R. K. Shriramkumar belongs to a family of eminent Carnatic musicians who hail from Rudrapatna, a little village on the banks of the river Kaveri in Karnataka, South India. Having had his initial lessons in violin playing from Vidushi Smt Savitri Satyamurthy, Shriramkumar was trained in vocal music and violin by his grandfather Shri R K Venkatarama Shastry. He later received guidance in violin from Vidvan Shri V V Subrahmanyam and in vocal music from Vidvan Shri D K Jayaraman. His skills were further honed through the association and learning he gained by accompanying the doyens of Carnatic music like Vidvan Shri Semmangudi Srinivasa Iyer, Vidushi Smt M S Subbulakshmi, Vidushi Smt D K Pattammal, Vidvan Shri D K Jayaraman, Vidvan Shri Palghat K V Narayanaswamy, Vidushi Smt T Brinda and others.

An award-winning soloist and recording artist, Shriramkumar’s concert experience includes performances for notable organizations in India like the Madras Music Academy, the All India Radio, Doordarshan, Kalakshetra, the Sangeet Natak Akademi, the ICCR, and more. He has traveled far and wide on many concert tours, participating in prestigious festivals and performing at venues such as Théâtre de la Ville in Paris and the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C. Alongside his busy performing schedule, Shriramkumar composes music and has set to music many compositions of the Jagdgurus of Shri Sharada pitham. He has also directed music for special television productions.

Shriramkumar is one of the founders of YACM (Youth Association for Classical Music), a premier forum for the promotion of classical music among the youth, and he makes time to share his wisdom and experience through lecture demonstrations and talks, including lecture demonstrations at the Boyer College of Music and Dance at Temple University and the University of Pennsylvania.

Shriramkumar graciously holds demonstration lectures for students of the Kulzick Violin Studio when he is in town, introducing students of Western Classical Art Music to the basics of Carnatic violin. Click below to see video from his demonstrations.

• November 1st, 2016 - R. K. Shriramkumar held a lecture and group demonstration for students in the Kulzick Violin Studio on Tuesday, November 1st, 2016, introducing students to the basics of Carnatic music and Carnatic violin technique. The class was held at the Kathryn J. Birkett Freshman Center at Neuqua Valley High School. Below are some clips from the class, […]