R. R. Keshavamurthy

RR Keshavamurthy (1913-2006) was an Indian violinist. RRK, as he was popularly known specialised in the seven-stringed violin. RRK was a student of Bidaram Krishnappa, the guru of the violinist Mysore T. Chowdiah. He was a legend of seven stringed violin, and the only performing seven stringed violinist to have lived well into the 21st century. He produced senior musicians like T. Rukmini, Bhuvaneshawaraih, M.S.Krishnaveni and Anoor Ramakrishna.[1]

RRK trained a number of young musicians and is the author of a dozen books on music. He was known for his rigorous practice and discipline. Today's other performing students trained by RRK include Dr. Meenakshi Ravi, Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth,Vidwan.Mysore Sanjeev kumar - Violist and Violinist [2] Nalina Mohan, Jyotsna Manjunath and Nikhil Joshi. RRK presented many papers on the subject of violin playing and violin fingering techniques. He had commanded a unique position in the field of carnatic music.

R. R. Keshavamurthy was addressed with the title Sangeeta Vidya Sagara more frequently than others. He received many other titles such as Sangeetha Kala Rathna and Nada Bheeshma Vidwan. He was not celebrated much during his lifetime for his unique temperament and was not known to be very sociable. He was known for his terse and tough expressions. Very rugged in his approach, he had accompanied many stalwarts during his time.

He authored many music books which have stood the test of time.

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Awards

References

  1. ↑ "R.R. Keshava Murthy passes away". The Hindu. 25 October 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  2. ↑ herald, deccan. www.deccanherald.com/content/153581/a-blend-beats.html "Jyotsna Srikanth" Check |url= value (help). Deccanherald. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Swarasindhu. "RR Keshavamurthy". Web Research and Articles. Swarasindhu. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
  4. ↑ "Kanaka Purandara Award Winners p521" (PDF). Karnataka Handbook 2010. Government of Karnataka. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
  5. ↑ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
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