Carnatic Classical Trio
Meet the artists of TRAYEE
SMITHA SRIKIRAN on the Flute
Smitha Srikiran, a distinguished and award-winning artist, has carved her niche as one of the few female performing Carnatic flautists in India and stands as a prominent disciple of Vid Vijaya Subramhanyam, Vid AV Prakash and Vid Dr RN Srilatha. She is an "A" Graded flautist of All India Radio and she holds the esteemed title of an "empanelled artiste" with the Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), Government of India. Smitha being an adept teacher is the founder of a music school called "Tarangaa" and has groomed many students, some of who are now performing artistes themselves. She has extensively toured Europe, South East Asia and the USA. She has also performed for the prestigious G20 Summit hosted by the Govt of India.
For more about Smitha, please visit www.flutesmitha.com
ADITI KRISHNAPRAKASH on the Violin
Aditi Krishnaprakash is an accomplished violinist and stands as one of the leading Carnatic classical violinists of the present generation. Aditi is a disciple of violin maestros Vidwan H K Narasimha Murthy and Vidwan R K Shriramkumar. In 2011, at the age of 21, Aditi became one of the youngest violinists to receive an “A” grade from the All India Radio. Since then, she has performed for a number of All India Radio’s National programs and Sangeet Sammelans. She performs at prestigious venues across India and abroad. As an accompanist, Aditi regularly performs with well-known artists and has accompanied several stalwarts. She has also collaborated with artists across genres.
For more about Aditi, please visit www.aditikrishnaprakash.com
DEEPIKAA SREENIVASAN on Mridangam & Konnakol
Deepikaa, a disciple of Dr. Nanadyala Ramamurthy and Dr. Patri Satish Kumar, plays the mridangam and recites konnakkol for which she has received the Young Artistes' Grant from the Ministry of Culture, Government of India. She has wide concert experience with performances having taken her across India and abroad. She has also produced music for theatre and contemporary explorations, apart from performing as part of premiere percussive ensemble "Stree Taal Tarang by Sukkanya Ramgopal". She has served as a mentor for British Council's IN_UK Season of Culture programme 2022-23. She was invited to give a special performance for the visiting Heads of State at the recent G20 summit hosted by India at Delhi. For more about Deepika, please visit www.deepmridanga.com