Belonging
to a family of music connoisseurs, Chennai-based T.M
Krishna was exposed to the Carnatic classical music
from a very early age. Taking notice of his talent,
his mother put him under the tutelage of Vidwan Sri
Seetharama Sharma at the tender age of six. Later he
underwent special Ragam Thanam Pallavi (a special component
in a Carnatic music concert) training under Sri Chengalpet
Ranganthan and advanced training from Dr. Semmangudi
Srinivasa Iyer for more than seven years. Known for
his tremendous manodharma (imagination) and sampradaya
sangeetha (traditional music), T.M. Krishna’s
music is marked with a very high level of aesthetics
in conception and execution. His complete involvement
and ability to unfold ragas with ease have left many
a listener lost in his music. His renditions of vilamba
kalam (slow tempo) compositions are soaked with bhakti
(devotion) and bhava (emotion) are a treat to every
listener. His first concert was at the Spirit of Youth
series organized by the music academy of Chennai (India).
Since then there has been no looking back. Traveled
widely in India and abroad, he has won applause from
both connoisseurs and critics; received numerous awards
and titles from many leading organizations and has also
released many music albums from leading audio companies.
