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Iyer brothers
OriginMelbourne, Australia
Genres
Years active1994 (1994)
Members
  • Ramnath Iyer
  • Gopinath Iyer

The Iyer brothers are two twin brothers, Ramnath Iyer and Gopinath Iyer, who are veena exponents from Melbourne, Australia.[1] The brothers have been performing together since 1994 and they have been received very well globally. They are ‘A’ graded artists of All India Radio, Chennai.

Early days

They are disciples of veena maestros vidhwans R. Pichumani and Trivandrum R Venkataraman.

Career

The brothers have been performing together since 1994 and they have been very well received globally. Their performance though with two instruments almost sounds like one as they have almost matching tonal quality. Their style is sober, very traditional and substantive.[2]

They are ‘A’ graded artists of All India Radio, Chennai.

Pichumani School of Carnatic Music

In 1990, they established the Pichumani School of Carnatic Music in Melbourne. The school teaches students the art of veena playing and vocal music.

Awards & felicitations

  • Multicultural Award for Excellence 2010 - Contribution to Arts - by the Premier of the State of Victoria Mr John Brumby.
  • Performance at the Cleveland Tyagaraja Festival 2013 in Cleveland, United States.

References

  1. ^ "Iyer Brothers - 'Sound of Tradition' (South Indian classical, instrumental)". ABC news. 16 March 2014. Retrieved 19 March 2015.
  2. ^ Sivaprasad (30 December 2011). "Soothing duet". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 March 2015.