Violinist directory
Browse Violinists A to Z
A simple alphabetical archive of Indian classical violinists. Choose a letter to jump to that section, or search by initials, first name, last name, or any part of the artist name.
92 violinists listed alphabetically
8 artists
A. Kanyakumari
1951
Carnatic
Performer, accompanist, teacher, and composer
Abhijith P. S. Nair
1991
Carnatic and jazz fusion
Violinist, arranger, and composer
Akkarai S. Sornalatha
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, vocalist, and composer
Akkarai S. Subhalakshmi
1983
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and vocalist
Ambi Subramaniam
1991
Carnatic and Western
Violinist, composer, and educator
Annavarapu Rama Swamy
1926
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, composer, and elder statesman
Anuradha Sridhar
Contemporary
Carnatic
Lalgudi bani violinist and teacher
Arrol Corelli
1985
Carnatic and Western
Violinist and film music composer
4 artists
B. Sasikumar
1949 - 2023
Carnatic
Violinist, teacher, composer, and broadcaster
B. U. Ganesh Prasad
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, vocalist, and accompanist
Balabhaskar
1978 - 2018
Carnatic and Western fusion
Violinist, composer, and fusion musician
Baluswami Dikshitar
1786 - 1859
Carnatic
Pioneer of Carnatic violin adaptation
2 artists
5 artists
D. K. Datar
1932 - 2018
Hindustani
Hindustani violinist in the gayaki ang
Deepak Pandit
Contemporary
Hindustani, film, and fusion
Violinist, composer, and arranger
Delhi P. Sunder Rajan
1969
Carnatic and world music
Carnatic violinist and vocalist
Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao
1924 - 2000
Carnatic
Violinist, principal, and music scholar
Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu
1893 - 1964
Carnatic
Soft-bowing master and innovator
1 artist
1 artist
4 artists
G. J. R. Krishnan
Contemporary
Carnatic
Violinist, vocalist, composer, and Lalgudi bani performer
Gagan Chandra Chatterjee
1890 - 1949
Hindustani
Senia gharana violinist and gatkari innovator
Ganesh Rajagopalan
1964
Carnatic
Violinist, composer, and contemporary Carnatic performer
Gingger Shankar
2003
Carnatic, Western, and world music
Violinist, singer-songwriter, composer, and double violin performer
4 artists
H. K. Narasimha Murthy
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, accompanist, and teacher
H. K. Venkatram
1965
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, teacher, technologist, and archive-builder
H. N. Bhaskar
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist
H. V. Krishnamurthy
1926
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, professor, educator, and institution builder
3 artists
7 artists
Kala Ramnath
1967
Hindustani
Singing Violin exponent and composer
Karthick Iyer
Contemporary
Carnatic, rock, and IndoSoul
Violinist, singer, composer, and bandleader
Karur Chinnaswamiah
1888 - 1967
Carnatic
Full-bow accompanist and Sangita Kalanidhi
Karur Quartette
1860 - 1967
Carnatic
Garbhapuri composers and musicians
Kumaresh Rajagopalan
1967
Carnatic
Violinist, composer, and contemporary Carnatic performer
Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
1898 - 1970
Carnatic
Classicist and master accompanist
Kunnakudi Vaidyanathan
1935 - 2008
Carnatic
Popular soloist, accompanist, and composer
11 artists
L. Athira Krishna
Contemporary
Carnatic and fusion
Violinist, singer, composer, and record-setting performer
L. Ramakrishnan
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist
L. S. Narayanaswamy Bhagavatar
d. 1970
Carnatic
Carnatic vocalist, violinist, guru, and institution founder
L. Shankar
1950
Carnatic and world music
Double violin innovator and fusion pioneer
L. Subramaniam
1947
Carnatic and global classical
Global Indian violin soloist, composer, and conductor
L. Vaidyanathan
1942 - 2007
Carnatic and film music
Violinist, composer, and music director
Lalgudi G. Jayaraman
1930
Carnatic
Soloist, accompanist, composer, and Lalgudi bani architect
Lalgudi Gopala Iyer
1900 - 1979
Carnatic
Teacher and guardian of the Lalgudi tradition
Lalgudi Rajalakshmi
Contemporary
Carnatic
Lalgudi bani violinist and teacher
Lalgudi Srimathi Brahmanandam
Contemporary
Carnatic
Lalgudi bani violinist, performer, and teacher
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi
1966
Carnatic
Violinist, vocalist, composer, and Lalgudi bani performer
12 artists
M. Chandrasekaran
1937
Carnatic
20th century trendsetter
M. Narmadha
Contemporary
Carnatic and Hindustani
Violinist, soloist, and musicologist
M. S. Anantharaman
1924 - 2018
Carnatic and Hindustani
Parur bani violinist and teacher
M. S. Gopalakrishnan
1931
Carnatic and Hindustani
Parur style violin maestro
Madurai Subramanya Ayyar
1897 - 1972
Carnatic
Professor, accompanist, and teacher
Malaikottai Govindaswami Pillai
1879 - 1931
Carnatic
Original stylist and full-bow innovator
Manoj George
1971
Indian, Western, and world fusion
Violinist, composer, arranger, and conductor
Mayuram Govindaraja Pillai
1911 - 1979
Carnatic
Disciple of Kumbakonam Rajamanickam Pillai
Milind Raikar
1964
Hindustani
Hindustani violinist and D. K. Datar lineage bearer
Mysore Manjunath
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and Mysore Brothers duo performer
Mysore Nagaraj
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and Mysore Brothers duo performer
Mysore T. Chowdiah
1895 - 1967
Carnatic
Seven-string violin innovator
6 artists
N. Rajam
1938
Hindustani and Carnatic
Gayaki ang pioneer of Hindustani violin
Nagai Muralidharan
1958
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist
Nagai Sriram
1980 - 2022
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist
Nandini Muthuswamy
Contemporary
Carnatic and Western
Carnatic violinist and teacher
Nandini Shankar
1993
Hindustani and fusion
Hindustani violinist and fusion performer
Nedumangad Sivanandan
1935
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, performer, and teacher
2 artists
4 artists
R. K. Shriramkumar
1966
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, accompanist, and composer
R. R. Keshavamurthy
1913 - 2006
Carnatic
Seven-string violinist, teacher, and author
Ragini Shankar
Contemporary
Hindustani and fusion
Hindustani violinist and fusion performer
Roopa Revathi
1984
Carnatic and Western
Violinist, playback singer, and musician
7 artists
S. Varadarajan
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violin accompanist and soloist
Sabareesh Prabhaker
1989
Western
Violinist and contemporary performer
Sangeeta Shankar
1965
Hindustani and fusion
Hindustani violinist and gayaki ang performer
Semmangudi Narayanaswamy Iyer
1889 - 1944
Carnatic
Orthodox violin accompanist and vocalist
Sharat Chandra Srivastava
1971
Hindustani
North Indian classical violinist and composer
Sikkil R. Bhaskaran
1936 - 2021
Carnatic
Carnatic and Tamil Isai violinist
Sunita Bhuyan
1970
Indian, world folk, and fusion
Violinist, trainer, and wellbeing practitioner
3 artists
8 artists
V. G. Jog
1922 - 2004
Hindustani
Hindustani violin soloist and pedagogue
V. Lakshminarayana
1911 - 1990
Carnatic
Solo violin visionary and professor
V. S. Narasimhan
1943
Carnatic, western classical, and film music
Violinist, composer, and Madras String Quartet founder
V. V. Ravi
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist
Vadivelu
1810 - 1845
Carnatic
Tanjore Quartet member and court musician
Varahoor Muthuswami Iyer
1902 - 1970
Carnatic
Accompanist and Central Music College professor
Vittal Ramamurthy
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist, accompanist, and teacher
Vittal Rangan
Contemporary
Carnatic
Carnatic violinist and accompanist