RR Keshavamurthy (1913-2006) was an Indian violinist. RRK, as he was popularly known specialised in the seven-stringed violin. RRK was a student of Bidaram Krishnappa, the guru of the violinist Mysore T. Chowdiah. He was a said to be a legend of seven stringed violin. He influenced senior musicians like T. Rukmini, Bhuvaneshawaraih, M. S. Krishnaveni and Anoor Ramakrishna.[1]
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| Born | R. R. Keshavamurthy 1913 |
| Died | 2006 |
RRK trained a number of young musicians and is the author of a dozen books on music. He was known for his rigorous practice and discipline. Today's other performing students trained by RRK include Dr. Meenakshi Ravi, Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth, Yogendra R, Vidwan. Mysore Sanjeev kumar - Violist and Violinist[2] Nalina Mohan, Jyotsna Manjunath and Nikhil Joshi. RRK presented many papers on the subject of violin playing and violin fingering techniques.
R. R. Keshavamurthy was addressed with the title Sangeeta Vidya Sagara more frequently than others. He received many other titles such as Sangeetha Kala Rathna and Nada Bheeshma Vidwan. He was not celebrated much during his lifetime for his unique temperament and was not known to be very sociable. He was known for his terse and tough expressions.
He authored many music books.[3]
Awards
edit- Veena Seshanna Memorial Award
- Kanaka Purandara Prashasthi in 1993[4]
- Sangeet Natak Akademi Award[5]
References
edit- ^ "R.R. Keshava Murthy passes away". The Hindu. 25 October 2006. Archived from the original on 24 November 2006. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ herald, deccan. "Jyotsna Srikanth". Deccanherald. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ Swarasindhu. "RR Keshavamurthy". Web Research and Articles. Swarasindhu. Archived from the original on 21 March 2012. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
- ^ "Kanaka Purandara Award Winners p521" (PDF). Karnataka Handbook 2010. Government of Karnataka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
- ^ "Sangeet Natak Akademi Puraskar (Akademi Awards)". Sangeet Natak Akademi. Archived from the original on 17 February 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.