Anand Viswanathan

Anand Viswanathan was initiated into music at the age of 7. He started learning violin at the age of 9 and has been performing since the age of 14. Anand received initial training from Sri N Kannan in Bhakta Rasika Ranjini Sabha (BRRS), Mumbai. He is currently under the tutelage of Bombay Sri R. Madhavan for advanced training. He also had the opportunity to learn from Sangeetha Kalanidhi Prof. T.N. Krishnan at NCPA master class, Mumbai. Anand has also learnt Vocal from Smt. Jaya Subramaniam. He is the recipient of CCRT Scholarship for Vocal and has many vocal concerts to his credit. As a Violin accompanist and soloist, he deeply believes in leveraging his vocal skills to embellish the vocalist's performance and presenting the gayaki style of krithis. All along, he was mentored by Late Sri. P.N. Krishnamurthy (popularly known as PNK). Anand is a B-High grade Violin artist in All India Radio. He has received numerous prizes and recognitions from various sabhas for both vocal and violin. He is well versed as a solo and accompanying artist. Notable Performances: Anand has performed in various prestigious institutions across India and abroad like Sri Shanmukhananda Sabha (Mumbai), Bhakta Rasika Ranjani Sabha (Mumbai), Chembur Fine Arts (Mumbai), Bangalore Gayana Samaja (Bangalore), Ananya (Bangalore), Ranjani Fine Arts (Bangalore), Seshadripuram Ramanavami Music Festival (Bangalore), Karnataka Ganakala Parishad Music Conference (Bangalore), Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira (Bangalore), Kalasagaram (Hyderabad), Vani Mahal (Chennai), Mylapore Fine Arts (Chennai), Brahma Gana Sabha (Chennai), Indian Fine Arts (Chennai), Swati Sangeethotsavam (Trivandrum). Outside of music, Anand has been an accomplished IT Strategy and Operations professional. He completed his BE in Instrumentation Engineering from Mumbai University and MBA from IIM, Bangalore. He has worked in multiple leadership positions in Wipro, Cisco and Microsoft.