About
“Like an angel in human form. Just to watch her play is an extraordinary thing. She’s known for her incredibly lyrical playing. Kala’s one of the greatest musicians on the planet. The legendary Terry Riley in the "San Francisco Chronicle".
Maestro Kala Ramnath with her ‘Singing Violin’ stands among the world’s finest, most inspirational instrumentalists. Her playing has been featured on the Grammy-nominated Miles from India project, compositions of hers have appeared on the Grammy-winning album In 27 Pieces and the Kronos Quartet’s 50 For The Future. The UK-based Songlines magazine hailed Kala Ramnath as one of the 50 world’s best instrumentalists and selected album Kala as one of its 50 best recordings. She was the first Indian violinist ever to be featured in the violin Bible, The Strad. She was the subject of a solo essay in the third edition of The Encyclopedia- Rough Guide to World Music. Her contributions feature in Hollywood soundtracks like the Oscar-nominated Blood Diamond and many more.
And, most significantly in an Indian context, in May 2017 she was awarded the highest award a musician can aspire for in India, the most illustrious Sangeet Natak Academy Puraskar for her contributions to the violin in Indian Classical Music.
“…If Mozart had been transported to the South Asian subcontinent, this is what he and improvised Western classical music might have sounded like. This comparison is not thrown in to befuddle or impress. Kala Ramnath is a musician of giant-like qualities…” Ken Hunt in the “Jazzwise".
Along with being a stellar performer, Kala is also a sought after teacher. She regularly lectures and conducts workshops all around the world. A few worth mentioning here are the Rotterdam Conservatory of Music in Netherlands, University of Giessen in Germany, and the Weill Institute in association with Carnegie Hall in New York.
An established name in the world music scene, Kala today is keen to enrich the lives of under-privileged and sick children through music in the form of her foundation, ‘Kalashree’.
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