D. Balakrishna

Vidwan D. Balakrishna is one of India's leading Carnatic veena artists and a distinguished exponent of the Mysore Bani (Mysore style) of veena playing. He was born on 26 May 1955 in Mysuru, Karnataka, into a renowned musical family. He is the son and disciple of the legendary veena maestro Dr. Mysore V. Doreswamy Iyengar, a Padma Bhushan awardee and one of the greatest representatives of the Mysore school of veena.