Lalitha -Nandini Muthuswamy.

BIOGRAPHY

• ONLY FEMALE DUO IN ASIA to perform the World music, South Indian Classical, Fusion and Western Classical music.
• Lalitha and Nandini became the First South Indian Female Violinist to perform Carnatic Music and to be interviewed by the BBC RADIO 3, UK.
• Lalitha and Nandini are the pioneers to introduce and perform the Carnatic Music in the University of London.
• Awarded the prestigious title of `KALAIMAMANI’ which is the Highest Honour in Music and Performing Arts conferred by the State Government of Tamil Nadu.
• BEST SENIOR VIOLINIST from both the Madras Music Academy and the Indian Fine Arts Society, Chennai on the same year.
• Awarded the highly coveted INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIPS of Fulbright from USA and the Charles Wallace Fellowships from United Kingdom in performing Arts. FIRST INDIAN MUSICIAN SISTERS to receive these fellowships during the same year.
• Acclaimed as the ONLY FEMALE VIOLIN DUO in INDIA to know and perform both the systems of music - the Western Classical and the South Indian Classical Music.
• FIRST female violinists to have the Thavil as an accompanying instrument in a Carnatic Music Concert (Violin Duet)
• FIRST female violinists to perform Fusion Concerts combining Carnatic Music, Western Classical Music and World Music (Carnatic, Western, Egyptian, Arabic, Russian, American, Irish, Norwegian, Jazz, Blues, Spanish etc.)
• ONLY Indian Violinists to perform at prestigious International Music Festivals at Norway, Australia, USA, Singapore, Nepal, Malaysia, South Africa, Mauritius, France, Germany, Luxembourg, United Kingdom, Middle East.
• Invited to present a unique program to commemorate the 50th year Golden Jubilee Celebrations of Indian Independence.
• Experts in the fields of Musicology and Ethnomusicology.
• They have specialized in the different music of the world like the Chinese, Japanese, Indonesian music (Gamelan), African music and drumming, Middle Eastern including the Turkish, Iranian, Persian, Egyptian, Jazz, Latin American, Brazilian, Spanish, Blues, Folk traditions.
• They have specialized in playing the Chinese instrument EHRU, Indonesian Gamelan and African Drumming.
• Albums in the TOP 1 Rating.
• Presented concerts along with the Tavil and Ghatam which rates them as the pioneers in having these accompanying instruments.
• Presented concert in the prestigious India Week Festival, Hamburg.