Hailed as "the new king of Indian classical violin" (The Times of India) and “India’s Itzhak Pearlmann” (Ozy Magazine), Ambi Subramaniam has been trained by his father and guru Dr. L. Subramaniam since the age of three, and gave his first performance at the age of seven. He has received awards and recognitions including the Ritz Icon of the Year Award, the Rotary Youth Award, and two Global Indian Music Awards. He was awarded a ‘Golden Violin’ from Sri Jayendra Saraswati when he was 18. In 2021, Ambi, along with his sister Bindu Subramaniam, was named among India's 25 most influential young Indians by GQ magazine.

Bindu and Ambi Subramaniam run SaPa - a home for great music and musicians which works with over 30,000 learners each year, and offers online courses by the world's best artists.

Ambi has an MBA, an MPhil, and a Ph.D. in developing a global violin technique. He is a youth delegate at the United Nations for the Sri Chinmoy Peace Meditation group.