K. Arun Prakash
 | This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these messages)
|
Mridangam Vidvan K. Arun Prakash | |
|---|---|
 "Thinking" Musician | |
| Born | |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Alma mater | University of Madras |
| Known for | Mridangam Carnatic Music |
| Style | Embellishing and Highlighting the music |
K. Arun Prakash is an Indian Carnatic musician, percussionist and composer, renowned for his expertise in playing the Mridangam.
Early life
[edit]He was born in 1968 in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India, is the son of music composer Kalai Mamani L. Krishnan and Vasantha Krishnan. He began learning the mridangam at the age of nine under the training of Kalai Mamani Ramanathapuram M.N. Kandaswamy, a disciple of the famous mridangam player Palani M. Subramania Pillai.[1]
Career
[edit]Prakash has participated in jugalbandhis and musical encounter concerts with American artists and Hindustani musicians organized by the Indian Council for Cultural Relations and Sampradaya Chennai. He composed the theme music for the millennium show presented by the YACM for The Music Academy on 31 December 1999 and has contributed to several devotional recordings.
Awards
[edit]1984 - First prize from Shri Krishna Gana Sabha during their Gokhulashtami Series
1994 - Vishwapriya Award for excellence
1996 - Yuva Kala Bharathi from Bharat Kalachar Chennai.
2000 - Kalki Memorial Award from Kalki Krishnamurthy Trust (the first percussionist to receive this award).[2]
1994, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2013 - Best Mridangist prizes from Music Academy Chennai, Tamil Nadu India
2012 - Vani Kala Nipuna award from Shri Thyaga Brahma Gana Saba (Vani Mahal).
Works
[edit]- Arun Prakash has composed tillanas and numerous pallavis sung by many musicians.
- Arun Prakash conducted a program with Vidushi Sudha Ragunathan and Vidushi Aruna Sairam Titled " AIKYA 2017", where he designed, composed and conducted the show with a 21-member orchestra.[3]
- Arun Prakash has released a CD titled ‘Sri Rama Jayarama,’ featuring 13 artists, which featured compositions on Lord Rama by various composers. Arun composed musical interludes arranged orchestrated the programme which was received very well.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ "The K Arun Prakash Interview: 'My style is to highlight the composition and the singer, silence automatically happens'". The Indian Express. 28 January 2023. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
- ^ Barathi (24 September 2000). "Rasiga Ullangal". Kalki Tamil Magazine. 2000: 12–15.
- ^ Krishnan, Lalithaa (19 July 2018). "Musical, themed on Rama". The Hindu. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Krishnan, Lalithaa (20 July 2018). "Creativity at a different level". The Hindu.
External links
[edit]- Arun Prakash: More than an accompanist by T.M. Krishna
- K Arun Prakash: Purveyor of Nadamrta by Sruti Magazine
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCXZq4blDS0 (A conversation recorded in Cupertino, CA, Nov 2015)