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M.S. Gopalakrishnan

Biography

M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a.k.a. MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) was a violinist in the field of Carnatic music. He is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1997. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards.

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Discography

Records they worked on — most-collected first.

Credited work

65 releases · 18 albums · active 1962–2011

  • Performance · 68
  • Other credits · 9

Frequent collaborators

  • Various
  • M. Balamurali Krishna
  • M.S. Subbulakshmi
  • Padmashree M.S. Gopalkrishnan
  • Prapancham Sita Ram
  • Ramnad Krishnan
  • Maharajapuram Santhanam
  • Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna

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