Subramaniam, India’s violin icon, “The Paganini of Indian Classical music has the serenity of an Indian musician combined with the magnetism of a western “star”. Till date, Dr. Subramaniam has produced, performed, collaborated, conducted and released over 150 recordings. He has composed music for few films, including “Salaam Bombay” “Mississippi Masala” & Bernardo Bertolucci’s “Little Buddha”.

This total receptivity towards the world, this technical mastery find their truest experience in the service of Karnatic music, the tradition he has inherited from his Father and Guru, Professor V. Lakshminarayana. He has made historic collaborations with Yehudi Menuhin, Stephane Grappelli, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Ruggiero Ricci, Arve Tellefsen, Herbie Hancock, Joe Sample, George Duke, Al Jarreau, Jean Luc Ponty, Billy Cobham & John Surman amongst others.

Today, he is the founder/director of the Lakshminarayana Global Music Festival, the biggest global music festival in India

KZN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA - ORCHESTRA LIST

FIRST VIOLINS
Hristo Kardjiev - Concert Master
Violeta Osorhean - Associate Concert Master
Beatris Lauenberg - Principal
Elena Kerimova
Valentina Koleva
Naum Rousine
Annien van der Linde
Geza Kayser
Mihail Mihaylov

SECOND VIOLINS
Petya Koleva - Principal
Ralica Cherneva
Thomas Steinhausen
Naomi Warr
Juanita du Plessis
Marelize de Beaurs
Patrick Motsa - Cadet
Liesel Bohmer - Cadet
Sandile Cele - Cadet

VIOLAS
Jurgen Schwietering - Principal
Todor Hadgiev
Nassi Gueorguieva
Annamaria d’Andrea
Jabulani Dlamini
Caitlin Wick

CELLOS
Boris Kerimov - Principal
Jennifer Cox
Kolio Kolev
Nina Watson
Cecilia Di Cecco
Fiona Grayer

DOUBLE BASSES
Simon Milliken - Principal
Yuri Litvinenko
Andreas Kappen
Ramsey Harvard

FLUTES
Sabine Baird - Principal
Lisa Thom
Kim Watson
Petra Conrads - Cadet
Melissa Hoover - Cadet

OBOES
Clare Welfare - Principal
Stella Martin


CLARINETS
Ian Holloway - Principal
David Cohen
Kirsten Sayers - Cadet


BASSOONS
Vessela Minkova - Principal
Lubomir Minkov
Anele Mnguni - Cadet


HORNS
Sorin Osorhean - Principal
Tzanko Tzankov
Alice Thomson
James Lemon
Marian van Duyker - Cadet

TRUMPETS
Michel Schneuwly - Principal
Michael Magner
Cathy Peacock

TROMBONES
Anthony Boorer - Principal
Duncan Wooldridge


BASS TROMBONES
Jonathan Hayward - Principal

TUBA
Mats Kjelling - Principal


TIMPANI
Ilse Minnie

PERCUSSION
Bryan Clarke - Principal
Dobri Paliev

HARP
Linor Steinhausen - Principal