Maestro Shashank Subramanyam, a Grammy nominated exponent of the Flute, began performing for the general public in 1984, at the age of six. He was the youngest musician to have been invited by The Music Academy, Chennai, to perform the senior-most slot of the Academy (often performed by Legends of Indian Classical Music), at the age of 12 – a record yet to be broken in the history of South Indian Music.
Now, with successful career spanning over 30 years in the field of Indian Classical Music, Shashank has performed all across the globe and his landmark concerts include those at Rashtrapathi Bhavan in 1992, Skopje Jazz Festival – Macedonia, Copenhagen Jazz Festival – Denmark, The Smithsonian, Kennedy Center and National Academy of Sciences in Washington D.C., J. Paul Getty Hall – Hollywood and a host of other prestigious institutions.
Trained by his own father Subramanyam and vocal maestros R.K. Srikantan and Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami, Shashank is presently considered one of the best Bamboo Flute artists and is hailed so by the Indian and international media alike. The BBC World TV has telecast a documentary on Shashank titled ‘Destination Music’. Shashank is one of the youngest recipients of the ‘A Top’ ranking in the All India Radio and TV. A recipient of the Kalaimamani from the Tamil Nadu Govt, Kuzhal Arasar from the prestigious Kellogg School of Management, Chicago and a host of other awards over the years, Shashank has over 65 CDs and several DVDs to his credit.
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