Violin Wise

r teaches European style violin repair and restoration at the Sri Krishna Gana Sabha to a class of 10-12 hand-picked craftsmen and musicians. The violin was introduced to India by the British around 1830 and has since become the overwhelmingly ubiquitous accompaniment and virtuoso solo instrument in South India. This has led to a certain deterioration in the condition of the great body of antique violins left behind after the end of the British colonial period. The program is funded by the Lalgudi Trust, founded by India’s legendary violinist Lalgudi G. Jayaraman, whom Yehudi Menuhin referred to as a world heritage violinist. The program is also receiving generous support from corporate as well as private sponsors. Krishnan and daughter Lalgudi Vijayalakshmi, both of whom travel worldwide as solo performers and renowned ambassadors of Indian classical music.