M. S. Gopalakrishnan

M. S. Gopalakrishnan

M.S. Gopalakrishnan, aka MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) was a violinist in the field of Carnatic music. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Sri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and 1997 Sangeet Natak Akademi awards, and is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of carnatic music.