Mysore Manjunath (born in

Mysore Mysore (), officially Mysuru (), is a city in the southern part of the state of Karnataka, India. Mysore city is geographically located between 12° 18′ 26″ north latitude and 76° 38′ 59″ east longitude. It is located at an altitude of ...

, India), is an Indian violinist. The son and disciple of violinist Prof. Mahadevappa, Manjunath performed his first concert at the age of eight in

as a

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storming in to the music world. Trained under his father, Manjunath, and brother Mysore Nagaraj, received special coaching in violin technique and improvisation. He is one of the Mysore brothers duo enthralling audiences around the world with his mellifluous music and astounding mastery of the violin. As press describing him, he has metamorphosed his prodigious talent to blossom into brand ambassador of Indian classical music. He is honored with the

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Award by government of India, bestowed by the president of India at the Rashtrapathi Bhavan in New Delhi.

Education

Manjunath did his Master of Music at the

University of Mysore The University of Mysore is a public state university in Mysore, Karnataka, India. The university was founded during the reign of Krishnaraja Wadiyar IV, the Maharaja of Mysore. The university is recognised by the University Grants Commissio ...

securing first Rank with 4 Gold Medals and was awarded Ph.D by the University of Mysore.

Career

Manjunath started performing at 8 and his initial concerts were with his father and brother. He regularly performs along with his elder brother Mysore Nagaraj. His violin concerts are featured at major international concert stages including

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- Australia, International Violin Conference, Common Thread Music festival in

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, World Music Festival in

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, Tansen Sangith Samaroh-Gwalior, Esplanade Theatre in Singapore, World Music Series by

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, Santa-Fe Festival in

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, Persian Academy of Culture in

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Doverlane Music Festival in Kolkata,

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. He has collaborated with musicians and orchestras including Ned McGowan,

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, Jai Uttal, Joe Craven, Fred Hamilton, Todd Haaby, Pandith

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, Ronu Majumdar, N. Rajam, Tejendra Majumdar such as

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, Spenifex, Ictus. He was nominated as cultural ambassador of University of Mysore. Dr.Manjunath has created many New ragas including Yaduveera Manohari, Bharatha . His recent creation Yoga Anthem- having many popular world musicians performing in it, got nationwide recognition. Life Again, his song created during the Corona pandemic, featuring 20 eminent Musicians across the globe was launched by ICCR in over 150 countries. 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.

Awards and honors

He is one of the youngest recipients of the

award by the

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and the

Rajyotsava Award The Rajyotsava Prashasti or Rajyotsava Awards, the second highest civilian honor of the Karnataka state of India are conferred annually by the Karnataka Government on the occasion of the establishment of the state on 1 November celebrated as t ...

by the Government of

Karnataka Karnataka (; ISO: , , also known as Karunāḍu) is a state in the southwestern region of India. It was formed on 1 November 1956, with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as Mysore State , it was renamed ''Kar ...

. He has received the Excellence award from American Institute of World Culture, honours from the American Arts Council, Best Violinist awards from The Music Academy, Best Violinist award from the Indian fine arts society, Aryabhata Award, Meritorious Award from

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-USA, Samskruthi Sinchana Award, Y.T.Tatachari National Award, Sangeeth Samrat, Sangeeth Rathna, Sangitha Vidwanmani, Gana varidhi, Tantri Vadya Shiromani - Asthana Vidwan from Sri Kanchi Kamakoti Peetham, Chowdiah National Award by Academy of Music, Rotary Excellence Award & Rama Ganakalacharya, Sangeetha Vedanta Dhurina

References

External links

Official Website
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