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&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;==Early life==&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:M. Balamuralikrishna 02.jpg|thumb|M. Balamuralikrishna during Rajarani Music Festival at Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2013]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;[[File:M. Balamuralikrishna 02.jpg|thumb|M. Balamuralikrishna during Rajarani Music Festival at Bhubaneswar on 19 January 2013]]&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;−&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #ffe49c; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Balamuralikrishna was born in [[Sankaraguptam]], [[East Godavari District]], [[Madras Presidency]] (now a part of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=1 March 2003 |title=Mangalampalli can&#039;t wait to come home |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030108610300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120002053/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030108610300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 January 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 November 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His father was a well known musician and his mother was a veena player. Balamuralikrishna&#039;s mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by his father. Observing his interest in music, his father put him under the tutelage of [[Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu]], a direct descendant of the &#039;&#039;shishya parampara&#039;&#039; (lineage of disciples) of [[Tyagaraja]].&amp;lt;ref name=music-for-rains&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=26 July 2012 |title=Music for rains |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/music-for-rains/article3686423.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=24 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under his guidance, the young Balamuralikrishna learned [[Carnatic music]]. At the age of eight, he gave his first full-fledged concert at a Thyagaraja Aradhana in [[Vijayawada]]. Musunuri Suryanarayana Murty Bhagavatar, a [[Harikatha]] performer, saw the musical talent in him and gave the prefix &quot;Bala&quot; (&#039;&#039;lit. child&#039;&#039;) to the young Balamuralikrishna.&amp;lt;ref name=srutibalamurali&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Sundaram |first=BM |date=26 October 2011 |title=A prodigy and a genius |url=https://www.dhvaniohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1-BMK-cover-story.pdf |access-date=24 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724161740/https://www.dhvaniohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1-BMK-cover-story.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Prior to this, his name was Muralikrishna; following Bhagavatar&#039;s addition of the prefix, he began to be known as Balamuralikrishna.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot; data-marker=&quot;+&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #a3d3ff; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Balamuralikrishna was born in [[Sankaraguptam]], [[East Godavari District]], [[Madras Presidency]] (now a part of [[Andhra Pradesh]] state).&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=1 March 2003 |title=Mangalampalli can&#039;t wait to come home |url=http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030108610300.htm |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050120002053/http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/2003/03/01/stories/2003030108610300.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date=20 January 2005 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |access-date=2 November 2012}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; His father&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, Mangalampalli Pattabhiramayya, &lt;/ins&gt;was a well known musician and his mother&lt;ins style=&quot;font-weight: bold; text-decoration: none;&quot;&gt;, Suryakanthamma, &lt;/ins&gt;was a veena player. Balamuralikrishna&#039;s mother died when he was an infant and he was raised by his father. Observing his interest in music, his father put him under the tutelage of [[Parupalli Ramakrishnayya Pantulu]], a direct descendant of the &#039;&#039;shishya parampara&#039;&#039; (lineage of disciples) of [[Tyagaraja]].&amp;lt;ref name=music-for-rains&amp;gt;{{cite news |date=26 July 2012 |title=Music for rains |url=http://www.thehindu.com/features/friday-review/music/music-for-rains/article3686423.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=24 July 2015}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Under his guidance, the young Balamuralikrishna learned [[Carnatic music]]. At the age of eight, he gave his first full-fledged concert at a Thyagaraja Aradhana in [[Vijayawada]]. Musunuri Suryanarayana Murty Bhagavatar, a [[Harikatha]] performer, saw the musical talent in him and gave the prefix &quot;Bala&quot; (&#039;&#039;lit. child&#039;&#039;) to the young Balamuralikrishna.&amp;lt;ref name=srutibalamurali&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Sundaram |first=BM |date=26 October 2011 |title=A prodigy and a genius |url=https://www.dhvaniohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1-BMK-cover-story.pdf |access-date=24 July 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150724161740/https://www.dhvaniohio.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/1-BMK-cover-story.pdf |archive-date=24 July 2015 |url-status=dead }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; (Prior to this, his name was Muralikrishna; following Bhagavatar&#039;s addition of the prefix, he began to be known as Balamuralikrishna.)&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
&lt;tr&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Having begun his musical career at a very young age, by age fifteen he had mastered all the 72 melakartha ragas and had composed krithis in each of them. His Janaka Raga Manjari was published in 1952 and recorded as Raagaanga Ravali in a nine-volume series by the Sangeeta Recording Company.&amp;lt;ref name=colossus&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Subramaniam |first=Garimella |date=6 July 2004 |title=A musical colossus |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/06/stories/2004070603272000.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130614/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/06/stories/2004070603272000.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not merely content with his fame as a Carnatic vocalist, he also played the [[kanjira]], [[mridangam]], viola, and violin.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=DR.M.BALAMURALIKRISHNA - VIOLA|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTiuny1dIg|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna (Viola, Mridangam and Kanjira) 1/2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Grz1s9tps|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna (Viola, Mridangam and Kanjira) 2/2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLtREI1DwME|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He accompanied various musicians on the violin. He also presented solo viola concerts. He was the person who introduced viola to classical Indian music. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Vidwan Dr M Balamurali Krishna Viola concert|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHodSgXdV6Q|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Brōvabhārama - Bahudāri - Tyāgarāja : A rare concert of Viola &amp;amp; Harmonium - BMK &amp;amp; Arunachalappa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LiOg23IUDA|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td class=&quot;diff-marker&quot;&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;td style=&quot;background-color: #f8f9fa; color: #202122; font-size: 88%; border-style: solid; border-width: 1px 1px 1px 4px; border-radius: 0.33em; border-color: #eaecf0; vertical-align: top; white-space: pre-wrap;&quot;&gt;&lt;div&gt;Having begun his musical career at a very young age, by age fifteen he had mastered all the 72 melakartha ragas and had composed krithis in each of them. His Janaka Raga Manjari was published in 1952 and recorded as Raagaanga Ravali in a nine-volume series by the Sangeeta Recording Company.&amp;lt;ref name=colossus&amp;gt;{{cite news |last=Subramaniam |first=Garimella |date=6 July 2004 |title=A musical colossus |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/06/stories/2004070603272000.htm |newspaper=The Hindu |access-date=2 November 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110606130614/http://www.hinduonnet.com/2004/07/06/stories/2004070603272000.htm |archive-date=6 June 2011 |url-status=dead |df=dmy-all }}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; Not merely content with his fame as a Carnatic vocalist, he also played the [[kanjira]], [[mridangam]], viola, and violin.&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=DR.M.BALAMURALIKRISHNA - VIOLA|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LBTiuny1dIg|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna (Viola, Mridangam and Kanjira) 1/2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8-Grz1s9tps|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Dr.M.Balamuralikrishna (Viola, Mridangam and Kanjira) 2/2|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLtREI1DwME|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt; He accompanied various musicians on the violin. He also presented solo viola concerts. He was the person who introduced viola to classical Indian music. &amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Vidwan Dr M Balamurali Krishna Viola concert|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KHodSgXdV6Q|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&amp;lt;ref&amp;gt;{{Citation|title=Brōvabhārama - Bahudāri - Tyāgarāja : A rare concert of Viola &amp;amp; Harmonium - BMK &amp;amp; Arunachalappa|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1LiOg23IUDA|language=en|access-date=2019-08-22}}&amp;lt;/ref&amp;gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/td&gt;&lt;/tr&gt;
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