M. S. Gopalakrishnan

MS Gopalakrishnan
Born
Mylapore Sundaram Gopalakrishnan

(1931-06-10)10 June 1931
Chennai
Died3 January 2013(2013-01-03) (aged 81)
Occupationviolinist
SpouseMeenakshi
ChildrenNarmadha, Latha, Suresh
Then President, Smt. Pratibha Devisingh Patil presenting the Padma Bhushan Award to Shri M.S. Gopalakrishnan, at an Investiture Ceremony-II, at Rashtrapati Bhavan, in New Delhi on April 04, 2012

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.