KADRI GOPALNATH

Oct. 13, 2019

Kadri Gopalnath, the famous saxophone player passed away in Mangaluru, Karnataka. He was 69.

About:

  • Kadri Gopalnath (1949 – 2019), also known as Saxophone Charkravarthy, was an Indian saxophonist and one of the pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone. 

  • He was awarded the Padma Shri in 2004. he was presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Music - Instrumental (Saxophone), by the President Abdul Kalam, in 2004. 

  • He had the distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited in the BBC Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall at London in 1994. 

Source : The Hindu

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