Brief Biography

Vanessa Mae Vanakorn Nicholson
Performance Name - Vanessa Mae
Chinese Name - Chen Mei

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Nationality - British
Born - in Singapore
Birth Date - October 27, 1978
<the same date with Paganini, 196 yrs after>

Mother - Pamela Tan Nicholson <Chinese>
Father - Vorapong Vanakorn <Thai>
Step Father - Graham Nicholson <British>

 

Com' on, let see what classical music can be in Vanessa-Mae's hands

Music Style - Techno Acoustic Fusion Violin

First instrument in life - Piano

Age 1~3 - Live in Singapore
Age 3 - First lesson in Piano
Age 4 - Move to London

Age 5 - First lesson in Violin
Age 6 - Learning violin with professor Lin Yao Ji
<Beijing, China>
Age 7 - Learning violin with professor Felix Andrievsky
<The Royal College of Music, London>

Age 8 - Win The British Young Pianish of the year competition
Age 9 - Writing her own cadenzas for Mozart Concertos
Age 10 - Playing with Philharmonie Orchestra
Age 11 - Tour internationally as Concerto Soloist

Age 13 - Released
Violin <Debut Recording>
Kids' Classics
Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Violin Concertos
To be named, "A True Child Prodigy"

Age 17 - Released
"The Violin Player"
that's bring out word, "She changing the world of classical music."


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