Saravanapriyan Sriraman

Saravanapriyan learnt violin initially from Smt. Komalavalli Srinivasan, Shri. Tiruvarur Balasubramaniam (Guitar Prasanna’s early Guru) and subsequently from veteran Shri. Tirupparkkadal Veeraraghavan. Since 2001, he has trained under Sangeetha Kalanidhi Lalgudi Sri G.J.R. Krishnan. He has received awards for Best Violinist from VDS Arts Academy and Mylapore Fine Arts (1992), India. In addition, Saravanapriyan is also a talented vocalist and composer. He has performed at several prestigious venues in Chennai and in the USA since 1998 and has received excellent reviews for his concerts. Saravanapriyan continues to perform solos, violin duets with his son Prahlad, and accompanies several leading Carnatic musicians from India and senior artists in the Bay Area.

In addition, Saravanapriyan was instrumental in helping establish the popular "Violin Wise" repair workshop in Chennai conducted by Santa Barbara luthier James Wimmer and sponsored by the Lalgudi Trust. In his spare time, Saravanapriyan dedicates himself to propagating the rich tradition of Carnatic Music and provides comprehensive guidance in the art of Violin playing with meticulous attention and detail to purity through his school "Nadalahari". Several of his students are upcoming artists in the music scene, are well-sought-after accompanists, and are distinguished winners in several competitions. Saravanapriyan is Senior Director of Engineering in the semiconductor industry.

Fun IIT fact: Was refused entry into Computer Center by Prof. V. V. Rao when I went in a dhoti after a Vedam class with Prof. Sankaran.