, in
He was mentored in his early years by Alleppy K.Parthasarathy a
Career
Krishnan started out as a violinist accompanying musicians
Krishnan first arrived in
Along with
Krishnan taught music in the traditional
Awards and titles
Krishnan was awarded the
- Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian honour (1973)
- Padma Bhushan, India's third highest civilian honour (1992)
Grammy's honoured him with 'In Memoriam' mention of International musicians in March 2021 [14]
Personal life
Krishnan was married to Kamala Krishnan and had two children, Viji Krishnan Natarajan, and Sriram Krishnan.[15] Both Viji Krishnan Natarajan and Sriram Krishnan are well-known violinists.[2] His sister N. Rajam is a famous violin player in the Hindustani tradition.[2] He died on 2 November 2020 at his house in Chennai.[1]
Discography
- Melodious Strings of the Indian Violin (1985)[16]
- Maestros Choice (1991)[16]
- Music is Music – Jugalbandi (with Ustad Amjad Ali Khan) (1991)[16]
- The Carnatic Violin (2002)[16]
- Parivaar (with N. Rajam) (2003)[16]
- Sruti Sandhya (with T S Nandakumar) [17][18]
- Sruti Sandhya 2 (with T S Nandakumar) [19][20]
References
- ^ from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ from the original on 2 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ a b c "TN Krishnan, legendary violinist and Padma Bhushan awardee, passes away aged 92". Firstpost. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "TN Krishnan death: Violin great TN Krishnan passes away at 92 in Chennai | Chennai News". The Times of India. TNN. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Magical spell of music". The Hindu. Chennai, India. 6 August 2004. Archived from the original on 8 January 2005.
- ^ "The Hindu : Touching tranquil heights". Archived from the original on 6 May 2005. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
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- ^ a b "Sangeet Natak Academy – TN Krishnan". sangeetnatak.gov.in. Archived from the original on 10 August 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Awardees — Instrumental — Carnatic Violin". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 3 April 2015. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "SNA: List of Akademi Fellows". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 27 July 2011. Retrieved 24 September 2009.
- ^ "Violin maestro TN Krishnan dies at 92 | India News". The Times of India. TNN. 3 November 2020. Archived from the original on 3 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Welcome to The Indian Fine Art Society". www.theindianfineartssociety.com. Archived from the original on 26 September 2018. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Padma Awards". Ministry of Communications and Information Technology. Archived from the original on 14 March 2012. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
- ^ "Recording Academy in Memoriam 2021". 14 March 2021.
- ^ "T.N.Krishnan Foundation". Archived from the original on 16 December 2008. Retrieved 17 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d e "T. N. Krishnan". Discogs. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Sruti Sandhya - T S Nandakumar". iTunes. Mumbai, India.
- ^ Sruti Sandhya - T. N. Krishnan, T S Nandakumar - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 27 March 2007, retrieved 14 April 2024
- ^ "Sruti Sandhya 2 - T S Nandakumar". iTunes. Mumbai, India.
- ^ Sruti Sandhya 2 - T. N. Krishnan, T S Nandakumar - Download or Listen Free - JioSaavn, 3 January 2009, retrieved 14 April 2024