LALGUDI DWIJAVANTI TILLANA | N Ravikiran | GJR Krishnan | Trichy Sankaran | KV Gopalakrishnan
Channel: Ravikiran Creations and Collaborations
Date: 2023-06-17

This highly popular tillana of violin maestro Lalgudi Jayaraman in the raga Dwijayavanti was presented at the Indian Fine Arts Academy Festival in San Diego in a special jugalbandi featuring Indian music icons:

Chitravina N Ravikiran & G J R Krishnan 
Prof Trichy Sankaran & K V Gopalakrishnan  

Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two. He presented vocal concerts from age 5 & chitravina concerts from 12.  He has composed close to 1075 compositions in 5 languages, including dance, operatic & Orchestral pieces.  

Ravikiran is the only composer to have composed a song on each one of the 108 Divya Deshams (in only 45 days), 35-Tala Set, 72-Mela Ragamalika Geetam, Pancha Gati Varnam, Dasha-Ranjani Tillana, Schematic Swarakshara Krtis and many other unique works. He is also one of the few to have composed songs on each one of the 72 Melakartas (in 36 days). He has composed songs or ragas in honour of Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Shri Ramanuja, Carnatic Music Trinity, Ludwig van Beethoven (Raga: Veetavanam), Ramana Maharshi, Mahatma Gandhi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar, guru Chitravina Narasimhan and Indian Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi (Raga: Narendra Modini).  He has also composed several socially inspirational pieces. 

Ravikiran is also perhaps the most prolific melodist in Indian Classical music.  He has set music to over 1400 compositions of other composers including the entire 1330 Tirukkural Verses of Tiruvalluvar (in merely 16 hours in Jan 2016), verses of Bhagavad Geeta, Sangam poetry, Adi Shankara, Purandara Dasa and a few contemporary lyricists.  He has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions, being the first and/or youngest to receive honours such as the President of India's Sangeet Natak Akademi Award (at age 39).