Vanessa-Mae returned to London, a fully-fledged virtuoso, entered London’s Royal College of Music and continued to hone her technique. She proceeded to impress a series of demanding teachers and it was clear that specialist training was warranted so, at the age of 8, she embarked upon an intensive period of study with Professor Lin Yao Ji at the National Conservatoire of Music in Beijing. After adopting a British father, she moved to London at the age of 4 where she picked up the violin, having already started the piano in Singapore. Sharing her birthday with the legendary violinist, Nicolo Paganini, Vanessa-Mae was born 196 years later on 27 October 1978 in Singapore, to a Singaporean mother and Thai father. She is now a household name and has a 25-year career behind her that has achieved artistic and commercial success that few contemporary artists can come close to. Comparisons to some of the greatest prodigies of all time were made frequently but her status now, as a multi-million selling, iconic superstar, has surpassed the expectations of even the most ardent of her early admirers. As a child, Vanessa-Mae’s astonishing talent was clearly apparent and early success as a virtuoso violinist within the rarefied world of classical musical was predicted by all who heard her play.
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