L. Subramaniam (b. 1950?)

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L Subramaniam, the renowned violinist and a composer in East-West orchestral fusion was born in an enviable environment of music as son of Prof.L Lakshminarayanan and Seethalakshmi.

He had his initial training in theoretical and practical music with his father. After initial training in vocal music and percussion, he switched to the violin and took the musical world by storm when he gave his first violin performance at the tender age of six. Subramaniam received his Master's degree in Western Classical music from the California Institute of Arts.

He has the unique distinction of excelling in many genres of music from Indian classical, Jazz fusion to Western Classical. With his vast and profound knowledge of both Western and the Indian Classical traditions, he has been able to draw on the best of both worlds. The results speak volumes on his contribution to world music. Full-blowing, tonal modulations, brevity in presenting sangatis are among the virtues of his play.

Besides solo performances he has also collaborated with several legendary musicians like Lord Yehudi Menuhin, and Jazz greats of the likes of Stephane Grappelli, Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample and the Crusaders.

He has received several honors, awards and titles including the coveted National Award of "Padmashree" from the Government of India.

Discography

In alphabetical order of the title

Title	Nature	Music / recording	Contents	Label	Other Artists	Year
Anthology Of South Indian Classical Music	Carnatic Collection		4 CD Set, Priced as 3. Over 4 hrs of Music	Pan Classics	Viji Subramaniam, Trivandrum R S Mani, M S Subbulakshmi
Beyond	Experimental		Classic Example of his Poetic Imagination & Pinpoint Precision of Intonation, Unmatched by any other	TAO
Blossom	Experimental		Time is Right, Inner Peace, What's Happening, Blossom, Dancing Dolls, Roots, Prayer	Pan Classics	With special guests Viji Subramaniam, Herbie Hancock, Larry Coryell, Stu Goldberg, George Cobies, Ronnie Foster
Conversations	Experimental		Don't Leave Me, Memories, Paganini Caprice 5, Conversation, Walking in a Dream, Illusion, Tribute to Mani, French Resolution	Pan Classics	Stephane Grappeli, Frank Bennett, Frank Morgan, & others
Distant Visions	Experimental		Ragam, Tanam, Pallavi-Ramapriya; Ragamalika- Misra Shivranjani, Hindolam, Kaphi.	Audiorec C	K Gopinath, Mridangam, K M Rajah, Ganjira
Electric Modes	Carnatic Violin		Dance of Shiva, Passion, Contemplation, Ragam, Tanam, Hamsadhwani, Hindolam, Revathi, Hamsanadam, Abhogi, Kapi. 2 CD Set.	SonicSoul Acoustics	Puvalur Srinivasan, mridangam; T H Subashchandran
Eventide	Experimental		Sound Surfer, Inner Sanctuary, Let The Way Walk You, In Utter Suchness, Dragon Flies, Others	Pan Classics	Amareesh Geeb; Sunil, Sitar; Devaki Pandit, Vocals; Brij Narayan, Sarod.
Expressions of Impressions	Experimental		Dawn, Two Minds, Weeping Soul, Wandering Saint, Expressions of Impressions	Pan Classics
Fantasy Without Limits	Experimental		Violin, Fusion	Trend	Frank Morgan & Others
From the Ashes	Experimental		The Way You Placed My Bow, Beyond the Flames, Love is Stronger Then Death, Alone By The Gages	Water Lily Acoustics	Larry Coryell
Global Fusion	Duet / Jugalbandhi		Violin and all compositions and arrangemnets by L Subramaniam / Jai Hanuman ! / Lost Love / Gipsy Trail - Kavita Krishnamurti Vocals / Blue Lotus / Harmony of Hearts - In loving memory of Viji Subramaniam	Detour	Featuring the following Instruments - Guitar, Didjeridu, Conch, Koto drums, Tabla, Mridangam, Tavil, Ghatam, Erhu, Keyboards and Bass
In Praise Of Ganesh	Carnatic Violin		Live in London. Sada Mandil Vazhum: Abhogi, Kuzhal Kaittu :Kapi; Adi	Audiorec C	Anindo Chatterjee, Tabla, T H Subhashchanran Ghatam & Konnakol
India Master Musicians	Carnatic Violin		Dharmavathi, Ragam & Talam, Pallavi & Tabla Solo, Ragamalika	Ravi Shankar Music Circle	Alla Rahka
Indian Classical Music	Carnatic Violin		Abhogi, Nattai, Vachaspati, Saurashtram	Discovery	Ramanad V Raghavan, Zakir Hussain, S Vijayashree
Inner Healing	Carnatic Violin - Vocal		Kalyani, Charukeshi, Sama	Datta Yoga Center	Ganapathi Sachchindananda, vocal; Arokyaswamy, harmonium; Jitra Varanesi, violin; Shankar Ramesh, mridangam; Radha Krishna, tabla
Inner Healing, vol. 3	Carnatic Violin - Vocal		Amba Bhavani, Kapi	Datta Yoga Center	Ganapathi Sachchindananda, vocal
Irresistable Dr L Subramaniam	Carnatic Violin		Malahari, Hamsadhwani, Kannada, Satya Sai Charanam, Atana, Sudha Saveri	Oriental	Palgat T S Mani Iyer, Mrindangam; V Subramaniam, Tanpura
Jugulbandi	Duet / Jugalbandhi		Sindhi Bhairavi, Alap in Dadra and Teentaal	Ravi Shankar Music Circle	Ali Akbar Khan, sarod; Zakir Hussain, Tabla
Kaylani	Carnatic Violin		Varnam in Kalyani; Thyagaraja Kriti in Bilahari: Khanda Chapu	Water Lily Acoustics	P V Sirinavasan, Mridangam; T H Subhashchandran, Ghatam
Kingdom Of Peace	Carnatic Violin		Ragam Tanam Pallavi - Keerwani; Concert in Nepal.	AVM	K Gopinath Mridangam; T S Subhashchandran, Ghatam; R Yogaraja, Morsing & Kanjeera
L.Subramaniam in Concert	Carnatic Violin		Ragam Tanam Pallavi	Ocora
Live In France	Carnatic Violin		Raga Kirvani	Pan Classics	V Kamalakar Rav, Mridangam
Live in Geneva- Jugalbandi	Duet / Jugalbandhi		Yaman. A North-South Jugulbandi. A first for Bismillah Khan	Audiorec C	Bismillah Khan, Shenai
Live in Moscow	Experimental		Fantasy on Vedic Chants with Kirov Symphony Orchestra; Double Concerto with Moscow Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra	Pan Classics	Kirov Symphony Orchestra of Leningrad conducted by Maestro Djemal Dalgat; Moscow Radio and TV Large Symphony Orchestra conducted by Maestro Vladimir Fedoseyev
Magic Tunes	Carnatic Violin			Shankar
Pacific Rendezvous	Carnatic Violin		Karnatic South Indian Classical Music: Raga Ragam (Improvisation) / Raga Tanam (Improvisation) and Pallavi (Rythmic Cycle) (Temporarily Unavailable)	Manu	K. Gopinath - Mridangam
Saraswati	Carnatic Violin	**** / ****	Ragam Tanam Pallavi, Saraswatipriya, Talam: Thirupriya	Water Lily Acoustics	T H Subhashchandran, Mridangam & Ghatam
Spanish Wave	Experimental		Spanish Wave, Ninth House, Winter in Austria, Seventh Heaven, Chameleon, You & Me, Dancing Beauty	Pan Classics	Alla Rakha, Kevin Brandon, Gary Chang, Guruvayoor Dorai, Emil Richards & others
The Magic of _	Carnatic Violin		Abhogi, Nattai, Vachaspati (Ragam Tanam Pallavi), Saurashtram	Pan Classics	Ramnad V Raghavan, Ghatam & Mridangam; Zakir Hussain, Tabla & Kanjira
Themes From Salaam Bombay	Soundtrack			Pan Classics
Three Ragas for Violin Solo	Carnatic Violin		Saraswatipriya, Sivapriya, Vasantapriya	Nimbus
Violin	Carnatic Violin		Raga Shree Priya- Ragam Tanam Pallavi Import/Rare CD. May take 2 weeks to acquire for you if not in stock.	Wergo	K Gopinath, mridangam; R Yogaraj, kanjira & morsing; Lalitha Mutthuswamy, tanpura
Violin	Carnatic Violin		Hemavati	Nimbus	K Shekar, Tavil
Violin	Carnatic Violin		Param Pooja Sri Ganapathi; Sachidananda Swami. Ragas: Kalyani, Charukesi, Sama	Kali Ray	Arokyaswamy, Harmonium; Jitra Varanasi, Violin; Shankar Ramesh, Mridangam; Radha Krishna, Tabla
Violin Of South India:Le Violin De Inde Du Sud	Carnatic Violin		Raag Kirwani	Ocora