Composer and Director
Ravikiran has over 600 classical Indian compositions to his credit and is the only Indian composer to have created pieces in each of the 35-talas of Carnatic Music. His pieces combine innovative traditionalism, inventive rhythms and often interesting lyrics and themes. He has also created music for Western Classical Symphony Orchestras, Chamber Orchestras, String Quartets as well as Caprices for solo violins. He has actively collaborated with top world artistes including Taj Mahal, Glen Velez, Larry Coryell and orchestras such as BBC Philharmonic and Sacramento Symphony.
Operatic dance creations of Ravikiran's include Lakshmi Prabhavam, Savithri, Vinayaka Vaibhavam, Ramayana (Bala Kandam and Yuddha Kandam) and Panchakriya. He has also scored music for cross-cultural dance productions such as Cosmos" & "Pushed to the Edge and directed the course of dance project "Divine Equations" with Dr Vyjayantimala Bali and Natya Dance Company, Chicago, based on Oottukkadu Venkata Kavi's compositions.
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