Sangeeta Shankar

Dr. Sangeeta Shankar
Born (1965-08-12) 12 August 1965
Genres Indian classical music
Occupation(s) Violinist, Composer, Entrepreneur, Professor
Instruments Violin
Years active 41
Website www.sangeetashankar.com

Dr. Sangeeta Shankar is an Indian violinist who performs Hindustani classical music.

Early life

Sangeeta Shankar, was born in Banaras in a musical family to N. Rajam and T. S. Subramaniyan. Sangeeta started her training at the age of four in Hindustani music under the unparalleled tutelage of her mother.

People often refer to her music as the "Singing Violin". She is the niece of T. N. Krishnan. She has also trained her daughters Ragini Shankar and Nandini Shankar.

Education

Sangeeta Shankar excelled in her academics, with gold medals in Bachelors & Masters in Music, and also a Ph.D. in music from The Banaras Hindu University.

Performing career

She first started performing on television when she was 8 years old, and her career has been forging ahead ever since.

She had the privilege of accompanying her mother at the age of 13, and gave a full-fledged debut solo performance when she was as young as 16. Her performance was much appreciated, and it wasn't long before she made a mark in the Indian classical music industry. Dr. Sangeeta Shankar had also organized a festival of young musicians in Varanasi called 'Abhinav', during the year 1984-85. She performs not only in various states and provinces of India, but also in numerous countries around the globe. She plays violin in the Gayaki Ang. Sangeeta has performed across the globe and in numerous places throughout India. She has performed in various countries in Europe, extensively toured the USA and Canada, and performed in countries like Russia, Holland, Japan, Singapore to name a few.

She also conceived and created a TV serial of 26 episodes, named 'Swar Sadhana' in the year 2000. This serial was made for creating an awareness of Indian classical music among the masses. Its highlights were the interesting story format and the participation of various prominent celebrities like Madhuri Dixit, Javed Akhtar, Zakir Hussain, Birju Maharaj, Jagjit Singh, Naushad, Amol Palekar, Pankaj Udhas, Yukta Mookhey, Kanak Rele, Suresh Wadkar, N. Rajam, Sadhana Sargam, Shankar Mahadevan, Annu Kapoor, Veena Sahasrabuddhe, and many others.[1]

Presently, she is the Director and founder of a music company, Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd.,[2] which consists of a storehouse of excellent classical music and also other exclusive products.

Currently, she is also educating the future film makers, imparting voice culture & music training at Whistling Woods International.

She is working on an educational project called 'Milaap', which aims to educate children about values and culture and inculcate an atmosphere of happiness, love and peace amongst humanity.

She currently resides in Mumbai.

Discography

References

  1. Official Website of Sangeeta Shankar "Welcome to the official website of Sangeeta Shankar"
  2. http://www.legendarylegacy.com
  3. 1 2 3 "Sangeeta Shankar Discography of CDs". CD Universe. Retrieved 5 January 2014.
  4. 1 2 Other album details "Sangeeta Shankar on Yahoo! Music"
  5. Details of the 'Violin Dynasty' album "N.Rajam & Sangeeta Shankar | Violin Dynasty | CD Baby"
  6. Legendary Legacy Promotions Pvt. Ltd. (Record Label) "Legendary Legacy"
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