Saxophone Sisters
Biography

Saxophone talents Kumari M. S. Lavanya and Kumari M. S. Subbalaxmi are the daughters of Smt. Girija Sainath and Mridangam artiste Sri. . M. R. Sainath, a staff artist, All India Radio, Mangalore.

Since their childhood, loving music deeply, at the age of 6 they started learning vocal music under Sangeetha Vidhushi Smt. Nagaveni of Mangalore. At the age of 15 they started learning Saxophone from Padmasri Dr. Kadri Gopalnath and continued their higher training where Sri. Gopalnath stayed. Till now they have entralled music lovers on various prestigious  stages in the country and abroad. They are also successfully giving concerts for radio and television. They have made recording of their music and are available on cassettes and CDs.

Their Major Concerts are:

  •  “Paryayotsavam” at Udupi.

  • Concerts at Naadamandapa, Mysore.

  • Ramotsavam concerts at Bangalore, Mysore, Hassan and Sringeri.

  • Soorya festival at Trivandrum.

  • Malleswaram Sangeetha Sabha and Nadajyothi Sabha at Bangalore.

  • Trimurthi festival at Thrissur.

  • Sri. Tyagaraja festival and Brahmotsavam at Tirupathi.

  • Concerts at Palakkad, Kottayam, Ernakulam and Thrissur.

  • Yugadi festival at Mysore Palace.

  • Concerts at Jaganmohana Palace and Pallavotsavam at Mysore.

  • Concerts at Hyderabad and Ongole.

  • Sri. Tyagaraja festival at Tiruvaiyyaru

  • Concerts at Hampi and Mantralayam

  • Concerts at Satya Sai Seva Trust

  • Concerts at Chembai Music festival at Guruvayoor

  • Concerts at Bhandup Fine Arts and Vashi Fine Arts of Mumbai.

  • Surat Fine Arts of Surat.

Chennai Music Season Concerts

  • Chitrakulam Anjaneyar Temple

  • Narada Gana Sabha

  • Karthik Fine Arts

  • Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan

  • Bharat Kalachar

  • Brahma Gaana Sabha

  • Rasika Ranjani Sabha

  • Padma Sarangapani Sabha

  • Naadopasana

  • T.T.K, Nanganallore and Sriperambattore

  • Concerts at I.C.C.R and Kannada Cultural Dept.

  • Tamil Isai Sangam concerts at Coimbatore, Madurai, Palani, Pollachi, Tanjore, Kaaraikkal, Udumalai Pettai

  • “Nadaavali”festival at Dharmasthala

Tours Abroad

  • Sri Lanka in November 2004: Performed at Kathiresan Halland Lions Club Societies

  • London In May 2005: Performed At Purcell Room, The Little Chilli festival of Asian Music Summer 2005

  • Bath Guild Hall: The Bath International Music Festival

  • Nottingham: The festival of One City One World

  • M. S. Lavanya has also given Lecture Demonstration about “Adapting Carnatic music in Saxophone”, followed by the Workshops at Guild Hall in Bath, England.

  • Singapore in July 2005: Kala Vaibhavam 2005 Brahmotsavam at  Sri Srinivasa Perumal Temple at Singapore.

Awards received

  • M. S. Lavanya has received Rajyotsava Young Talent Award on November 1st 2002 by the Govt. of Karnataka.

  • 1st prize in All India Radio National Competition 2002.

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