Vanessa Mae

Vanessa Mae was born in Singapore in 1977. Her mother was Chinese, and her father was from Thailand. At the age of four, Vanessa Mae moved to London, England with her mother and stepfather.

As a young child, Vanessa Mae was already a talented musician. She took her first piano lesson when she was three years old and her first violin lesson when she was five. 

Developing Skills
Vanessa Mae studied musician at the Central Conservatory of China in Beijing. She was the youngest student the Consservatory had ever accepted.She also took lessons at the famous Royal College of Music in London. The director of the college described Vanessa Mae as "a true child prodigy-like Mozart and Mendelssohn."

When Vanessa Mae was just eight years old, she had to make a big decision. She was equally gifted at both the violin and the piano, but she had to concentrate on just one instrument. Although she had just won a prize at a famous piano competition, Vanessa Mae chose the violin.

At the age of nine, Vanessa Mae went to Germany to take violin classes for advanced students. The best students were usually chosen to be a part of the recitals just once or twice. Vanessa Mae was chosen four times. These were her first performances in from of an audience. 

By the time she was ten years old, Vanessa Mae had studied the violin at some of the best school in the world. She made her first professional appearance in 1987with the Philharminic Orchestra in London. 

Vanessa Mae often played Mozart Concertos. A concerto is a piece of music writen for one or more solo instruments accompanied by an orcestra.