Lakshminarayana Subramaniam (born 23 July 1947) is an Indian violinist, composer and conductor, trained in the classical

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tradition and

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Early years

Subramaniam was born in Madras, Madras Presidency,

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, to V. Lakshminarayana Iyer and Seethalakshmi, both accomplished musicians. He lived in

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during his younger years, taking up music studies before the age of five. He began training in violin under the tutelage of his father, Professor V. Lakshminarayana. "Mani", as he is fondly known by fellow musicians and his family, gave his first public performance at the age of six. His uncles include

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and

Ramnad Krishnan Ramnad Krishnan (14 September 1918 – 29 January 1973) was a vocalist in the Carnatic music, Carnatic tradition. Krishnan did his schooling in Ramnad in Madras Presidency. His elder brother Prof. V Lakshminarayana took him to C. S. Sankarasivam ...

. His brothers are also acclaimed musicians, and include the violinist-composers

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(alias. Shenkar), and the late L. Vaidyanathan. He has released recordings with both. Subramaniam developed a passion for music as well as science from a young age, studying Medicine and acquiring his M.B.B.S. at

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. He registered as a General Practitioner, before deciding to pursue music full-time. He has a master's degree in Western classical music, which he acquired at the

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Performing career

Since 1973, Subramaniam has amassed over 200 recordings to his credit, releasing several solo albums, recording collaborations with musicians

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and

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, further to making albums and performing with

, Herbie Hancock,

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, George Harrison and several others. He has accompanied highly regarded vocalists in

on stage including

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, K. V. Narayanaswamy,

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, M. Balamuralikrishna, M. D. Ramanathan, and Alathur Srinivasa Iyer. He has also performed many concerts with the venerable

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on the Mridangam, in addition to collaborating with musicians of North Indian

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and artists of other music systems. Subramaniam has written works for

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and Hollywood

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, and written books on music – such as ''Euphony'' – in addition to composing symphonies and Carnatic pieces. In 1983, he composed a ''Double Concerto for violin and flute'' which combined western scales with micro intervals. Another release, ''Spring – Rhapsody'', was a homage to

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and Baroque music. Creations with orchestras that have followed include ''Fantasy on Vedic Chants'' with the

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, conducted by Djemal Dalgat, ''Turbulence'' with The Swiss Romande Orchestra, "The Concert of Two Violins" with the

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, and ''Global Symphony'' with the

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(broadcast live to 28 nations) among others. He has also performed a concert tour of China, with the

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in Beijing. His compositions have been used in stage presentations of leading dance companies such as the San Jose Ballet company and the

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. Subramaniam composed the piece "Shanti Priya" for the Mariinsky Ballet. The release of his albums, including ''Global Fusion'' in 1999 have brought Subramaniam widespread critical acclaim, and popularity for his advanced playing. He founded and directs the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, a festival based in India. In 2004, he completed a world tour with the festival, including concerts in the US (

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, New York), the Asian Pacific region including in Perth, Australia, at the

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, the Sri Dewan Penang Hall in Penang and the

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in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Performing with Subramaniam at the festival in January 2005 were violin maestro Arve Tellefsen, the Oslo Camerata,

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legends

, George Duke, Al Jarreau,

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and Ravi Coltrane. In September 2007, Subramaniam premiered and played "The Freedom Symphony" with the

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, Warrenton Chorale and Carnatic percussionists, which led to a strongly favourable ovation and an encore piece "Flight of the Humble Bee". Subramaniam is on the advisory board of composer

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's KM Music Conservatory in Kodambakkam, Chennai. In 2011, he was invited to perform at the United Nations. On 24 October 2012, he performed as a Special Guest Artist with Stevie Wonder at the latter's message of peace concert at the UN.

said of Subramaniam: When asked about his musical accomplishments, Subramaniam has always said,

Film career

He composed the film scores for the films '' Salaam Bombay'' (1988) and '' Mississippi Masala'' (1991) directed by

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, in addition to being the featured violin soloist in

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's ''

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'' (1993) and '' Cotton Mary'' (1999) of Merchant-Ivory productions.

Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival

He started the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival in 1992, to honour the memory of his father Professor V. Lakshminarayana, who died in 1990. Artists have included the Subramaniam family, Al Jarreau, George Duke,

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, Loyko,

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, Larry Coryell, Arve Tellefsen,

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, Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna and

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. The festival has centred around special concepts such as Violins for Peace, Visions of India and Sounds of India.

Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts

In 2007, the Subramaniam Foundation, a charity run by Subramaniam and his wife set up a music school called the Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts (SAPA), in Bangalore, India.

Personal life

Subramaniam was married to Viji Subramaniam (née Vijayashree Shankar), who died on 9 February 1995 and since November 1999 has been married to the Indian playback singer Kavita Krishnamurthy. He has four children with Viji —

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Bindu Subramaniam Bindu Subramaniam is an American singer/songwriter, entrepreneur, music educator, and Co-Founder and CEO of SaPa - Subramaniam Academy of Performing Arts. Bindu has been described as a "third generation prodigy" by the Hindustan Times, "a Banga ...

, Dr. Narayana Subramaniam and

Ambi Subramaniam ''Ambi Subramaniam'' (born 5 August 1991 Los Angeles, California, United States) is a violinist, composer, and educator. He started performing on stage when he was six years old and was described as the "new king of Indian classical violin" by t ...

. He continues to perform pieces with his daughter singer/songwriter Bindu Subramaniam, violin duets with his son, Ambi Subramaniam,” and has further recorded and given several concerts with Krishnamurthy. Their collaborations have earned them the nickname Subramaniam Gharana. He also performs with his eldest son Dr. Narayana Subramaniam.

Awards and recognition

* PhD in music (Thesis on Raga Harmony for Orchestral compositions), Jain University (2017) * D.Litt. Honoris Causa of

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(M.P.) (2016) *''Lifetime Achievement Award'',

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(2012) *GiMA (Best Carnatic Instrumental Album – Innovations), Global Indian Music Academy (2012) *Uttam Vag Geykar Jialal Vasant Award, Ajivasan (2011) *Big Star IMA Award (Best Classical Instrumental Album – Violin Maestros), Indian Music Academy (2011) *GiMA (Best Carnatic Instrumental Album – Violin Maestros), Global Indian Music Academy (2010) *GiMA (Best Fusion Album – Live at Neues Gewandhaus, Leipzig), Global Indian Music Academy (2010) *''Tantri Nada Mani'', Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Kanchipuram (2009) *''Asthana Vidwan'',

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, Bangalore (2009) *Viswa Kala Bharathi Bharat Kalachar, Chennai (2004) *''Sangeetha Kalaratna'',

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(2004) *''Sangeetha Kalaa Shiromani'', Percussive Arts Centre, Bangalore (2004) *Honorary Doctorate,

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(2003) *

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(2001) *Manaviyam (Millennium) Award,

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(2001) *Lotus Festival Award, City of Los Angeles (1998) *Special Medal of Honour, HH

King Birendra Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev ( ne, श्री ५ महाराजाधिराज वीरेन्द्र वीर विक्रम शाह देव ) (28 December 1945 – 1 June 2001) was the tenth Shah Ruler and the King of N ...

of Nepal (1997) *Best Composer Award/Commission,

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, Norway (1996) *''Sangeeta Ratna Mysore'', T. Chowdaiah Memorial National Award (1996) *Awarder at the World Music Festival at Madison Square Gardens, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, New York (1995) *''Nada Chakravarthy'',

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Swamiji, Trinidad (1993) *Onida Pinnacle Award (Best title track composer: ''Surabhi'') (1993) *Creative Music Award,

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(1990) *

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(1988) *Award for outstanding contribution to Indo-American goodwill, understanding and friendship, Indo-American Society (1988) *''Sangeeta Sagaram'', Cultural Centre of Performing Arts (1984) * Grammy Nomination (for the album ''Indian Classical Music'') (1981) *Orpheus of the East Kala Samarpana, Alliance Francaise, Chennai (24 November 1972) *''Violin Chakravarthy'', Governor of Madras (6/11/1972) *Best Western Instrumentalist, IIT Madras (1972) *President's Award for Best Violinist,

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(1963)

Compositions

Orchestral Compositions

* ''Astral Symphony'' * ''Beyond'' * ''Concerto for Two Violins'' * ''Double Concerto'' * ''Double Concerto for Violin, Flute, and Orchestra'' * ''Fantasy on Vedic Chants'' * ''Flight of the Humble Bee'' * ''Freedom Symphony'' * ''Global Symphony'' * ''Naada Priya'' * ''Shanti Priya'' * ''Spring Rhapsody'' * ''Turbulence'' * ''Violin Concerto No 1 for Violin and Orchestra''

Fusion Compositions

* ''5 3/4'' (Fantasy Without Limits) * ''Ab Hum'' (Eulogy) * ''Alone by the Ganges'' (From the Ashes) * ''Ambience'' (The Violin Legends) * ''Apna Street'' (Eulogy) * ''Baba Kisses Solasaal'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Beyond Borders'' (Beyond Borders) * ''Beyond the flames'' (From the Ashes) * ''Blessings'' (Eulogy) * ''Blossom'' (Blossom) * ''Blue Lotus'' (Global Fusion) * ''Breeze'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Bujish Na Ke'' (Eulogy) * ''Chaipau Alone'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Chaipau Helps Chillum Across the Tracks'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Chaipau Sets Fire to Solasaal's Bed'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Chaipau's Theme'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Chameleon'' (Spanish Wave) * ''Chick Melody'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Chillum's Theme'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Comfortable'' (Comfortable) * ''Confluence'' (Best of L Subramaniam) * ''Conversations'' (Conversations) * ''Dancing Beauty'' (Spanish Wave) * ''Dancing Dolls'' (Blossom) * ''Darling Why Don't You Come to Me'' * ''Don't Leave Me'' (Conversations) * ''Driving to Sunday Lunch'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''End Credit Music'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''End of the Tunnel'' (Beyond Borders) * ''Entry of Solasaal'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Escape From the Chiller Room'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Escape From the Chiller Room

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'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Fantasy Without Limits'' (Fantasy Without Limits) * ''Farewell to Manju'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Feeling Lonely'' (Fantasy Without Limits) * ''Flight of the Humble Bee'' (Indian Express) * ''Four Feet Away'' * ''French Resolution'' (Conversations) * ''Frenzy'' (Fantasy Without Limits) * ''Funeral Procession'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Ganga'' (Live in Moscow) * ''Garland'' (Garland) * ''Gipsy Trail'' (Global Fusion) * ''Grasshopper'' (Indian Express) * ''Guess What'' (Indian Express) * ''Hare Krishna'' (Eulogy) * ''Harmony Of The Hearts '' (Global Fusion) * ''I Can't Forget'' (Indian Express) * ''Illusion'' (Conversations) * ''Indian Express'' (Indian Express) * ''Infinite Journey'' (Garland) * ''Inner Peace'' (Blossom) * ''Jai Hanuman!'' (Global Fusion) * ''Jay's Theme'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Jay's Theme ariation' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Journey'' (In New York) * ''Kali Dance'' (Rainbow) * ''Kampala Uganda Meets Greenwood Mississippi'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Lap-nils' Polska'' (Garland) * ''Leaving Home: Farewell to Uganda'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Let There Be'' * ''Let's Talk'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Lost Love'' (Global Fusion) * ''Love is stronger than death'' (From the Ashes) * ''Love Theme'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Lullaby'' (Beyond Borders) * ''Main Titles'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Mani Talks'' (Fantasy Without Limits) * ''Manju's Theme'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Memories'' (Conversations) * ''Memories of Jaffna'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Mina Chases Demetrius'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Mina's Theme'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Miss Melody'' (Live in Moscow) * ''Moonlight'' (In New York) * ''Motherland'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Musical Tribute'' (East Meets West) * ''Necklace Road'' (Beyond Borders) * ''Ninth House'' (Spanish Wave) * ''Offering of Love'' (Garland) * ''Paganini Caprice'' (Conversations) * ''Prayer'' (Blossom) * ''Rainbow Serenade'' (Rainbow) * ''Reunion'' (Beyond Borders) * ''Roots'' (Blossom) * ''Satya Priya'' (Solos Duos Trio) * ''Seventh Heaven'' (Spanish Wave) * ''Shadow of Heaven'' * ''Shloka (Intro to Global Symphony)'' (Eulogy) * ''Solasaal's Theme'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Souls Of Dead Children Floating'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Spanish Wave'' (Spanish Wave) * ''Spiritual Dance'' (Standing Ovation) * ''Street Children Sing a Ballad of Lost Promises'' (Salaam Bombay!) * ''Super Instinct'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Surrender'' (Surrender) * ''That Dream'' (Garland) * ''The End of the Tunnel'' (Live in Moscow) * ''The Pink Moment'' (Indian Express) * ''The way you placed my bow'' (From the Ashes) * ''Time Is Right'' (Blossom) * ''Times Must Change'' (Live in Moscow) * ''Towards the Island'' (Garland) * ''Traditional Ugandan Bar Song'' (Mississippi Masala) * ''Transformation'' * ''Tribute to Bach'' (In New York) * ''Tribute to Mani'' (Conversations) * ''Vision in White'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Voices in Heaven'' (Mani & Co.) * ''Walking in a Dream'' (Conversations) * ''Watch Your Step'' (Live in Moscow) * ''What's Happening?'' (Blossom) * ''Whispering Moods'' (Indian Express) * ''Winning the Hand'' * ''Winter In Austria'' (Spanish Wave) * ''You And Me'' (Spanish Wave)

Carnatic Compositions

* ''Devapriya'' (Tranquility) * ''Chandrapriya'' (Tranquility) * ''Dasharagamalika Varnam'' * ''Dawn'' (Expressions of Impressions) * ''Devipriya Tillana'' * ''Dwijavanti Tillana'' * ''Ennai katharulvai (Mohana)'' * ''Expressions of Impressions'' (Expressions of Impressions) * ''Gananathane (Hamsadhwani)'' * ''Ganapathi charanam (Vijayashree)'' * ''Kuzhal oodum (Kaapi)'' * ''Mahishasura mardini (Dharmavati)'' * ''Panchanadai Tillana (Vasanta)'' * ''Panchanadai Varnam (Kaanada)'' * ''Parameshwari parvati devi (Pantuvarali)'' * ''Ramapriya '' (Tranquility) * ''Sada manadil (Abhogi)'' * ''Shantipriya'' (Tranquility) * ''Two Minds'' (Expressions of Impressions) * ''Vasantapriya'' (Tranquility) * ''Wandering Saint'' (Expressions of Impressions) * ''Weeping Soul'' (Expressions of Impressions)

Music for films

See

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Discography (partial)

* ''Enchanting Melodies on the Violin'' (1977) (with

) * ''Garland'' (1978) ( Storyville) (featuring

Svend Asmussen Svend Asmussen (28 February 1916 – 7 February 2017) was a Danish jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking". A Swing style virtuoso, he played and recorded with many of the other jazz musicians, including Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and S ...

) * ''Live in Concert'' (World Music Festival, 6 May 1978) * ''Fantasy without Limits'' (

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) (1979) * ''Subramaniam'' (1980) * ''Rainbow'' (1980) (with

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and

) * ''Indian Classical Music'' (1980) (featuring

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) * ''Le violon de l'Inde du Sud'' (1980) ( Ocora) * ''Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi / The Virtuoso Violin of South India: Subramaniam'' (1981) (Plateselskapet MAI/ Lyrichord) * ''Blossom'' (1981) (Crusaders/ MCA) (with Herbie Hancock and Larry Coryell) * ''South Indian Strings'' (1981) ( Lyrichord) (with

) * ''Spanish Wave'' (1983) (

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) * ''Indian Express'' (1984) (

) * ''The Irresistible Dr L. Subramanium'' (1985) (Oriental) * ''Distant Visions'' (1985) (Audiorec) * ''Magic Fingers'' (1986) * ''Mani & Co.'' (1986) (featuring Maynard Ferguson) (

) * ''East Meets West'' (1987) * ''An Anthology of South Indian Classical Music'' (1990) ( Ocora) * ''Indian Classical Masters: Raga Hemavati'' (1990) (

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) * ''Kalyani'' (1990) (

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) * ''Expressions of Impressions'' (1991) (Sonic Atmospheres) * ''Indian Classical Masters: Three Ragas for Solo Violin'' (1991) (

) * ''Sarasvati'' (1991) (

) * ''Musical Heritage of South India'' (1992) * ''Beyond'' (1993) (

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) * ''Samarpanam'' (1993) * ''Masters of Raga'' (1995) (

Wergo WERGO is a German record label focusing on contemporary classical music. It was founded in 1962 by German art historian and music publisher (1903–1975) and the musicologist Helmut Kirchmeyer. Their first release, filed under "WER 60001", was ...

) * ''Pacific Rendezvous'' (1995) (Manu Music Productions) * ''Electric Modes Volumes 1 & 2'' (1995) (

) * ''Matchless'' (1999) (with

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) * ''Global Fusion'' (1999) (Warner/Erato Detour Records/Viji) * ''Free your Mind'' (2002) (Iris Musique) Larry Coryell * ''Asmita'' (2004) (Viji) (featuring Kavita Krishnamurthy and

) * ''Maestro's Choice'' (2004) (Music Today) * ''My Golden Years'' (2004) (Music Today/Viji) * ''Best of L. Subramaniam'' (2004) (Niranjani Music/BMI) * ''The Violin Legends'' (2004) (with

and

) * ''Violin Maestros'' (2007) (featuring

) * ''Innovations'' (2012) (featuring

) (

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)

Collaborations with other artists

* L. Subramaniam with

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and Larry Coryell: Solos-Duos-Trios (1978) (

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) * L. Subramaniam with

and

: ''

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'' (1980) ( MPS) * L. Subramaniam with

: ''Conversations'' (1984) (

) * L. Subramaniam and

: ''L. Subramaniam and Yehudi Menuhin in New York'' (1987) * L. Subramaniam and

: ''Duet'' (1993) ( Delos) * L. Subramaniam with

and

: ''All the World's Violins'' (1993) * L. Subramaniam and Larry Coryell: ''From the Ashes'' (1999) (

) * L. Subramaniam with various artists: ''Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival: Vol. I & II'' (

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) * L. Subramaniam and Ustad Rais Khan: ''Sangeet Sangam'' (2005) (Navras Records) * L. Subramaniam with Karsten Vogel: ''Meetings'' (2007) (Calibrated)

Live albums

* ''L. Subramaniam en concert: Southern Indian Violin'' (1983) (

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/ Ocora) * ''India's Master Musicians'' (1983) ( Delos/Ravi Shankar Music Circle) * ''Live in Moscow / Time Must Be Changed'' (1988) (Melodiya/Boheme Music/ BMG/Viji) * ''In Praise of Ganesh'' (featuring

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) (1991) (Audiorec) * ''L. Subramaniam en Concert'' (1995) ( Ocora) * ''Kingdom of Peace: Live in Nepal'' (1997) * ''L. Subramaniam: Live in France'' * ''L. Subramaniam and

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: Live in Geneva'' (1991)

Filmography

Composer

* ''

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'' (1988) (composer, music arranger, musician: violinist) * ''

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'' (1988) (composer, music arranger, musician: violinist) * '' Mississippi Masala'' (1991) (composer, musician: violin, violin synthesizers, percussions) * '' Jayate'' (1997) (composer) * ''

Ee Snehatheerathu ''Ee Snehatheerathu'' or ''Saamam'' is a 2004 Malayalam film directed by Kaviyoor Sivaprasad and written by Ramakrishnan, starring Kunchacko Boban, Umashankari Sumithra, Lal, Nedumudi Venu and Jagathy Sreekumar. Kunchacko Boban won the Special ...

'' (2004) (composer) * '' Banaz: A Love Story'' (2012) (composer, musician: violin) * '' Gour Hari Dastaan'' (2013) (composer) * ''

Hey Ram ''Hey Ram'' is a 2000 Indian period crime drama film written, directed and produced by Kamal Haasan, who also stars. It was simultaneously made in Tamil and Hindi languages. Shah Rukh Khan plays a supporting role, making his debut in Tamil ci ...

'' (2000) (composer, left the project before completion)Violinist L. Subramaniam Quit from the project, first he was selected to work as the music composer and completed recording songs for the project. However, before finishing his entire commitment for the film, he left the project fearing that his association with the film may offend Hindu people due to its contentious storyline. Ilayaraaja was subsequently selected to replace him and helped score music over the version recorded by Subramaniam and the songs of Subramaniam which are already shot/filmed. illayaraja had composed the music according to the lip movements in songs

Soloist

* ''

'' (1993) (violinist) * '' Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love'' (1996) (violinist) * '' Cotton Mary'' (1999) (violinist)

Additional soundtracks

* ''

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'' (2004) (composer, performer: "Gypsy Trail") * ''

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'' (1992) (performer: "Wandering Saint") * '' Raga Mohanam'' (2012) (performer: "Samarpanam")

On Subramaniam

* ''L. Subramaniam: Violin From the Heart'' (1999). Directed by Jean Henri Meunier.

References

External links

*
Official website: Dr. L. Subramaniam

Late Sri V.Lakshminarayana Iyer
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