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Noted
saxophone exponent Kadri Gopalnath, the first to introduce the Western
instrument to Carnatic music, passed away at a private hospital here early on
Friday. A native of Mangaluru region, he had settled in Chennai.
A Padmashree
awardee, Gopalnath, 69, is survived by his wife Sarojini, two sons, Manikanth
Kadri who is a noted music director, and Guruprasad Kadri, who works in Kuwait,
and a daughter Ambika Mohan.
According to
family sources, Gopalnath had been admitted to A.J. Hospital and Research Centre
here on October 10. The family is waiting for his elder son Mr. Guruprasad to
arrive from Kuwait for performing the last rites.
One of the
pioneers of Carnatic music on the saxophone in the country he had the
distinction of being the first Carnatic musician to be invited in the BBC
Promenade concert in the Royal Albert Hall at London in 1994.
Mr. Gopalnath
was born in Mittakere in Sajeepa Mooda village in Bantwal taluk of Dakshina
Kannada on December 6, 1949. Later he shifted to Mangaluru and practised
saxophone on the banks of ancient Manjunatha temple in Kadri, the name which he
prefixed.
His father,
Taniyappa, was a Nagaswara artiste and learnt the instrument from him. He got a
chance to listen to the saxophone recital in the band set of the then Mysore
Palace and later learnt playing Carnatic music on the saxophone from N. Gopalakrishna
Iyer of Kalaniketan.
He presented
his first concert in the All India Radio, Mangaluru in 1978. Later he came into
contact with well-known Carnatic musician T.V. Gopalakrishnan in Chennai, who
promoted him.
Mr. Gopalnath
has performed in many places across the world including in Europe, United
States, Canada, Australia, Sri Lanka, and West Asia and in international level
music festivals.
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