l. Subramaniam, musicians in a conversation with Akhila Krishnamurthy at the Hindu pavilion on January 18, 2025. Photo Credit: M. Shrinath
We cannot separate music from spirituality, violin mestro L. Subramaniam said in Chennai on Saturday (January 18, 2025) that Hindu Lit for Life 2025.
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In a conversation with the Global Fusion Concept’s creator, journalist and art entrepreneur Akhila Krishnamurthy, Journalist and Art Entrepreneur of Laxminarayan Global Music Festival, all the compositions are based on praise if we look at the works of the great trinity of Karnataka music. Some God or Goddess. “After all, the root and essence of music is spirituality. For me, whenever I pick up my violin, I pray to Lord Ganesha, my parents and my guru, and I want to make music that will take me to a spiritual path, ”he said.
Mr. Subramaniam shared in great detail, the important role in his life played in his life. He talked about how his father was disciplined and inspired the idea of Sadhana.
Speaking of being both an artist and an academic, Mr. Subramaniam said, “It was the influence of his parents and he said in addition to music, he also had to impart a good education.”
“Earlier when your parents and Guru said, no questions were asked. Whatever happened, I do not remember any day when he did not touch the violin. He taught me the importance of music and practice. Every day, he woke up at 4.30 pm and practiced. He was working more than us. I just wanted to play the violin, very attracted to it and was very emotional about it. Despite whatever happened, I wanted to play violin, ”he said.
Mr. Subramaniam mentioned that in any field, someone should be very emotional about what they want to achieve. “You dream big and then go after it until you realize it. There is no shortcut. People like Palakkad Mani Iyer, Trem Mahlingam and Rajrathanam Pillai have worked so hard and changed the entire scenario of Karnataka music. While he was creative genius, he also worked very hard, ”he said.
He also spoke in detail behind the writing of his book ‘Raga Harmoni: Hormonic Structures and Tonality in Indian Classical Music’.
Talking about the importance of technology and how frequent practice changes in a way, he said, “If you are limited in your technology, you can only play what you can do. But my father said that if you want to play whatever you feel, then you should not have any limit in technology. He said that the only way to achieve this is to practice. I started working hard and after a point, I really enjoyed playing. I did not practice for this, ”he said.
In any field, development is caused by innovation. He said that Karnataka music should be heard and people should continue to be interested in it and for this, there should be innovation.
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Published – January 18, 2025 04:39 pm IST
