Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao

Dwaram Durga Prasad Rao (alternatively spelled Dwaram Durga Prasada Rao) He has a brother, , who is also a violinist.

Career Rao is an exponent of violin in Carnatic music style He studied with . When he was 17 years old, Rao won a Carnatic music competition held by All India Radio. and also performed solo. He is a guru and teaches music. His violin playing was generally received favourably among critics and connoisseurs alike. in Vizianagaram for 18 years. For a brief time period, he had an apprenticeship with painter .

Awards Rao was conferred with the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, India's highest civilian award in the field of arts, for the year 2014 in the Carnatic instrumental music category by the Sangeet Natak Akademi, overseen by the Government of India.

Family Durga Prasad Rao hails from a family of violinists. His grandfather Dwaram Venkataswamy Naidu was one of the most important Carnatic music violinists of the 20th century. and Dwaram Venkata Krishnaiah, daughter , son Dwaram Bhavanarayana Rao; Bhavanarayana Rao's daughter Dwaram Lakshmi; and Durga Prasad Rao's brother .