Sanjay Subramaniam began learning music in the year 1976 when he was just eight years old. After learning to play the violin from V. Lakshminarayana and vocals from his aunt late Sukanya Swaminathan, he proceeded to learn Carnatic vocal music from Rukmini Rajagopalan for a period of almost eight years, until 1988. From the year 1989, his skills were further sharpened by the renowned guru, Calcutta K. S. Krishnamurthi (KSK). It is during this phase, which lasted until KSK’s demise in 1999, that he started first developing and then mastering an innovative style of singing that blended tradition and modernity.
He was awarded the Madras Music Academy’s Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 2015. This is the highest honor that can be bestowed on a Carnatic musician and Sanjay Subrahmanyan is one of ten musicians who has been bestowed this honor before they turned 50 years of age.
Today, Sangita Kalanidhi Sanjay Subramaniam has created a unique musical style of his own. He has toured countries such as Malaysia, Australia, USA, Canada, Singapore, Indonesia, Switzerland, Europe, Dubai, Spain, France, Oman, Bahrain.
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