Nirmala Rajasekar
(Veena)
Smt. Nirmala Rajasekar is a world renowned Carnatic veena virtuoso,Vocal singing and educator of South Indian Music. She has performed in venues throughout the world and is a recipient of many awards including a Bush artistic fellowship, a McKnight fellowship, Rotary Vocational Excellence award and Best Senior Veena Artiste. She is known for her talents in exploring South Indian Classical (Carnatic) to create collaborative projects with other music traditions including western classical and jazz. Her Veena Guru includes:Devakottai Sri. Narayana Iyengar - Smt. Kamala Ashwathama - Smt. G. Chennamma - Smt. E. P. Alamelu & Late Smt. Kalpakam Swaminathan. Her Voice Trained by Guru : Sri. B. Sitarama Sarma & Prof. Sri. T. R. Subramanyam