Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna (6 July 1930 – 22 November 2016) was an Indian Carnatic vocalist, musician, multi-instrumentalist, playback singer, composer, and character actor.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1978.
 He has garnered two National Film Awards (1976, 1987), the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1975, the Padma Vibhushan, India's second-highest civilian honor in 1991, for his contribution towards arts, the Mahatma Gandhi Silver Medal from UNESCO in 1995, the Chevalier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French Government in 2005, the Sangeetha Kalanidhi by Madras Music Academy, and the Sangeetha Kalasikhamani in 1991, by "the Fine Arts Society", Chennai to name a few.
Palghat T. S. Mani Iyer (1912–1981) was one of the leading mridangists in the field of Carnatic music.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1966.
 Mani Iyer was the first mridangist to win the Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Padmabhushan awards of the Government of India.
 He received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in 1956.
Sangeetha Kalanidhi Maharajapuram Santhanam (Tamil: மகாராஜபுரம் ஸந்தானம் ), (December 3, 1928-June 24, 1992) was one of the greatest Carnatic music vocalists of the 20th century.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1989.
 He was born in Sirunangur, a village in the state of Tamil Nadu.
 He followed the footsteps of his father Maharajapuram Viswanatha Iyer who was also a Carnatic singer.
Trichur V. Ramachandran(born 1940) is a Carnatic music vocalist.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2012.
 This is the prestigious award from the Madras Music Academy.
Umayalpuram Kasiviswanatha Sivaraman (born 17 December 1935) is a Carnatic mridanga vidwan.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2001.
 He is the son of Sri P. Kasiviswanatha Iyer and Srimati Kamalambal.
 His father was a medical doctor by profession but encouraged his musical pursuits.
Sangita Kalanidhi Dr. M. Chandrasekaran is an eminent Carnatic classical violinist from Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2005.
 Sri M. Chandrasekharan's connection with music was firmly established over 65 years ago, when he began playing the violin at the age of 11, after which he went on to accompany many stalwarts in the field of Carnatic music.
 Having lost his eyesight at the age of two, he overcame his difficulty by music.
 Deeply appreciative of the importance of not just the lyrics, but also its melody and bhava, the prolific violinist is known for his success in bringing out the subtlest of musical nuances.
 He is also considered an expert in the laya aspects, recognizing and adapting to intricate rhythmic patterns with ease and grace.
 Sri Chandrasekharan also presents vocal concerts, and sometimes sings along during his solo violin recitals.
 He has composed various musical forms in different languages, and has travelled the world performing, enthralling audiences all over.
 He often performs violin duet concerts with his daughter Smt.
 G. Bharathi.
 He has accompanied several stalwarts and doyens of Carnatic music.
Valayapatti A. R. Subramaniam is an Indian classical musician and percussionist, considered by many as one of prominent exponents of Thavil, a traditional percussion instrument from the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2009.
 He is a recipient of the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award.
 The Government of India awarded him the fourth highest civilian honour of the Padma Shri, in 2007, for his contributions to Music.
M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a.k.a. MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) was a violinist in the field of Carnatic music.
 He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1997.
 He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, and is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music.
Sangeetha Kalanidhi or Sangita Kalanidhi (Sanskrit: saṅgītakalānidhi ) ("sangeetha" = music, "kala" = art, "nidhi" = treasure) is the title awarded yearly to an expert Carnatic Musician by the Madras Music Academy.
 It is often considered to be the most prestigious award in the field of Carnatic Music.
E. M. Subramaniam (died 23 April 2015) was an Indian Carnatic classical percussionist.
 Subramaniam was instructed in ghatam under the tutelage of his father.
 He has accompanied master percussionists including mridangam players such as Palghat Mani Iyer, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, and T. K. Murthy, and tabla players such as Alla Rakha Khan, Kishan Maharaj, and Zakir Hussain.
 He has been a grade A ghatam artist of All India Radio for the past 40 years.
 Subramaniam was awarded the title of "Kalaimamani" in 2000 and recognized with a Sangeet Natak Akademi Award in ghatam in 2011.
 His style of playing is compact with great tonal quality.

Question: What profession was the father of the percussionist who has been accompanied by E .M. Subramaniam and who was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2001?
Answer: medical doctor