Vittal Ramamurthy
Vittal Ramamurthy is a leading and popular Violinist in the Carnatic music tradition of South India. He is an outstanding soloist as well as an excellent accompanist. He is a Grade 'A' artiste of All India Radio and has performed extensively in National Radio and Television, in addition to live concerts.
Born in a family of musicians and music connoiseurs, Vittal started his musical journey at home. He started learning Carnatic music from his mother, Krishnaveni, who is the main guiding force in all walks of his life. He was introduced to violin by his grandfather, Late Sangeethabhushanam B.V. Subba Rao. He continued training under Hosahalli Venkataram and T. Rukmini. He has been fortunate to learn the nuances of violin playing from the legend and violin maestro Padmabhushan Lalgudi Jayaraman. Under his able tutelage, he blossomed into a versatile musician.
His authentic rendering of Carnatic music is rich with creativity and innovative improvisation. His playing scores high on the melody scale and is embellished with heart-warming sangatis. His excellent style encompasses aesthetic grace, rhythmic accuracy and captivating melody. His accompanying style is to subtly blend with and complement the main performer in the best traditions of the Lalgudi style. Sensitive accompaniment, harmony, grace and maturity mark his widely acclaimed performances. He has a strong vocal background also. This adds essence to the quitessence of the Lalgudi style which is characterised by purity, clarity, melody and above all deep emphasis on Sahitya. His bhava-filled raga expositions stand testimony to his talent and arduous training.
He has performed in 1500+ concerts worldwide. He has been blessed to accompany his guru, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman in his vocal, violin duet and trio concerts. He has accompanied great vocal stalwarts like D. K. Jayaraman, Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, R K Srikanthan, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, T. K. Govinda Rao, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, K. J. Yesudas, Bombay Sisters and Sudha Raghunathan. He has also accompanied the current generation vocal artistes like Vijay Siva, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, T. M. Krishna, P. Unni Krishnan, Bombay Jayashri and S. Sowmya.
He has also accompanied great instrumental stalwarts like N. Ramani (Flute), Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone), and N. Ravikiran (Chitra Veena). He has participated in the World Music Festival in 'Theatre de la Ville', Paris and other International Festivals in Singapore and Dubai. In addition to his solo recordings, he has accompanied all the popular artistes in hundreds of commercial audio recordings. He is the most sought after accompanist today.
Born in a family of musicians and music connoiseurs, Vittal started his musical journey at home. He started learning Carnatic music from his mother, Krishnaveni, who is the main guiding force in all walks of his life. He was introduced to violin by his grandfather, Late Sangeethabhushanam B.V. Subba Rao. He continued training under Hosahalli Venkataram and T. Rukmini. He has been fortunate to learn the nuances of violin playing from the legend and violin maestro Padmabhushan Lalgudi Jayaraman. Under his able tutelage, he blossomed into a versatile musician.
His authentic rendering of Carnatic music is rich with creativity and innovative improvisation. His playing scores high on the melody scale and is embellished with heart-warming sangatis. His excellent style encompasses aesthetic grace, rhythmic accuracy and captivating melody. His accompanying style is to subtly blend with and complement the main performer in the best traditions of the Lalgudi style. Sensitive accompaniment, harmony, grace and maturity mark his widely acclaimed performances. He has a strong vocal background also. This adds essence to the quitessence of the Lalgudi style which is characterised by purity, clarity, melody and above all deep emphasis on Sahitya. His bhava-filled raga expositions stand testimony to his talent and arduous training.
He has performed in 1500+ concerts worldwide. He has been blessed to accompany his guru, Lalgudi G. Jayaraman in his vocal, violin duet and trio concerts. He has accompanied great vocal stalwarts like D. K. Jayaraman, Dr. Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna, R K Srikanthan, Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, T. K. Govinda Rao, T. V. Sankaranarayanan, K. J. Yesudas, Bombay Sisters and Sudha Raghunathan. He has also accompanied the current generation vocal artistes like Vijay Siva, Neyveli Santhanagopalan, T. M. Krishna, P. Unni Krishnan, Bombay Jayashri and S. Sowmya.
He has also accompanied great instrumental stalwarts like N. Ramani (Flute), Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone), and N. Ravikiran (Chitra Veena). He has participated in the World Music Festival in 'Theatre de la Ville', Paris and other International Festivals in Singapore and Dubai. In addition to his solo recordings, he has accompanied all the popular artistes in hundreds of commercial audio recordings. He is the most sought after accompanist today.
