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Abinav Sridharan

Keytar - Vocal

Chennai, India

abinavsridharan@gmail.com

+91 - 9791074999

Birthday |

10th Oct

Joined |

8th Jul 2022

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Abinav Sridharan is a highly accomplished voice trainer and performer of Indian and Western Classical Operatic music. With a deep passion for sharing his knowledge and expertise, he is dedicated to exploring and creating new forms of art through collaborations with artistes from diverse cultural backgrounds. As an ethnomusicologist researcher and avid performer, he founded Opera India - a pioneering venture that seamlessly blends Opera and Indian Classical music forms to create an unforgettable, enriching experience for audiences worldwide. As the founder of Opera India, Sridharan's ultimate goal is to propagate classical music and to make it accessible to people of all ages and backgrounds. He is truly dedicated to his craft and his commitment to promoting classical music is evident in his dynamic performances and innovative approach to blending different musical styles.

EXPERIENCE

Performer | Indian Music

  • Given over five hundred live concerts, performing Carnatic Classical and Bollywood genres.

  • Performed Ghazal and Hindustani Classical music at various concert halls throughout India and the United Kingdom.

  • Performed and accompanied A.R. Rahman in his concerts.

  • Lead Singer for the KM Sufi Ensemble, performing for various TV shows and music

    festivals such as the Oprah Winfrey Show, Dubai Global Sufi Festival.

  • Performed with A.R. Rahman’s vocal jazz band NAFS (2013-15).

Performer | Western Classical Music

  • Performer at Neemrana Foundation’s production of the opera ‘Si, J’etais Roi’ by Adolphe Adam (2009).

  • Toured India and Germany with the KM Chamber Choir as Bass/Baritone (2012).

  • Given performances under Opera India for French and German Embassies and the

    British Council (2013-16) in India and the United Kingdom.

  • Performed for various charities, notably, WaterAid Foundation (London, 2013) and

    Kathmandu Earthquake Relief (India, 2015).

  • Singles featured in BBC Asian Network as pioneering and innovative music (2016).

  • Baritone at The Bangalore Men male vocal group (2016)

 

Please click on the links below to watch videos produced by Abinav:

A Field of Water: Opera India Live @ Goethe Institut

https://youtu.be/yIuO_hDcOz0

Opera India Music Video: Tirukkural Chapter 74

https://youtu.be/OJnVYP9C-vQ

Raanjhan Rawal Mange Music Video: Punjabi Traditional

https://youtu.be/4REWaa-2KeI

 

Gurus
  • Dr. R.S. Padmasini - Carnatic Vocal
  • Ustad Ghulam Akbar Khan - Rampur Sahaswan Gharana - Hindustani
  • Gilles Denizot - Western Classical Opera
  • Kavita Baliga - Western Classical Vocal
  • Mark Oldfield - Western Classical Opera
  • Dr. Katherine Schofield - Ethnomusicology Research
Awards
2022British Council UK Alumni Award for Culture and Creativity
2015King's India Masters Scholarship
2011AR Rahman Foundation Scholarship
2011Best Student Performer, KM Music Conservatory
2009Best Vocal Performer, KM Music Conservatory
Education
  • M.Mus. Ethnomusicology, King's College, London

  • B.A. Hons. Vocal music, Middlesex University, London

  • Diploma in Indian and Western Classical music, KM Music Conservatory, Chennai

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