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Anantha R. Krishnan, also known as Anantharaman Krishnan or Anand, is a celebrated Indian-American Carnatic mridangam artist, composer, and educator. Born in Chennai (then Madras), he moved to the USA at the age of five. He is the grandson and disciple of the legendary mridangam maestro, Sangita Kalanidhi Palghat R. Raghu. Anantha began his mridangam…
Journey Timeline
Born in Chennai (then Madras)
Moved to USA — at age five
Began mridangam training — at age five
First concert performance — at age seven
1997
Received State of the Arts Award — from the New Jersey government
1998
Received State of the Arts Award — from the New Jersey government
1999
Performed for Millennium celebrations — in Berlin, Germany
2000
Performed at EXPO 2000 — in Hanover, Germany
2000
Performed at Sadler's Wells Music Festival — in London
2005
Graduated from Dartmouth College — with a B.A. in Western Music and Philosophy
2006
Performed for the New Jazz Meeting for SWR 2
2007
Invited to perform with the group Samdhi — at the Festival of the Firsts in Pittsburgh, PA
2008
Featured soloist in the Grammy-nominated Miles from India tour
2009
Moved to India
2011
Performed in a Carte Blanche Artist Series at the North Sea Jazz Festival — with the group Samdhi
2011
First mridangam artist to appear in Carnegie Hall's Shape of Jazz series — with the group Samdhi
2016
Invited to perform with Ustad Zakir Hussain and the Masters of Percussion (MOP) — through the United States and Europe
2018
Performed with MOP ensemble — in Kathmandu to commemorate India-Nepal diplomatic relations
2018
Performed with Kammern Ensemble-neue Musik for the Berliner Festspiele — MaerzMusik edition for the premiere of Memory Space by Alvin Lucier
2020
Performed a traditional set alongside Viveick Rajagopalan's hip-hop/fusion act Ta Dhom Project — at Royal Opera House in Mumbai
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Awards & Honors
- Best Mridangist Prize — The Music Academy, Madras
- 1997 · State of the Arts Award — New Jersey government
- 1998 · State of the Arts Award — New Jersey government
- 2021 · Ustad Bismillah Khan Yuva Puraskar
Media Coverage
- Anantha R. Krishnan - Music & Moorings
Music & Moorings
- Anantha R. Krishnan - ALL ABOUT MUSIC
ALL ABOUT MUSIC
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