Akkarai SUBHALAKSMI- Vocal
Akkarai SORNALATHA- Vocal
Vinjamuri KAMALAKIRAN -Violin
JAYACHANDRA RAO- Mridangam
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2025 at 6 P.M
UNITY CHURCH OF THE HILLS
9905 Anderson Mill Road, Austin
Akkarai Sisters S Subhalakshmi and S Sornalatha are among
India’s most distinguished musicians today, renowned for their soulful music
that has won the hearts of music lovers worldwide. The sisters hail from a
family with a rich background in Indian classical music. Their grandfather,
Suchindram Shri S P Sivasubramaniam, was a multifaceted genius renowned as a
vocalist, violinist, and composer, and their grandmother Smt R Sornambal was a
Harikatha exponent. The sisters are the disciples of their father, Akkarai Shri
S Swamynathan, a veteran violinist and founder of the Swara Raga Sudha school
of music. Under his rigorous training, they both came to the stage by the age
of eight and stunned the world with a skill and maturity that belied their
years. The sisters also learnt under other renowned gurus such as Shri V
Janakiraman, Shri O V Subramaniam and his daughter Smt Padma Natesan of New
Delhi, and later on, Padmabhushan Shri P S Narayanaswamy and chitravina maestro
Shri N Ravikiran.
Renowned for their soulful music filled with fine nuances
and creative artistry, Akkarai Sisters today hold the unique distinction of
being amongst the foremost musicians in the field in both vocal and violin, as
well as their skillful and sensitive accompaniment for many a legendary
artists. They have also collaborated with eminent Hindustani, Jazz, Western
Classical, and other artists from around the world.
The sisters have been honoured with a host of awards and
accolades; Subhalakshmi received the Rajiv Gandhi Yuva Puraskar award from the
President of India at age thirteen.
