Lavanya Karthikeyan

Carnatic Violinist

Her journey into music started at the young age of five when she started her Violin lessons with Smt. Sandhya Anand having shown affinity to the sounds of Violin. Currently she is refining her violin skills under the guidance of Vidwan Rajeev Mukundan.

CONCERT EXPERIENCE

  • Lavanya has performed widely in the tri-state area including Srivari Sri Balaji temple, NJ, Guruvayoorappan Temple, NJ, Sri Krushna Vrundavana, NJ and Sai Datta peetam, Srutilaya, NY, and Mahaperiyava mani mantapam among others.
  • During the Covid times she has performed in online platforms including Music of Madras, Saptami foundation, Spring Nectar foundation and others.
  • During the December 2022 Margazhi Season she performed several concerts including VVS Foundation, Kartik Fine arts and Nada sudha among others.
  • She was also featured as part of the Isai Mazhalai “Naalaya Nachatirangal”
  • She has participated in the Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana's flagship program Sustaining Sampradaya in the years 2023 and 2019 as part of RK Srikantan stream and S.Rajam stream.
  • Lavanya has given many stage performances in Bharatanayam and Vocal. Her Vocal and Bharathanatyam Arangetram was held in Vani Mahal, Chennai in July 2023 and MArch 2024 respectively and graced by the presence of esteemed guests including Vid. Prince Rama Varma, Vid. Sri A.S.Murali, Sri. V.V.Sundaram, Padmashree Leela Samson, Smt. Bragha Bessel, and Sri. Jeyachandran Surendran among many others.

Lavanya has given many stage performances in Bharatanayam and Vocal. Her Vocal Arangetram was held in Vani Mahal, Chennai in July 2023 in the presence of esteemed guests including Vid. Prince Rama Varma, Vid. Sri A.S.Murali, Sri. V.V.Sundaram, Kalaimamani Sri. Tiruvarur Vaidyanathan, Neyveli Sri. B. Venkatesh, Sri. Ashok Ramani
and others.

PRIZES WON

1st place

place - Senior Krithi Category, Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana; April 2023

Finalist

Tanpura Competition, Spring Nectar Foundation; June 2021.

Special mention

- Samaa arts; August 2020.

2nd Place

- Live4you competitions in Junior category, August 2020

Best Violinst & Best Vocalist

Spring Nectar Foundation; May 2020.

1st place

Violin Krithi under 15 category. Papanasam Sivan Competitions, New Jersey. September 2017, 2018.

1st place

Saptami Foundation (12-17 category) - Regionals, NJ 2017,2018

1st place

Art N Beat competitions in Violin in Junior category

2nd Place

Nadaswaroopini - Instrumental Krithi competition - Subjunior

  • Topped the Championship board for Indian Raga contests in both Violin and Dance; 2017 (Intermediate category)
  • Won several competitions for Carnatic Vocal including CMANA, Cleveland Thyagaraja Aradhana, Saptami, Sudharnava, Poruri Sangeetha Sabha, from 2015- Present

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