Gana Kala Kaustubha Vidwan T S Krishna Murthy
Music Magic
Vidwan Sri T.S.Krishnamurthy (Sri TSK) hails from a family of musicians. His grandfather Late Sri T. Krishna Shastry was an eminent violinist & vocalist. His father Late Sri T. K. Subramanya Shastry was a renowned violinist.
Sri T.S. Krishnamurthy began his training on the violin at the age of five under the guidance of his father and started his musical career as a violinist at an early age of 12. He has established himself as a reputed classical solo violinist as well as an exemplary accompanying violinist over the past 45 yrs. He has received several accolades, awards & titles from prestigious institutions worldwide.
“TSK School of Music”, a well-reputed education institution was established by Sri TSK in Bangalore & several cities in USA, training students in violin and vocal music.The school has produced a significant number leading performing artists over the past three decades.
Sri TSK is well-known for conducting effective and specialized violin and vocal workshops for students from beginners to advanced levels worldwide. These workshops are mainly focused around special works of composers as a part of advanced training. He is invited by several prestigious universities globally to set the curriculum for music departments for all grades. He is also on the board of examiners for several graduate and post graduate programs.
Other significant contribution to music of Sri TSK includes composing music for several dance ballets. He has directed and released many educational CDs helping music and dance students.
Sri TSK has conduced many successful symphonies and benefit concerts worldwide at prestigious venues raising funds for charity organizations.
Sri TSK , a recepient of several prestigious awards and titles for his musical contributions, is an engineer by profession. He is currently working on a specialized project in collaboration with many universities worldwide to develop an online based self guided learning tool for students of music from beginners to advanced levels.
Leveraging his experience Govt. of India (CCRT) has offered Sri TSK a senior research fellowship on the subject of "Effective use of technology in teaching and learning Kanatak instrumental music".