My guest is multi-talented Satu Vänskä, a fellow Finn, and the Principal Violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Her destiny was decided when she started playing the violin at the age of 3 while living in Japan. Her talent was recognised early on while she was studying violin in Finland and Germany. She was named 'Young Soloist of the Year' by Sinfonia Lahti in Finland in 1998 and a few years later she was a prize winner of the 'Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben' in Germany.
She studied and worked in Europe with world-leading classical music orchestras and musicians before moving to Australia. She joined the ACO in 2004, where she today has many roles, performing also as a lead violin and soloist. She is the curator, frontwoman, violinist and vocalist of ACO Underground, the ACO's experimental spin-off band.
We talk about how Satu's multicultural upbringing and experience has had a strong influence on her character. Satu tells us about her role as a performer and leader. The big milestones that have transformed her life include performing as a vocalist and violinist in Barry Humphries' Weimar Cabaret in The Barbican in London.
You will learn from Satu how
Her multicultural upbringing and perseverance has formed her successful career
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