MS Gopalakrishnan (Video) | Live at Indian Council for Cultural Relations, 19/10/1989

[@arvraghu]

90s, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan, Mylapore.. The season wore a festive & fancy look with silk kurthas, silk sarees, cars galore.. In the midst of all this, a cycle rickshaw pulls over, out comes the great man Mahavidwan MSG, clad in purest of white Khadar veshti and kurtha, briskly walked up to the stage with his warm smile all along. A magical solo followed with UKS Sir... To the days when Vidwath was high and rest all were secondary! Just for sheer simplicity, that scene will always travel with me, till my very last!!

[@krishveena]

Oh, how I envy you, Sir! But thanks for this heartwarming description. MSG was truly one of his kind. Long after we are all gone, his music will still bring a great sense of happiness and contenetment to true music lovers. No amount of Oppari and other types of cheap gimmicks will ever be able to erase the kind of pure music MSG and his contemporaries gave us.

[@gemindia]

Such a delight. Many thanks for sharing

[@msg1956]

Excellent..! Tears roll down my eyes when I think of Shri MSG..

[@akasthurirangan]

Sincere Thanks to VAAK for such contribution to MUSIC & Music Rasikas.

[@kiranurn.subramanian3441]

I first heard MSG’s unique style of scintillating violin playing when I was a Ph.D. Student many, many years ago at the Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore, where he gave a concert. I immensely enjoyed his virtuoso rendering in traditional Carnatic style, and introducing Hindusthani style nuances wherever possible. Thoroughly captivated me with his music!

[@alappuzhajayaram8259]

In my openion there was not even a single violinist or any type of istrumentalist who can trasform the listeners in a inexplicable wòrld of imagination and iprovisation as if MSG was capable,almost as an inborn gift-' so let me maintain that thetre was no exisyance of any an exceptional genius ,before -or ,probably after MSG era Such flowers are once in a blue moon........

[@mangalaranganathan9442]

MSG is great but he enjoyed a good rapport with MChandrasekharan, Lalgudi Jayaraman, his own brother M Sunderesan .There was a healthy competition and that paved way to a feast to listeners

[@kalyaniyer8298]

MSG ji's virtuoso technique is unique and undefinable, and like the great composer trinity, he stands tall among the violin trinity of Lalgudi Jayaraman and TN Krishnan. I am always reminded of MSG while listening to my favorite Itzhak Perlman melodies. :-)

[@psnayak4318]

MSG was able to capture even the inhaling and exhaling in the violin he was playing. Such was his perfection. Thanks for uploading this lovely video.

[@narayanmil1077]

Extraordinary solo concert of the past. Very rare indeed. Thanks a lot for the upload.

[@anand_cochin]

Its not a solo concert- there is more than 1 person on stage!!!

[@anand_cochin]

without the mridamgam or the ghatam or the khanjira it would sound different

[@Giri-ho2fd]

Excellent concert. MSG is unique in his fingerings and bowing techniques. This aspect is always evident in his concerts

[@parthasarathyr2443]

Critic Subbudu, who was really critical of many senior vidwans, once wrote: Violin is a western instrument. If there is one instrument in India matching that, it is of MSG's! Height of instrumental perfection and tonal efficiency. Without shame, I concede: I don't have words in my dictionary to describe his music.". On another occasion of areview, he wrote: .......That day MSG was on violin. What else to say? Immaculate bowing and impeccable fingering! Madhura Suswara Gopalakrishnan.

[@RajanPadiachiSri]

Music from the heavens. His Bahudari has always been Uplifting. In South Africa he played jugalbandi with Hariprasadh Chaurasia the great flute master.

[@keseetharam]

Grateful to you for collating and uploading such memorable videos. These are stalwarts who are cherished National treasures who lived simple lives that convey volumes of our culture and tradition.

[@peterpresto9516]

The only Unmatched artiste.

[@sgbhat100]

Ahaa...excellent concert....a treasure indeed 🙏🙏

[@balakrishnank.r.7188]

Grand concert by great vidwans. Many thanks for sharing the same.

[@TheSkswami]

Incredible concert. A treasure to be preserved - not found today

[@rsubramanian5524]

Thanks for uploading the only one MSG ( esp solo concert)...very rare to see solo version...mesmerizing

[@violinsathish]

Never before,never After. MSG

[@venkatesanramaswamy2878]

After around 2005 i stopped going to Sabhas! Music has become T20 then itself ! Traditions , smoothness taking a back seat! Pure commercialisation! Only rupee rupee everywhere!

[@subramaniasundaresan5089]

Old is gold! And MSG is the purest of them all. How often we have enjoyed his music from close quarters! S. Sundaredan

[@sury39]

what to do the bhagavathrs also ahve to be paid well!

[@ramavijaya148]

@@sury39every one has stomach also

[@sreekumarpn8014]

😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊​@@subramaniasundaresan5089

[@sundaramthiags]

MSG - Master of Strings ...ji

[@parthasarathyr2443]

The full expansion is "Master Stroke of Genius"

[@krishnapartha]

The GOAT of violin in both styles.

[@mangalaranganathan9442]

What is GOAT

[@raghunath97]

Divine music.very happy to watch.thank you

[@sury39]

great smile ;we were lucky to have heard him in idia and also in paris

[@sivasan7582]

Excellent rendition🎉

[@JayaLakshmi-fv2nc]

Excellant programme personally unbelievable artist by keshavarao madhugirio and

[@bhagavanhnbhagavan6994]

Pleasant recital

[@kishorefiddleist4315]

🙏🏻🙏🏻

[@asraghu]

Incredible concert

[@nageshams23]

Incredible 🙏🏻

[@krishnantr5663]

A humble Genius in his own way…

[@nidamarthysravanthi7701]

ఆయన వాయులీనం అద్భుతమైన అమృత వర్షం అనడం ఆశ్చర్యం కరంకానేకాదు

[@suambuli]

Excellent concert.

[@hindiseva23]

Excellent programme

[@parvathiramachandran5698]

Namasthe👌👍👌. Very👍 nice👍👏😊👏👍 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉 concert👩‍🎤🎙🎶. Thanks ❤🌹🙏🌹❤ for 🙏 all.

[@vishnushanbhogue7882]

My Dads one of very fvrt.artist, nd th other one Pt.V.G.Jog.

[@vijayakumarcn5876]

Super, typical m s g stamp in pantuvarali. Kudos vaak

[@venkatesanramaswamy2878]

See, observe the smoothness in both legends! Now there is only Noice everywhere!

[@ravanasamudramdorai2695]

MSG WAS JUST MSG NOBODY COULD COME CLOSE TTO HIM.

[@lalithagudipati1698]

Wow very nice 🎉

[@JayaLakshmi-bt1gt]

Thanks for uploading excellent concert. Keep uploading the concerts like this. Happy to see all the senior artists on the stage

[@sundareshwarakolar7562]

Very nice

[@seshagirirao9738]

True, atvMusic Academy, it is not only like T20, but more or less extension of Bollywood style. Basics of carnatic music is forgotten only glittery, showbiz... 😂😢😮

[@sivaramiyer1003]

🙏🙏🙏

[@spskann2196]

🙏♥️

[@spskann2196]

Thank you 🌹

[@Giri-ho2fd]

Nobody can beat MSG in the control over the instrument. Even Lalgudi will not be able reproduce the similar mastery over the violin. He can score over other aspects like raga laya and other aesthetic aspects of raga Bhavana. But this much control Nobody else has so far exhibited

[@vidmaths_2019]

❤❤❤🙏🙏🙏

[@vatsalsr3029]

Out of my curiosity how do you compare MSG with LALGUDI. I admire both.

[@rcsekar3897]

Both are geniuses. Their style of playing is totally different. Both are from different schools. But to me, Parur style is close to my heart.

[@violinsathish]

MSG as a violinist is Above all other Violinists. No one is even near to the Mastery he had over the violin.​@@rcsekar3897

[@ammaamma8786]

👌👌🙏🙏👌👌🙏🙏🌷🌷

[@AnanthNat]

Should have provided 3 more minutes for the Thani avarthanam as we had 3 senior percussionists... They had to play together from the start... No solo...

[@gopinathanpg7351]

Awesome 🙏