Vidwan Vittal Ramamurthy, a globe-trotting violinist, known for his creativity and the aesthetic grace and serenity of his music, has performed in more than 1500 concerts spanning 25 countries. Hailing from a family of musicians, Sri Vittal who was first introduced to the violin by his grandfather, went on to master the instrument under famous violinists including Sangeetha Choodamani Smt. T. Rukmini and the legendary violin maestro Padmabhushan Sri Lalgudi G. Jayaraman. A Grade ‘A’ artist of All India Radio, Sri Vittal, who also has a strong vocal background, has accompanied many eminent Carnatic musicians spanning multiple generations, on the violin.  He has accompanied his own great Guru Sri Lalgudi Jayaraman in vocal and violin concerts, as well as vocal stalwarts including Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Sri. D.K. Jayaraman, Sri Nedunuri Krishnamurthy, Smt. Sudha Raghunathan, Sri T.K. Govinda Rao, Sri T.N. Seshagopalan, Sri T.V. Shankaranarayanan, Bombay Sisters, Sri R.K. Srikantan, and Dr. K. J. Yesudas, and current generation greats including Smt. Bombay Jayashree, Sri T.M. Krishna, Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sri Vijay Siva, Smt. S. Sowmya, Sri Sanjay Subramaiam, and Sri P. Unnikrishnan.  He has also provided accompaniment to instrumental maestros including Sri Kadri Gopalnath (Saxophone), Sri N. Ramani (Flute), and Sri Ravikiran (Chitra Veena). Sri Vittal has produced hundreds of recordings in accompaniment with these artists and in solo. Sri Vittal has also participated in Jazz and fusion concerts in the US, and in international music festivals in Paris, Singapore and Dubai.

Sri Vittal has been honored through awards from numerous organizations. He has been honored as the Asthana Vidwan of both the Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam as well as the Sringeri Sharada Peetam. He was awarded the title of “Vadya Kala Vipanchee” by Vipanchee, an organization founded by musical legend Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, and has received the Best Violinist award from the prestigious Music Academy and Sri Krishna Gana Sabha of Chennai. Other awards that have been conferred on him include  â€œKalaimani”, “Yuva Kala Bharathi”, “Swara Gyana Bharathi”, the Maharajapuram Santhanam Foundation Meritorious Award for Achievement, and the Best Teacher Award from VDS Arts Academy, Chennai.

As a way of giving back to the community that raised him, Sri Vittal organizes music summer camps (“Karubithil Sangeetha Shibira”) in his native village near Dharmasthala, Kartnataka, India in gurukula style, where about 100-150 children from surrounding villages stay in his home and learn music for a whole week from eminent artists like Sri Neyveli Santhanagopalan, Sri Vijay Siva, Sri T.M. Krishna and Sri Vellore Ramabhadran, Smt. Srividya Ramanath, Smt. Shankari Krishnan, Sri Kasturi Rangan. Sri Vittal also has students in many regions of North America  including Houston, Boston, Montreal, New Jersey and California. Many of his students have become leading performers today. Popular violinists of today like Embar S. Kannan, Karaikal Venkatasubramaniam and Amritha Murali were initially trained under Sri Vittal.

The Hindu Temple of New Hampshire based in Nashua, NH has been serving the Nashua and Greater Boston community for over 6 years. Started in a rented premises by a small group devotees in 2008 with a mission of serving the growing Hindu population in the area, the Temple is now located in its own beautiful facility at 525, Broad Street, Nashua, NH, about 45 minutes north-west of Boston. The Temple (in its earlier locations) has been graced by prominent spiritual leaders including Sri Sri Ravi Shankar and Sri Vellukkudi Krishnan Swami.  Bharathi Vidyashram, the cultural school associated with the Temple, offers language, music, culture and leadership classes for children, and also organizes events such as seminars by speakers and cultural programs.

Bharathi Vidyashram and the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire are honored to bring the  divine music of Sri Vittal to the Greater Boston community on October 18th. Hurry! Seating is limited. Please book your seats now by clicking here. Booking your tickets now will also ensure that the Temple has a good estimate of the head count, so nobody will miss the sumptuous dinner after the concert. Proceeds from the event go to benefit the Hindu Temple of New Hampshire. The Hindu Temple of New Hampshire is 501c(3) certified.