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A promising vainika with a bright future . || Deccan Herald||
Has all the ingredients in him to prove as a promising vainika of the future. || Deccan Herald||
Vidwan M.N.Prashanth captured the heart of Rasikas ||The Hindu ||
In the recital by prashanth iyengar there was a blend of movement, elegance and clarity. The artist never indulged in fingering or meetu flamboyance. Each segment of the raga alapana of Varali and Karaharapriya was in consonance with the truthful swaroopa of the raga. || Indian Express||
Vidwan Prashanth Iyengar (Veena) imparted briskness and verve to his performing style.
His fingers moved on the frets with great agility and precision. He mixed the sphuritam and
gamaka techniques well to impart distinction to his rendering. || The Hindu ||
VIRTUOSO Prashanth displayed technical proficiency in addition to artistic imagination
The dedicated vainika exhibited his technical proficiency over the instrument in addition to artistic imagination. For instance, he executed ascending and descending glissandos combined with fine brisk portamenti in long stretches with great ease and remarkable dexterity.
The Hindu ,Friday, May 02, 2008
Prashanth's dedication has taken him to appreciable heights, characterised by dexterity and imagination. He could easily elicit graces like vali (curly), tribhinna, kurula (lock of hairs), murchana, ullasitha and many more to enhance the impact.
The Hindu , Friday, Aug 22, 2008