Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth is a versatile and a comprehensive violinist having good mastery across multiples styles of global music. She brings out an amalgam of Indian and western styles crisply - spontaneously embellishing it with jazz, folk and popular styles. Dr. Jyotsna Srikanth is a musical all rounder who has given various carnatic solo concerts & fusion concerts apart from accompanying diverse and popular artistes. Her violin playing has a nice blend of Bhava [emotive appeal] & technique. She has performed for quite a few prestigious organizations across the world. Notable among them are: Queen Elizabeth Hall - London, Cleveland Music Festival – USA, World Trade Auditorium, Singapore, East-West International Music Encounter – Bangalore, India Kumar Gandharva Music Festival - India, The Music Academy – Chennai, Shanmugananda Fine Arts – Mumbai, BBC Radio 3, WOMAD - UK - 2007, Red Violin Festival – 2007 – Cardiff - Wales, London Diaspora - 2008

  Prizes & Award Received 

• Ananya Yuva Puraskar Award from Ananya, Bangalore
• Best Violinist from Music Academy, Madras
• Best Solo Instrumentalist - Bangalore Gayana Samaja
• Best Raga Rendition - Bangalore Gayana Samaja
• Best Violin Accompaniment - Bangalore Gayana Samaja
• Best Violinist - Karnataka Ganakala Parishat
• Conferred the title of “VADYA VICHAKSHANA” by Swami Chinmayanandaji

 Teachers

She started learning music from her mother, Rathna Srikantiah, a musician and musicologist of repute, from the age of three and from childhood was fascinated with the VIOLIN. She pursued advanced music studies under the learned late R. R. Keshavamurthy, the legendary seven stringed violinist.