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Carnatic Violin

S Varadarajan

1973Chennai, Tamilnadu, India

Accompanist, Soloist, Teacher

The journey

Biography

S Varadarajan Started learning from the age of 7 from Shri Kanchi Janardhanam and performed his first concert when he was 12. This was the year 1985 and since then performing concerts both as an accompanist and as a soloist. The biggest blessing for him was when he came under the tutelage of Sangita Kalanidhi, padmabushan Dr T V Gopalakrishnan in the year 1987. He trained Varadarajan and made him a shining star in violin playing. Varadarajan has accompanied lots of stalwart musicians from a very young age and he is a sought after accompanist today. He has travelled extensively and keeps performing in lots of music festivals. Excellent control over the instrument, brilliant repartees that inspire the main artiste blended with tradition and modernity characterise Varadarajan's style of play. He has a good number of disciples who are star performers. He has been performing for more than 4 decades now and teaches music with a lot of passion.