Avaneeswaram S R Vinu
| Avaneeswaram S R Vinu | |
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| Background information | |
| Born |
10 June 1973 Trivandrum, Kerala, India 
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| Occupation(s) | Full time professional violinist |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Years active | 1985 - Present |
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu (Malayalam: ആവണീശ്വരം എസ് ആര് വിനു) (born 10 June 1973) is a Carnatic violinist from India.
Avaneeswaram S R Vinu was born to Avaneeswaram N. Ramachandran who retired as the Principal of R. L. V. Music College in Thripunithura, Kerala and Sahithi Devi in Trivandrum, Kerala. His grand father Late Avaneeswaram K. Krishna Pillai was a renowned nagaswaram player. Vinu started learning violin from his father at the age of six who himself was a musician. After that he underwent training from the violinist Prof. Kilimanur Thyagarajan. Later, he underwent higher studies in violin from the famous Mysore M. Nagaraj from 1992 to 1997.
Vinu is one of the most sought after violinists of carnatic music today.He has traveled extensively all over the world and performed with many leading musicians including Padmavibhushan Dr. M. Balamuralikrishna, Madurai T. N. Seshagopalan, Aswathi Thirunal Rama Varma,Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Padmabhushan T. V. Sankaranarayanan, Dr.N. Ramani, T. K. Govindarao, Neyyattinkara Vasudevan, Padmavibhushan Dr. K. J. Yesudas, P. Unni Krishnan,S. Sowmya, Prof. Parassala B. Ponnammal.
Vinu has performed many prestigious venues in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France, Germany, Sweden, Denmark, Singapore, Malaysia, UAE, Botswana and Qatar.
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