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Linda Lampenius
12+ albums
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Linda Brava (born Linda Lampenius February 26, 1970, in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish classical violinist and recording artist. Brava first came into the public spotlight as a child prodigy on the violin, performing on Finnish TV countless times since the age of eight. Around the same time, she was performing as a soloist of the Helsinki Strings, playing in concerts in London, New York, Tokyo and others. Brava's first solo appearance with a professional orchestra took place at the age of 11, when she performed with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. After years of studying at the world-renowned Sibelius Academy and playing the 1st violin in the Finnish National Opera Orchestra, she started a full-time career as a soloist in 1996. Brava is foremost a chamber musician, but has also done many solo orchestral appearances in Finland, Sweden and the UK, including with the Stockhom Sinfonietta and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales. She has also done several head of state and royal concert appearances, playing for Prince Rainier of Monaco, Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden, President of Finland and others. In 1997, EMI offered Brava a five-year contract, which she also accepted. Her classical album Linda Brava was then released worldwide by the EMI Classics label in 1999. In addition to classical, Brava also performs popular music. She has played the lead in Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber's work Metal Philharmonic at the Sydmonton Festival, and performed with various artists, incl
