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Mysore Brothers | |
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| Background information | |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist duo |
| Instruments | Violin |
Mysore Brothers are an Indian classical violinist duet[1]—Mysore Nagaraj and Dr. Mysore Manjunath. They trained under their father Sri. Mahadevappa,[2] a violinist in the tradition of Sri Tyagaraja, composer of Carnatic classical music.[3][4][5] They received the Sangeet Natak Akademi award from the Government of India in 2017.[6]
Notable performances[edit]
In 2019, The Hindu said that the brothers "have metamorphosed their prodigious talent to blossom into brand ambassadors of Indian classical music."[7]
Specifically, they have performed at the Royal Albert Hall in London, Sydney Opera House in Australia, International Violin Conference, Common Thread Music festival in United States, Federation Square in Melbourne, World Music Festival[8] in Chicago,[9] Oxford University,[10] Tansen Sangith Samaroh-Gwalior, All-European Cultural festival in Leicester, Festival of India in London, SAARC summit, Royal charity Concert at Putra World Trade Centre in Kuala Lumpur before the King of Malaysia, World Music Festival in Chicago, special concert for the President of the Republic of Namibia, Power theatre in Oregon, Federation Square-Melbourne, Congregational hall in Portland. Dr. Manjunath has performed at the Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, World Music Series by BBC, Santa-Fe Festival[11] in New Mexico, Persian Academy of Culture in Iran Doverlane Music Festival in Kolkata, India International Centre,[12] Bozar Contemporary Music Festival in Brussels. He has collaborated with musicians and orchestras including Ned McGowan, Fabrizio Cassol, Jai Uttal, Joe Craven, Fred Hamilton, Todd Haaby, Pandith Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Ronu Majumdar, N. Rajam, Tejendra Majumdar such as Aka Moon,[13] Spenifex,[14] Ictus.
Educational and cultural activities[edit]
Mysore Brothers have conducted academic workshops, seminars and performances at the University of Delaware, Wesleyan University, the University of Oklahoma, University of Chicago, University of Iowa, MIT, University of North Texas, University of Osaka-Japan, Texas A & M University, University of North Carolina, Utrecht University – School of Arts- Netherlands, Griffith University- Australia& Etc. Mysore Manjunath was nominated as cultural ambassador of University of Mysore.[15] Dr. Manjunath has created many New ragas including Yaduveera Manohari,[16] Bharatha. His creation Yoga Anthem included performances by various world musicians.[17][18] At the prestigious Ganakala Parishath music conference, he was nominated as the President of the Coveted Golden Jubilee Music Conference and honored with the Ganakala Bhushana Award in 2020 [19]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Mysuru earlier known as Mysore | Mysuru Tourism". mysuru.com.
- ↑ "The Tribune - Magazine section - Saturday Extra". www.tribuneindia.com.
- ↑ [1]
- ↑ "Twice the prowess". Deccan Herald. 28 May 2016.
- ↑ Pradeep, K. (6 June 2019). "The journey of violin maestros, the Mysore Brothers" – via www.thehindu.com.
- ↑ "Selected for Sangith Natak Academy Award". 28 May 2017.
- ↑ Pradeep, K (6 June 2019). "The journey of violin maestros, the Mysore Brothers". The Hindu. Kochi. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
- ↑ "Ronu Majumdar & Mysore Manjunath with Ramdas Palsule & Arjun Kumar". YouTube. 24 September 2010. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ "Zakir Hussain, Niladri Kumar to open Chicago World Music Festival". www.radioandmusic.com.
- ↑ "The Mysore BrothersOxford University Faculty of Music". www.music.ox.ac.uk.
- ↑ "Performing Arts / Books June 27-July 3". Santa Fe Reporter.
- ↑ "India International Centre|Carnatic Violin Duet By the Mysore Brothers". www.iicdelhi.in.
- ↑ http://www.akamoon.com/index.php?id=159[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Spinifex - WOMEX". www.womex.com.
- ↑ "Bangalore First » Blog Archive » 'Princes of Mysore' to mesmerise the audience in USA".
- ↑ p, shilpa (26 June 2016). "'Yaduveer raga' for Mysuru royal wedding". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Mysuru musician composes anthem for International Yoga Day | Mysuru News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ↑ "Anthem for Yoga". Asianage.com. 21 June 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ↑ "Karnataka-focused music Parishat marks 50th year". Deccan Herald. 30 January 2020.