Padmashree awardee Kavita Krishnamurthy has been globetrotting for her gigs for many years now. This might have kept her busy for some time but it did not stop her from completing her untitled debut solo album. ‘Pyaar Hua Chupke Se’ singer gained famed through her film projects. However, she has constantly worked with many other musicians on independent music projects. Talking about the album, Krishnamurthy said, “The album is on the verge of completion. It took me long to finish […]
The fourth edition of Samarpana — The Asian Festival of Classical Dance — was held recently at Esplanade-Theatres, Singapore. It started off with Sur Gati, which was specially created for the occasion and came about by way of a collaboration between Sujata Mohapatra, leading Odissi exponent, and renowned singer Kavita Krishnamurty. The piece was a phenomenal visual and aural delight. Each artist exhibited their skills in their respective fields and what was impromptu seemed rehearsed because of their extraordinary adeptness. […]
To commemorate the 50th year anniversary of the Indo-Pakistan war of 1965, veterans of the music industry L Subramaniam, Kavita Krishnamurthy,Suresh Wadkar are coming together for a special concert to honour the martyrs. Titled ‘Smarananjali’, the event has been conceptualised by Doordarshan and will pay homage to the brave soldiers. “It is my great pleasure to be a part of such an event. It is not everyday that such programmes are organised. We may be well-known singers but compared to the […]
“The voice, the violin and the vibrations,” a grand musical workshop by Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam and her husband Dr. L. Subramaniam regaled students with their compositions at the 5th VEDA event at Whistling Woods International April 16. After performing at Madison Square Garden for Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Padma Shri singer Kavita, her husband and acclaimed violinist Padma Vibhushan Dr. L. Subramaniam, and their prodigal son Ambi Subramaniam left the audience spellbound with their music. “The reason I am what […]
ANDOVER, MA—AAPARNA, an event management group, is bringing Bollywood playback singer Kavita Krishnamurti to Boston on Oct. 11. She is scheduled to perform at Collins Center in Andover, MA. Trained in classical music, Krishnamurthy has sung a wide range of filmy and classical-based songs. She is the recipient of four Filmfare Best Female Playback Singer Awards, including 3 consecutive awards in the period 1994—1996, and the Padmashri which she received in 2005. Krishnamurthy has worked with four generations of musicians […]
Sri Chinmoy Centre International together with Dr L. Subramaniam, India’s acclaimed violinist, composer and conductor offered a free Manhattan concert in tribute to Sri Chinmoy at the Baruch Performing Arts Center on Saturday, August 29. Performing with Dr Subramaniam was his wife Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam. Kavita is a much recorded, platinum playback artist, often referred to as the “Melody Queen” of India. She said, “a few years ago I met Sri Chinmoy in New York and the happiest moment in […]
It’s not everyday that one gets to see violinist-composer Dr L Subramaniam and singer Kavita Krishnamurthy be part of a Hindi film music album. Married for 15 years now, the couple opens up about their long-term musical partnership, touring for concerts with family and collaborating for the upcoming film, ‘Gour Hari Dastaan’ Songstress Kavita Krishnamurthy first met the acclaimed violinist and Carnatic musician Dr L Subramaniam at a song recording for the latter’s Global Fusion Project back in the 1990s. […]
Dr. L. Subramaniam, India’s acclaimed violinist, composer and conductor, and Sri Chinmoy Centre International offered a free Manhattan concert as a tribute to Sri Chinmoy at the Baruch Performing Arts Center here Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Performing with L. Subramaniam was his wife, Kavita Krishnamurthy Subramaniam. Kavita is a much recorded, platinum playback artist, often referred to as the “Melody Queen” of India. She said, “A few years ago, I met Sri Chinmoy in New York, and the happiest moment […]