Lydian Nadhaswaram

Lydian Nadhaswaram
Born	Lydian Nadhaswaram (2005-09-05) 5 September 2005 (age 19) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Nationality	Indian
Occupations	Musician Pianist Keyboardist Music Composer
Years active	2019–present
Known for	Winning the 2019 CBS talent show, The World's Best
Parents	Varshan (father) Jhansi (mother)
Awards	2019 World's Best Performer Award by CBS

Lydian Nadhaswaram (born 5 September 2005) is an Indian Tamil musician from Chennai, Tamil Nadu.[1][2] In 2019, he appeared on The World's Best on CBS and won, earning prize money of $1 million.[3][4][5]

Early life

Nadhaswaram was born to Varshan Satish, a Tamil music director, and Jhansi as their second child. At the age of two, he started performing on the drums, and at eight he taught himself to play the piano.[2] He is a student of Augustine Paul, the music director of the century-old Madras Musical Association Choir.[6][7]

Nadhaswaram spent four years studying at KM Music Conservatory, a higher education institution founded in 2008 by the AR Rahman Foundation. In a YouTube video, Nadhaswaram was at home playing a Vande Matram song by A.R. Rahman on the piano in front of the composer.[8]

In September 2019, it was announced that Nadhaswaram would make his debut as a film composer with the Malayalam-language fantasy film Barroz: Guardian of D'Gama's Treasure, directed by Mohanlal, starring himself in the lead.[9] He played the role of Guddu in the film Atkan Chatkan.[10]

Award

Nadhaswaram was awarded the Lokmat Sur Jytosna National Music Award in 2021, which was given away by the information and broadcast Minister Anurag Thakur.[11][12]

See also

• List of child music prodigies

References

1. Viegas, Vanessa (29 September 2018). "Striking the right note". The Asian Age.
2. Gaitonde, Vishwas R. (8 November 2017). "The grand piano chase". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 March 2020.
3. "Chennai's 13 years old prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram wins the 'World's Best'". Penbugs. 14 March 2019. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
4. "The World's Best and the Winner is ..." Mercury News. 19 March 2019.
5. "13YO Chennai's prodigy Lydian wins 'World's best' show!". Retrieved 3 May 2019.
6. "Grand strokes from a li'l Mozart of Madras". Vishwas R Gaitonde. The Hindu. 8 November 2017. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
7. "Chennai boy Lydian crowned 'The World's Best'; bags USD 1 million". Manorama. 15 March 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2019.
8. "14-Year-Old Wins $1 Million Playing a 2 Piano Medley in Talent Competition". 28 August 2020.
9. "Mohanlal announces 13-year-old child prodigy Lydian as the music director for 'Barroz'". The Times of India. 23 September 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
10. "Lydian Nadhaswaram on his film debut and musical journey". Urvashi Bhattacharya. The Telegraph. 7 October 2020. Retrieved 8 November 2020.^[dead link‍]
11. author/online-lokmat (28 December 2021). "Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards 2021: मैथिली ठाकूर, लिडियन नादस्वरम यांचा सन्मान; 'सूर ज्योत्स्ना' पुरस्कार सोहळ्याला दिग्गजांची उपस्थिती". Lokmat (in Marathi). Retrieved 6 December 2024. {{cite web}}: |last= has generic name (help)
12. "Lokmat Media Group hosts the 8th edition of Sur Jyotsna National Music Awards | MediaNews4U". 25 December 2021. Retrieved 6 December 2024.