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Nirvana Che-Lai

Violin - Georg Karl Klotz 'Scotchmer' with Pecatte bow in case

Nirvana has been learning the violin since the age of 6. She is a student at Eltham College in London, UK, and also studies at the Junior Department of the Royal College of Music. Having previously trained with Emanuela Buta, she currently learns with Rodney Friend. She was awarded the Fritz Kreisler Cup for her violin recital performances at the Coulsdon & Purley Festival in 2021, 2022 and 2023, and the Founder's Cup in 2023 for Solo String performance. She was the youngest ever winner of Eltham College's Concerto Competition, and performed Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending at Blackheath Halls with the school's Symphony Orchestra; she also recorded this piece in a version for violin and organ. She was a finalist in the International Dvarionas Violin Competition in Lithuania, and shortly afterwards, in May 2024, she performed as a soloist at the Royal Albert Hall alongside the All Souls Orchestra in their annual flagship concert, Prom Praise.

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