K R Vighneshwaran

Mridangam and Vocal Instructor

A disciple of (Sangeetha Kalanidhi) Thiruvarur Shri. Bakthavathsalam, a renowned musician from India, was under his tutelage for 16 years. Vighnesh is an accomplished musician – Mridangist, Carnatic Vocalist, and an Independent Music instructor. He is a Mathematician by qualification, and is currently, a full-time performing and teaching musician.

Vighnesh got trained in mridangam and Vocal under several eminent Gurus such as Hanumanthapuram Shri.Bhoovaraghavan, Padma Shri T. K. Murthy, Shri.Shreyas Narayanan(Vocal) and Kalaimamani Delhi Shri.Sairam.

Besides winning several music competitions at both the School level and College level, He has performed many concerts across India and Singapore.

He has worked in many prestigious organizations such as SYAMA, Beej Academy, and SIFAS (Singapore) as a Vocal and Mridangam instructor. Vighnesh has also studied western instruments and continues to explore & experiment with various playing styles and genres in Mridangam.