Artist Information Smt. Anuradha Sridhar began her training in music at a young age of five from her mother, Srimathy Brahmanandam and gave her maiden performance in Bangalore at the age of ten.  Her first duet with her mother was at the age of twelve. As a young accompanist Anuradha was awarded the best violinist awards by the Music Academy for her performances in their December concerts. Anuradha also has accompanied leading artists including N.Ramani, Ravikiran, U.Srinivas, T.K.Govinda Rao, and Yesudas. She has lived in the US since 1987 performing extensively as a soloist and an accompanist. In 1999, she launched Trinity Center for Music, a school to develop and mold aspiring students of music.  She is also the founding member of Solfa Creations. She recently released the first animated CD-ROM on Thyagaraja.