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MS Gopalakrishnan | |
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| Born | Mylapore Sundaram Gopalakrishnan 10 June 1931 Chennai |
| Died | 3 January 2013 (aged 81) |
| Occupation | violinist |
| Spouse | Meenakshi |
| Children | Narmadha, Latha, Suresh |
M.S. Gopalakrishnan, a.k.a. MSG, (10 June 1931 – 3 January 2013) was a violinist in the field of Carnatic music. He is commonly grouped with Lalgudi Jayaraman and T.N.Krishnan as part of the violin-trinity of Carnatic Music. He was awarded the Madras Music Academy's Sangeetha Kalanidhi in 1997. He was a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, Padma Shri, Kalaimamani, Sangeetha Kalanidhi and Sangeet Natak Akademi awards.