Rahman Conservatory to bring Russian style in Piano
Indian
oi-Prakash KL
By Ramchander
Oscar
winner
musician
A.R.
Rahman"s
(Slumdog
Millionaire)
KM
Music
Conservatory
claims
that
after
it's
training,
one
can
“perform
in
nine
months".
Admissions
are
currently
on
at
the
Conservatory,
which
also
claims
to
bring
famed
Russian
style
in
Piano
to
India.
Applauding
Rahman
for
creating
bridge
between
the
music
of
east
and
west
and
for
strengthening
the
worldwide
market
and
stature
of
Indian
music,
Indo-American
statesman
Rajan
Zed,
in
a
statement
in
Nevada
(USA)
today,
suggested
that
instead
of
offering
shortcuts
to
musical
success
to
students,
Rahman"s
Conservatory
should
focus
on
providing
some
serious
musical
training
and
becoming
one
of
top
of
world-class
conservatories.
Rajan
Zed,
who
is
the
chairperson
of
Indo-American
Leadership
Confederation,
also
urged
Rahman
to
help
nourish
the
next
generation
with
the
richness
of
Indian
music,
elements
of
whose
theory
were
first
found
in
ancient
Hindu
scripture
Sama-Veda.
Founded
by
Rahman
(who
is
also
its
Principal),
KM
Music
Conservatory
in
Kodambakkam
area
of
Chennai
in
Tamil
Nadu
state
of
India
envisions
expanding
the
horizon
of
musicians
in
India
by
offering
education
in
both
Indian
and
Western
music
besides
music
technology
and
its
mission
is
to
provide
students
with
a
strong
artistic,
intellectual,
and
technical
foundation.
Srinivas
Krishnan
is
the
provost
of
this
international
school
of
music
and
music
technology
whose
tagline
is
"Become
the
Future
of
Music".
Rahman
has
assembled
international
faculty
at
his
Conservatory.
Rahman,
who
has
reportedly
recorded
sales
of
over
300
million,
was
called
'Mozart
of
Madras'
by
Time
magazine.
Rahman
sees
music
“as
a
way
to
connect
to
spirituality
and
embrace
it" and
for
“creating
harmony
in
troubled
times".