From winning $1 million on CBS's The World's Best to composing an original symphony with the London Symphony Orchestra, Chennai's musical prodigy Lydian Nadhaswaram has reached another remarkable milestone. In this exclusive conversation with NDTV's Sam Daniel, Lydian opens up about his new symphony "New Beginnings", recording with conductor Matt Dunkley, his inspirations ranging from Michael Jackson to Mozart and Beethoven, and why music is "like oxygen" to him. He also speaks about independent music, his future plans, and his wish to see more Indians and Asians compose symphonies. A story of talent, discipline and global ambition.