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Birth name
  
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi

Years active
  
1979 – present

Siblings
  
G. J. R. Krishnan

Instruments
  
Violin and vocal

Parents
  
Lalgudi Jayaraman

Name
  
Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi

Genres
  
Classical, fusion

Website
  
Official site



Role
  
Vocalist · lalgudivijayalakshmi.com

Albums
  
Nadha Natana Lalgudi Thillanas

Aunts
  
Padmavathy Gopala Iyer, Srimathi Gopala Iyer, Rajalakshmi Gopala Iyer

Similar People
  
G J R Krishnan, Lalgudi Jayaraman, Muthuswami Dikshitar

Occupation(s)
  
Violinist, composer

Lalgudi vijayalakshmi group 01 isha pahimam jagadisha


Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi is a well-known Carnatic violinist, vocalist and composer.

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Thillana composed by lalgudi vijayalakshmi


Early life

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi was born in Chennai to violin maestro, Lalgudi Jayaraman. Her brother is also a noted violinist, G.J.R.Krishnan.

She began her training under the watchful guidance of her illustrious grandfather Lalgudi Gopala Iyer, who belonged to the enviable sishya parampara of Tyagaraja himself and later trained under her father.

Career

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi debuted in 1979. She travels extensively on musical tours all over the world. Her style like her father's gayaka style closest to vocal rendition.

She performs a lot of duets with her brother, a violin player. The important feature is that one could decipher the sahithya from their performance, whether it was 'Jananipahi' (Ragam Shuddha Saveri), 'Smarasada maanasa' (Bilahari) of Swati Tirunal or 'Aadamodi galade' (Charukesi) of Tyagaraja or 'Govardhanagireesam' (Hindolam) of Muthuswami Dikshitar.

References

Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi Wikipedia