This is perhaps the shortest concert in the history of music, lasting all of 4 minutes! Torrential rains enforced a postponement of this concert on 30th Dec 2021 in Chennai, after mrdangam legend Umayalpuram Sivaraman and Ravikiran managed to reach the venue, as did a few brave listeners. The mrdangam maestro did not want to go without playing at least one song in honour of stalwart, Shri T V Gopalakrishnan (TVG), who was the recipient of the Award from Chennai Fine Arts. The original violinist, Delhi Sunder Rajan's car got stuck en route but Akkarai Subhalakshmi, who had come to attend the event, borrowed a violin from another artist and supported Ravikiran [on the condition that he wouldn't play any improvisation! The trio played Muttuswami Dikshitar's Gajananayutam in Vegavahini, which Ravikiran had learnt from Shri TVG at age 6.

Hailed as "Mozart of India" (Wisconsin State Journal & Belgium TV) and known for his "Teasing precision & dazzling effects" (New York Times) and for "Taking Indian music to new audiences" (CNN), Ravikiran's maiden stage appearance was at age two, first vocal concert was at age 5 and first chitravina (21-string slide) concert was at age 12.

Ravikiran has composed over 1030 compositions in 5 languages including hundreds of dance compositions and dozens of orchestral works.

He is the only composer to have composed the 35-Tala Set of compositions, 72-Mela Ragamalika Geetam, Pancha Gati Varnam as well as individual varnams in each of the 5 gatis, Multi-language compositions (Bhasha Malikas), Dasha-Ranjani Tillana, Schematic Swarakshara Krtis and several other unique works.

He has also set music to over 1400 compositions of other creators including the entire 1330 Tirukkural Verses of Tiruvalluvar in a matter of 16 hours, verses of Bhagavad Geeta, Sangam Tamil poetry, Adi Shankara, Purandara Dasa and several contemporary lyricists.

Eulogies by Ravikiran include pieces on mythological as well as historical figures include Buddha, Vyasa, Adi Shankara, Ramanuja, Carnatic Music Trinity, Ramana Maharshi, Kanchi Paramacharya, M S Subbulakshmi, Pt Ravishankar and his guru, Chitravina Narasimhan.

Ravikiran has been decorated with a number of awards across the world for his contributions, being the first and/or youngest to receive such honours in many instances.

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