R.K. Shriramkumar

R. K. Shriramkumar is a virtuoso violinist and accompanist of the Carnatic Music (South Indian Classical Music). He hails from the Rudrapatna family of musicians from Karnataka and is the grandson of legendary violinist R. K. Venkatarama Shastri and grand-nephew of Sangita Kalanidhi R. K. Srikanthan. Besides solo concerts, R. K. Shriramkumar has also accompanied various artistes including D. K. Jayaraman, D. K. Pattammal, M. S. Subbulakshmi, K. V. Narayanaswamy, Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, T. Brinda, T. Viswanathan and S. Balachander. In a performing career spanning more than two decades, he has performed for all the prestigious organizations & festivals in India including Tyagaraja Aradhana festival, Madras Music Academy, Shanmukhananda Sangita Sabha, Sangeet Natak Akademi, the ICCR, the ITC Sangeet Sammelan, the Rajiv Gandhi Foundation, the All India Radio and Doordarshan.