Anil Srinivasan
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June 3, 1977 Chennai, Tamil Nadu |
| Occupation | Pianist and Music Educator |
| Website | http://anilsrinivasan.com |
Anil Srinivasan (born June 3, 1977) is among India's top pianists. A classical pianist born in Chennai, India and educated at the University of Southern California and at Columbia University, New York, he is well known for his collaborative work with Carnatic vocalist Sikkil Gurucharan. Equally known is his pioneering work in music education in South India.
Anil Srinivasan was brought up in a South Indian traditional atmosphere with Carnatic music all around right from birth, has studied western classical piano since the age of three, owing to which he has been well-trained in both Carnatic as well as Western Classical music.
As a pianist, Anil has performed at various venues across the world. Memorable performances include those at the Kaplan Penthouse at the Lincoln Center in New York, the Southbank Centre in London, the Esplanade in Singapore, The Harbourfront Centre in Toronto and The Ashram in Pondicherry, South India. Anil’s solo work marries the Indian classical with the western classical styles and yet manages to create an aesthetic that is unique unto itself. Anil's solo album TOUCH released in 2015.
His collaborative graph has gone on to include such names as Mandolin U. Srinivas, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Unnikrishnan, Chitravina N. Ravikiran, Aruna Sairam, Rakesh Chaurasia, Gaurav Mazumdar, The Lalgudi duo, Jayanthi Kumaresh, film actress and Bharata Natyam dancer Shobana , Supratik Das and others while he has also managed to work with prominent film musicians such as Singer Srinivas (singer), Chinmayi, Saindhavi, Shweta Mohan, Naresh Iyer, Madhu Balakrishnan, Harini, Anuradha Sriram,Navin Iyer and others. He has performed in the UK, Singapore, Malaysia, Australia, the US, Canada, Korea, Indonesia and the Middle East apart from performances all over India. That he has managed to cultivate a dedicated following in a relatively short period of time (since 2007) is noteworthy.
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