LIVE ONLINE CARNATIC LESSONS (Skype Carnatic classes)! Vidya Subramanian offers Carnatic Vocal Classes over internet (Skype) /phone for all levels of learners. Vidya has students all over the world. Detailed class notes will be sent via email. Lessons are customized to suit the student level and interest. Please email vidyasubramanian.music@gmail.com to schedule a free trial lesson. Online instruction in instrumental Carnatic music (veena and violin) is also offered through experienced instructors.
NEW! DVD Product: Raaga Rasika presents Guide to Carnatic Concert Appreciation. Vol I and II. Click here for details.
NEW! Read article on Vidya's online teaching experience for the blog of SRUTI, a prestigious arts publication.
NEW! Vidya receives the Thanjavur Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha, Chennai in Aug 2011 and a special award for her concert at Rama Seva Mandali, Bangalore in May 2011.
Features :"The Art of Sharing" - Vidya and her award winning project are featured in the Albany Times Union newspaper, 1/8/10
NEW! : Vidya is awarded 2010's artist grant award by Saratoga Arts and New York State Council on the Arts (NYSCA). Learn more about free training course, lectures and recitals.
NOW AVAILABLE! CDS by Vidya Subramanian
A. Popular Beginner Audio CD Set: A set of 3 Audio CDs with over 30 pieces (including Swara exercises, geethams, simple kritis, varnams). Ideal for self-learning. Explanatory notes and lyrics included. NEW! Digital download of Carnatic Vocals - Beginner Set by Vidya Subramanian
B. Melakarta Scales and Alankarams in different ragams. Also available, pre-recorded lesson CDs. Click here to order.
RAAGARASIKA: An internationally acclaimed free podcast series on Carnatic Music by Vidya Subramanian and Devesh Satyavolu . Visit us at www.raagarasika.com ! Check us out on Facebook! Online Carnatic Teaching opportunities! If you are an experienced Carnatic vocalist based in USA/Europe/Australia/India who would like to teach online, please contact Vidya for more information.
Welcome to Vidya Subramanian's Carnatic Web page!

Vidya is a Carnatic Vocalist and a disciple of Padmabhushan Lalgudi Sri Jayaraman since 1993. Vidya has performed concerts extensively in India and the USA. She has won numerous honors including the Thanjavur Kalyanaraman Endowment Award from Sri Krishna Gana Sabha (2011), Special award from Sree Rama Seva Mandali (2011), 2010 Artist Grant Award from Saratoga Arts and NY State Council on the Arts (NYSCA), 2009 Town of Clifton Park Arts Award and three New York Foundation for the Arts (NYFA) SOS awards from The Arts Center of the Capital Region. Vidya teaches vocal music for students of all levels. A Chartered Accountant and an MBA-Finance who was also admitted to CFA Institute membership in 2006 , Vidya is also a top academic achiever. She lives in Chennai, India with her husband, Dr. K. Subramanian, and their children, Skandan and Parvathi. Vidya's adherence to classicism, soulful rendition, varied repertoire and her passion for innovation have won listeners' appreciation. Vidya is also an articulate speaker who leverages her rigorous academic training to deliver lectures on various aspects of Carnatic music in a lucid and interesting style. Vidya's music classes reflect her professionalism. She blends the traditional gurukulam style with current day digital and other media aids to make learning easy for today's students. Her Raagarasika podcasts have won international acclaim.
Click here to email Vidya if you would like to schedule her concert or lecture at your organization. Vidya can also be contacted for thematic concerts and presentations.
NEW! Video excerpts from performance for Narada Gana Sabha, Aug 2011
Vallabha Nayakasya-Begada-Rupakam-Dikshitar
Himachala Tanaya-Anandabhairavi-Adi-Shyama Shastri
O Rajeevaksha-Arabhi-Misra chapu-Thyagaraja
NEW! Video: Thematic performance for Carnatica - 2010
Video excerpts from performance for NY City public television, Ragachitram TV show, Jan 09
Video excerpts from Concert in Boston, Dec 08