What is Kadri Gopalnath?
[[File:A still of Shri Kadri Gopalnath who will be presented with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award for Carnatic Music - Instrumental (Saxaphone) by the President Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in New Delhi on October 26, 2004.jpg|right|200px]] Dr. '''Kadri Gopalnath''' (6 December 1949 – 11 October 2019) was an Indian [[alto saxophone|alto saxophonist]] and [[composer]]. He was known for his works towards [[Carnatic music]]. He was born in [[Bantwal]] taluk, [[Dakshina Kannada]], [[Karnataka]]. He composed the score for the 1994 movie ''[[Duet (1994 movie)|Duet]]''. Gopalnath has participated in the Jazz Festival in Prague, the [[Berlin Jazz Festival]], the [[International Cervantino Festival]] in Mexico, the Music Hall Festival in Paris, the BBC Promenade concert in 1994 at London, and has toured all over the world. Gopalnath died on 11 October 2019 due to [[cardiac arrest]] at the age of 69 at a private hospital in [[Mangalore]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanherald.com/state/top-karnataka-stories/saxophone-wizard-kadri-gopalnath-dies-at-69-767578.html|title=Saxophone wizard Kadri Gopalnath dies at 69|date=11 October 2019|website=Deccan Herald}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Gopalnath, Kadri}} [[Category:1949 births]] [[Category:2019 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from cardiac arrest]] [[Category:Indian musicians]] [[Category:Saxophonists]] [[Category:Indian composers]] {{bio-stub}}