My favorites are A Taste of Passion and Enigmatic Ocean.
Know who you should check out? Violinist Vanessa Mae. She's a British citizen, Asian nationality. Young girl, in her 20s, absolutely gorgeous. She is an incredible musician AND performer. She'll play heavy Russian classical music with such an intensity and passion on her acoustic violin, dressed in all black, and then a half hour later is dressed to play cotton-eyed Joe or jazz or fusion that she has arranged herself on her 8 string zeta, dressed in a short miniskirt and boots as she dances across the stage like she's on MTV. She's absolutely wonderful. She's been on People magazine's 50 most beautiful people list, interviewed by Rolling Stone, and has been dubbed
"Mozart in Doc Martens".
http://www.vanessamae.com/
http://www.vanessa-mae.com/frameset1.html
from:
http://www.askmen.com/women/singer_60/75_vanessa_mae.html
why we like her?
It's like Sylvester Stallone bringing his Rambo character to a Merchant-Ivory movie. Vanessa Mae injects classic concert halls with action, sex appeal and something new.
why is she famous?
She is responsible for a new style of fusion music that combines the violin, classical music and pop beats. Her biggest success is The Violin Player. She was also a child prodigy.
Vanessa Mae might not be the world's most renowned celebrity, but among violinists she pales only to Itzhak Perlman for name recognition. The young prodigy has created a new style of music mixing classic instrumentals with contemporary beats to become a "techno-acoustic fusion violinist". Not only is she talented, but Vanessa Mae is extremely prolific. Before the age of 20, she had already released 15 albums.
Renee