Artist Information Sri A.K.C. Natarajan (Clarionet) was born in Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu and started learning Music at the age of 10 from Alathur Sri Venkateswara Iyer. Later he learnt Nadaswaram from Ellupur Natesa Pillai and Clarinet from his father Late Sri A.K. Chinnakrishna Naidu. At the age of 15, he gave his first performance and joined the All India Radio as a staff artist in Calicut & Delhi. Following considerable success, he started giving live performances in India & abroad and received numerous awards. He also holds the distinction of having the post of Thiruvadhuthurai Adeena Vidvan & Dharmapuran Adeena Vidwan. He was also made the Asthana Vidvan of Kanchi Kamakoti Peetam. One of the most prestigious awards which he has received is the 'Clarinet Chakravarthi' given by the Maharaja of Mysore, Sri Jayachamaraja Wodeyar at the Dasara Function, and 'The Sangeet Natak Academy Award' in 1995. He was also made an 'Arasavai Kalaignar' by the government of Tamil Nadu.