ACHYUTHA RAO R

Disciple and nephew of renowned Harmonium and Violin Artist Vid. B. Raghuram. Achyutha Rao hails from a family of musicians, with his grandfather Harmonium Vid. Bheema Rao being a direct disciple of the Shri. Bidaram Krishnappa of Mysore. An "A" graded artist of AIR Bangalore, Achyutha Rao has played as an accompanying artist in more than 2000 concerts till date and has also given Solo Violin performance concerts. He has played in Bharatanatyam recitals and multiple recordings related to Classical Dance productions as well. An AIR graded Vocalist as well, as a teacher he has been in the journey of readying the next generation musicians both in Violin and Vocal. A recipient of CCRT New Delhi Scholarship for more than 8 years, he has won "Best Accompaniment on Violin" prize twice from the Bangalore Gayana Samaja in their annual concert competitions and is also a recipient of "Ananya Yuva Prathibe" award from "Ananya", Cultural Organization from Malleswaram Bangalore.