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Shashank Subramanyam Born October 14 1978 Is A Leading Classical Flautist Of India. He Was Born In Rudrapatna In The Hassan District Of Karnataka India. Early Life Shashank Was Born To Subramanyam. He Stormed Into The Music World At The Age Of 12 With A Stunning Flute Performance At Madras Music Academy In 1990. He Is Youngest Musician In The History Of South Indian Music To Have Performed The Most Prestigious SADAS Concert At The Music Academy - Chennai Often Performed By Legends Of Indian Music. Since Then He Has Performed And Taught At Most Prestigious Institutions Across India And Around The World. Trained By His Father Subramanyam And Vocal Maestros R.K. Srikantan Palghat K.V. Narayanaswami Sandyavandanam Srinivasa Rao He Is Presently Considered One Of The Best Bamboo Flute Artists And Is Hailed So By The Indian And International Media Alike. Career Shashank Often Collaborates With Many Legendary Musicians From India And Around The World Including Guitarist John McLaughlin Tabla Maestro Zakir Hussain Ustad Sultan Khan Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt Pt. Ajoy Chakraborthy To Name A Few. Style Shashank’s Main Style Is Carnatic Music Carnatic Classical . He Is One Of The Carnatic Flautists To Incorporate Development Of Melody And Patterns Of Improvisation From Hindustani Music Also Into His Concerts. Shashank Uses A Range Of Flutes To Cover Octaves That Are Not Supported By The Traditional Carnatic Flute. Shashank Is Well Known For His Intricate And Intense Aalaapanas Melodious Keerthana Renditions And Pulsating Kalpanaswaras. His Concerts Include A Ragam Tanam Pallavi As A Central Piece Which Is Normally Composed By Shashank Himself. Shashank Expresses His Musical Genius So Well On The Flute That It Is Often Said That Shashank Does Not Play The Flute He Sings Through It. Shashank Has Propelled The Bamboo Flute Into An Enviable Position By His Playing Techniques Of Which ''the Multi Flute Transposed Fingering Technique'' And ''the Dual Octave Production'' Have Won Him World Acclaim. With Scintillating Primal Tones He Truly Sings Through The Most Organic And Ancient Of All Instruments. His Logic-Defying Virtuosity Is The Result Of A Magical Innate Talent Coupled With The Best Possible Training. Shashank Is One Of The Youngest Recipient Of The ''A Top'' Ranking In The All India Radio And Doordarshan TV . A Recipient Of The ''Kalaimamani'' From The Tamil Nadu Government. He Has 33 CDs And 2 DVDs To His Credit. Shashank Currently Pursues Hindustani Classical Music From The Legendary Vocalist Pandit Jasraj. The BBC|BBC World TV Did A Documentary Film|documentary On Shashank Titled ''Destination Music'' Recently. Major Performances Rashtrapathi Bhavan The President's Palace At New Delhi The Smithsonian Kennedy Center And National Academy Of Sciences In Washington D.C. J. Paul Getty Hall -Hollywood Cerritos Performing Arts Center In Los Angeles Eastman School Of Music - Rochester New York|Rochester World Music Institute - New York Asian Art Museum - San Francisco Xebec Hall And Across Fukuoka In Kobe And Fukuoka Fukuoka|Fukuoka Japan Hong Kong Museum Of Art - Hong Kong World Flute Conference - Nashville Tennessee|Nashville Sawai Gandharva Festival - Pune Saptak Festival - Ahmedabad Dover Lane Music Festival - Calcutta India Music Group - Bombay The Music Academy The Mysore Palace Theater De- La-Ville UNESCO & Musee Guimet In Paris -France Tropical Institute - Amsterdam The Lowry In Manchester-UK The Sage In Gateshead - UK Modigliani Hall -Padova-Italy Museum Rietberg -Zurich The Munchen Residency In Munich-Germany The Adelaide Festival- Australia Improvisation Festival In Lausanne - Switzerland Seoul Plaza In Seoul- Korea And A Host Of Other Prestigious Institutions Across The World. Shashank Has Enthralled Audiences In India USA Canada UK France Holland Belgium Germany Switzerland Austria Italy Denmark Norway South Africa The Middle East Sri Lanka Malaysia Singapore Australia New Zealand Japan Hong Kong And Korea. Personal Life Shashank Is Married To Shirisha A Bharatanatyam Dancer.Http //www.Narthaki.Com/info/reviews/rev302.Html External Links Http //www.Shashank.Org - Official Site Of Shashank Http //www.Youtube.Com/watch?v LoK5KxL7wbE - BBC Feature Of Shashank On YouTube read less