In Pics: A peek into music maestro M Balamuralikrishna's musical journey

Carnatic music Maestro Balamuralikrishna performing for a charity fusion concert organised by Sparsh Foundation in Bangalore.| Express photo/ Suresh Nampoothiri 

Noted Carnatic Vocalist Mangalampalli Balamurali Krishna performs at Nungambakkam cultural academy trusts Margazhi Music Festival in Chennai. | Express Photo/P Jawahar

Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna and Sudha Raghunathan release the Tanishq Gold coin of M.S. Subbulakshmi in Chennai. | Express photo/R. Satish Babu

Music maestro M Balamuralikrishna. | EPS

Padmavibushana Dr M.Balamuralikrishna performing during the Sri Rama Lalitha Kala Mandira's Founder's day Celebration at Mangala Mantapa in Bangalore. | Express Photo by Mohan Kumar

M Balamuralikrishna singing at a concert. | EPS

Carnatic music Maestro Balamuralikrishna and renowned violinist Jyotsna Srikanth performing for a charity fusion concert organised by Sparsh Foundation in Bangalore. |Express photo by Suresh Nampoo

Three maestros - Dr.Balamuralikrishna,Dr.L.Subrahmaniam and Pandit Hariprasad Chourasiya (right), in a concert named by Resonance organised by Premanjali for charity in Bangalore. | Express photo/Sur

Musician M Balamuralikrishna and Pandit Ronu Majumdar on flute in a Melody ‘Raaga-Lahari” at the Virasat-2013, National cultural festival at Mijar. | PTI Photo

Carnatic singer Balamuralikrishna's 85th birthday celebration CD released by singers Jesudas, Aruna Sriram, Uma Maheshwari and Nadabrahman Subramaniam. | Photo by K Annamalai

Renowned musician and TTD Asthana Vidwan Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna with Mahamahopadhyaya Nookala China Satyanarayana and violin maestro Annavarapu Ramaswamy at Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan. | EPS

President Pranab Mukherjee with Musician M Balamuralikrishna at Rashtrapati Bhavan auditorium in New Delhi. | PTI Photo.

Violenist Annavarapu Ramaswami congratulating to Mangalampalli Balamuralikrishna after receiving Life Time Achievement award organised by Rotary Club of Vijayawada . EPS/Narayana Rao

Dr M Balamuralikrishna and Dr Kadri Gopalnath receive KK Murthy Memorial Chowdaiah Awards to during Music Festival 2009 organised by Academy of Music in Bangalore. |Kannada Prabha photo/ Suresh P

Legendary musician Balamuralikrishna receiving and award. | EPS

M Balamuralikrishna greets former President, late APJ Abdul Kalam during the silver jubilee celebrations Saraswati Sangeeta Vindyalaya. | EPS/ S Manjunath

Singer and composer Balamurali Krishna greets Chief Minister S M Krishna during a felicitation programme for the musician in Bangalore.| Express Photo

Dr M Balamuralikrishna giving the ParamAcharya award to Padma Shri Kavignar Valli at the 'Guru Samarpanam' function held at Naradha Gana Sabha in Chennai. | Express Photo/P Anand Kumar

Dr M Balamuralikrishna giving the ParamAcharya award to Padma Shri Manorama at the 'Guru Samarpanam' function held at Naradha Gana Sabha in the Chennai.| Express Photo/P Anand Kumar

Vocalist M Balamurali Krishna poses with nonagenarian vocalist Gangubai Hangal during former's visit in Hubli. | PTI Photo

Dr M Balamuralikrishna performing carnatic music in the Chennai. | Express Photo

Singer K S Chithra seeks the blessings of music maestro Balamuralikrishna after giving him dakshina at the inauguration of Apple Musical and Cultural Academy. | Express Photo/ K Rajesh Kumar

Carnatic vocalist M Balamuralikrishna being felicitated by veteran singer and composer Pandit Raghunath Panigrahi at the Konark Dance and Music Festival at Konark.| Express Photo

Legendary carnatic vocalist Balamuralikrishna and Hindustani gazal maestero Pankaj Udhas performs a jugalbandhi at Narada Gana Sabha in Chennai.| Express Photo/A S Ganesh

Mani Krishnaswami, a carnatic music Vocalist of Tamil Nadu talks with Music maestro M Balamuralikrishna. | EPS

Balamuralikrishna speaks during the Thirai Isai Virudhugal 2010 organised by Isai Aruvi. Film playback singer S P Balasubramaniam, Music Director M S Viswanathan and film lyricist Vaali are also seen.