Vanessa Mae is born. Vanessa May, short biography, violins, interesting facts, discography, special albums, singles, filmography

World famous violinist, composer. Known mainly for techno-processing classical compositions. Performance style: "techno-acoustic alloy"

Chinese by mother, Thai by father. When Vanessa was 4 years old, her parents divorced and her mother took her to live in the UK. After the move, her mother married the English lawyer Graham Nicholson.

She began studying music in age three years, but then her main instrument was the piano. Later, her stepfather asked her to pick up the violin and accompany him.

Vanessa's first performance was at the age of nine. Played with the Philharmonic Orchestra when she was ten. Vanessa was the youngest student at the Royal College of Music. In October 1991, Vanessa Mae recorded her debut CD Violin.

In 1992, she took her Zeta electric violin for the first time. In 1994 she recorded her first pop album. The Violin Player's album ratings skyrocketed on the worldwide charts in more than 20 countries immediately upon release.

In 1996, she was nominated for the BRIT Awards as Best British Female (Best British Female), but did not receive the award.

In 1997, Hong Kong honored Vanessa with an invitation to perform in Hong Kong at the Chinese Reunification Ceremony, where she performed alongside Yo-Yo Ma and Tan Dun. As the final chord of this performance, she releases the album China Girl, in honor of her Chinese roots.

On the next Storm album, she also sings.

violins

In most of her performances, Vanessa May uses a Gizmo by Guadagnini, made in 1761 and auctioned off by her parents for £150,000. In January 1995, the violin was stolen, but in March of the same year, the police returned it to its owner. Once the artist fell with the violin on the eve of one of her performances and broke it. After several weeks of painstaking work, the instrument was restored.

The artist also uses US-made Zeta Jazz Model electric violins - white, white with the colors of the American flag and silver-white since 2001, and three Ted Brewer Violins electric violins.

Vanessa-Mae Vanakorn Nicholson(English) Vanessa Mae Vanakorn Nicholson ; whale. 陳美, Chén Měi, b. October 27) - British violinist, composer, skier, singer. Known mainly for techno-arrangements of classical compositions. Performance style: "violin techno-acoustic fusion" (Eng. violin techno-acoustic fusion), or "pop violin".

Biography

In January 2014, Vanessa qualified for Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi and represented the Thai national team in the giant slalom and performed under the name of her father - Vanakorn. Of the 89 athletes who took part, she was able to finish in both descents, taking the last, 67th place and losing 50.10 seconds to the winner.

Subsequently, it turned out that Vanessa's results in the selection for the Games were falsified at the Slovenian stage of the World Cup, commissioned by an unnamed Thai company. Four officials involved in the collusion were suspended for 4 years by the decision of the Slovenian Ski Federation. In November, by decision of the FIS Disciplinary Commission, May was disqualified for 4 years, and the five organizers of the tournament were suspended from work for a period of one to two years. May appealed the decision.

The CAS concluded that the FIS did not have sufficient evidence to substantiate May's results rigging and voided the disqualification. At the same time, the court rejected the second appeal of the 36-year-old athlete (to cancel her results in qualifying competitions due to violation of FIS rules), in connection with this she did not have the right to compete at the Sochi Olympics.

violins

In most of her performances, Vanessa May uses the Gizmo violin by Guadagnini, made in 1761 and auctioned off by her parents for £250,000. In January 1995, the violin was stolen, but in March of the same year, the police returned it to its owner. Once the artist fell with the violin on the eve of one of her performances and broke it. After several weeks of painstaking work, the instrument was restored.

The artist also uses US-made Zeta Jazz Model electric violins - white, with the colors of the American flag and silver-white since 2001, and three Ted Brewer Violins electric violins.

Periodically, Vanessa Mae buys other violins and then sells them at charity auctions.

Data

Discography

• Violin (1990)
• My Favorite Things: Kids Classics (1991)
• Tchaikovsky & Beethoven Violin Concertos (1991/1992)
• The Violin Player (1994)
• The Violin Player: Japanese Releases (1995)
• The Alternative Record from Vanessa-Mae (1996)
• The Classical Album 1(November 1996)
• China Girl: The Classical Album 2(January 1997)
• Storm(January 1997)
• The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: The Classical Album 3(February 1999)
• The Classical Collection: Part 1 (2000)
• Subject to Change-Vanessa-Mae(July 2001)
• The Best of Vanessa-Mae(November 2002)
• Xpectation (Jazz collaboration with Prince) (2003)
• The Ultimate(January 2003)
• Choreography (2004)
• Platinum Collection (2007)

Special Albums

• The Violin Player: Japanese Release (1995)
• The Classical Album 1: Silver Limited Edition(January 1, 1997)
• Storm: Asian Special Edition(January 1, 1997)
• The Original Four Seasons and the Devil's Trill Sonata: Asian Special Edition(February 1, 1999)
• Subject to Change: Asian Special Edition(July 1, 2001)
• The Ultimate: Dutch Limited Edition(January, 2004)

Singles

• "Toccata & Fugue - The Mixes" (1995)
• "Happy Valley" (1997)
• Destiny (2001)
• "White Bird" (2001)

Filmography

• The Violin Fantasy (1998)
• Arabian Nights (2000)
• The Making of Me (TV series) (2008)

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Notes

Links

• Vanessa-Mae at the Internet Movie Database
• - statistics on the FIS website (eng.)

An excerpt characterizing Vanessa Mae

Pierre did not stay to dine, but immediately left the room and left. He went to look for Anatole Kuragin in the city, at the thought of which now all his blood rushed to his heart and he experienced difficulty in taking breath. On the mountains, among the gypsies, at the Comoneno - he was not there. Pierre went to the club.
Everything in the club went on in its usual order: the guests who had gathered for dinner sat in groups and greeted Pierre and talked about the city news. The footman, having greeted him, reported to him, knowing his acquaintance and habits, that a place had been left for him in a small dining room, that Prince Mikhail Zakharych was in the library, and Pavel Timofeich had not yet arrived. One of Pierre's acquaintances, between a conversation about the weather, asked him if he had heard about the kidnapping of Rostova by Kuragin, which they were talking about in the city, was it true? Pierre, laughing, said that this was nonsense, because now he was only from the Rostovs. He asked everyone about Anatole; he was told by one that he had not yet come, the other that he would dine to-day. It was strange for Pierre to look at this calm, indifferent crowd of people who did not know what was going on in his soul. He walked around the hall, waited until everyone had gathered, and without waiting for Anatole, he did not dine and went home.
Anatole, whom he was looking for, dined with Dolokhov that day and consulted with him about how to fix the spoiled case. It seemed to him necessary to see Rostova. In the evening he went to his sister's to talk with her about the means of arranging this meeting. When Pierre, having traveled all over Moscow in vain, returned home, the valet reported to him that Prince Anatol Vasilyich was with the countess. The drawing room of the Countess was full of guests.
Pierre did not greet his wife, whom he did not see after his arrival (she was more than ever hated by him at that moment), entered the living room and, seeing Anatole, went up to him.
“Ah, Pierre,” said the countess, going up to her husband. “You don’t know what position our Anatole is in…” She stopped, seeing in her husband’s head lowered, in his shining eyes, in his resolute gait, that terrible expression of fury and strength, which she knew and experienced on herself after the duel with Dolokhov.
“Where you are, there is debauchery, evil,” Pierre said to his wife. “Anatole, let’s go, I need to talk to you,” he said in French.
Anatole looked back at his sister and obediently got up, ready to follow Pierre.
Pierre, taking him by the hand, pulled him towards him and left the room.
- Si vous vous permettez dans mon salon, [If you allow yourself in my living room,] - Helen said in a whisper; but Pierre, without answering her, left the room.
Anatole followed him with his usual, youthful gait. But there was concern on his face.
Entering his office, Pierre closed the door and turned to Anatole without looking at him.
- You promised Countess Rostova to marry her and wanted to take her away?
“My dear,” answered Anatole in French (as the whole conversation went), I do not consider myself obliged to answer interrogations made in such a tone.
Pierre's face, already pale, was contorted with fury. He grabbed his big hand Anatole by the collar of his uniform and began to shake from side to side until Anatole's face assumed a sufficient expression of fright.
“When I say that I need to talk to you ...” Pierre repeated.
- Well, that's stupid. A? - said Anatole, feeling the collar button torn off with cloth.
“You are a scoundrel and a scoundrel, and I don’t know what keeps me from the pleasure of crushing your head with this,” said Pierre, “speaking so artificially because he spoke French. He took the heavy paperweight in his hand and raised it menacingly and immediately put it hastily in its place.
Did you promise to marry her?
- I, I, I did not think; However, I never promised, because ...
Pierre interrupted him. Do you have her letters? Do you have letters? Pierre repeated, moving towards Anatole.
Anatole looked at him and at once, thrusting his hand into his pocket, took out his wallet.
Pierre took the letter handed to him and, pushing the table that stood on the road, fell on the sofa.
“Je ne serai pas violent, ne craignez rien, [Don’t be afraid, I won’t use violence,” said Pierre, responding to Anatole’s frightened gesture. “Letters - once,” said Pierre, as if repeating a lesson for himself. "Second," he continued after a moment's silence, getting up again and beginning to walk, "you must leave Moscow tomorrow."
"But how can I...
“Third,” Pierre continued, not listening to him, “you should never say a word about what happened between you and the countess. This, I know, I cannot forbid you, but if there is a spark of conscience in you ... - Pierre silently walked around the room several times. Anatole sat at the table and frowned, biting his lips.
“You can’t fail to understand, finally, that in addition to your pleasure there is happiness, the peace of mind of other people, that you are ruining your whole life from the fact that you want to have fun. Have fun with women like my wife - with these you are within your rights, they know what you want from them. They are armed against you with the same experience of debauchery; but to promise a girl to marry her ... to deceive, to steal ... How can you not understand that this is as vile as nailing an old man or a child! ...
Pierre fell silent and looked at Anatole, no longer angry, but inquiringly.
- I do not know this. A? - said Anatole, emboldened as Pierre overcame his anger. “I don’t know and don’t want to know,” he said, without looking at Pierre and with a slight trembling of his lower jaw, “but you said these words to me: vile and the like, which I comme un homme d" honneur [as fair man] I won't let anyone.
Pierre looked at him in surprise, unable to understand what he needed.
“Although it was face to face,” Anatole continued, “but I can’t ...
"Well, do you need satisfaction?" Pierre said mockingly.
“At least you can take back your words. A? If you want me to fulfill your wishes. A?
“I take it, I take it back,” Pierre said and I ask you to excuse me. Pierre glanced involuntarily at the torn button. “And money, if you need it for the journey.” Anatole smiled.
This expression of a timid and vile smile, familiar to him from his wife, blew up Pierre.
“Oh, vile, heartless breed! he said and left the room.
The next day Anatole left for Petersburg.

Pierre went to Marya Dmitrievna to report on the fulfillment of her desire - on the expulsion of Kuragin from Moscow. The whole house was in fear and excitement. Natasha was very ill, and, as Marya Dmitrievna told him in secret, on the same night, as it was announced to her that Anatole was married, she poisoned herself with arsenic, which she quietly obtained. After swallowing it a little, she was so frightened that she woke Sonya and announced to her what she had done. In time, the necessary measures were taken against the poison, and now she was out of danger; but all the same she was so weak that it was impossible to think of taking her to the village, and the countess was sent for. Pierre saw the bewildered count and the weeping Sonya, but he could not see Natasha.
Pierre dined at the club that day and from all sides heard talk about the attempt to kidnap Rostova and stubbornly denied these talks, assuring everyone that there was nothing more, as soon as his brother-in-law made an offer to Rostova and was refused. It seemed to Pierre that it was his duty to hide the whole affair and restore Rostova's reputation.
He fearfully awaited the return of Prince Andrei and every day he stopped by to visit the old prince about him.
Prince Nikolai Andreevich knew through m lle Bourienne all the rumors that were circulating around the city, and read that note to Princess Mary, which Natasha refused her fiancé. He seemed more cheerful than usual and was looking forward to his son with great impatience.
A few days after Anatole's departure, Pierre received a note from Prince Andrei, informing him of his arrival and asking Pierre to call on him.
Prince Andrey, having arrived in Moscow, in the very first minute of his arrival received from his father a note from Natasha to Princess Mary, in which she refused the groom (she stole this note from Princess Mary and handed it to Prince m lle Bourienne) and heard from his father, with additions, stories about the abduction Natasha.
Prince Andrei arrived the evening before. Pierre came to him the next morning. Pierre expected to find Prince Andrei in almost the same position as Natasha, and therefore he was surprised when, entering the living room, he heard from the office the loud voice of Prince Andrei, animatedly saying something about some kind of Petersburg intrigue. old prince and another voice from time to time interrupted him. Princess Mary went out to meet Pierre. She sighed, pointing with her eyes to the door where Prince Andrei was, apparently wanting to express her sympathy for his grief; but Pierre saw from Princess Mary's face that she was glad both about what had happened and how her brother received the news of the bride's betrayal.

The British violinist is always open for communication and willingly answers any questions, except for those related to her personal life. She thinks there's nothing interesting about it

after all, everything is already determined in it and no events that could interest the public occur. The common-law husband of Vanessa Mae has been with her for more than fifteen years, and all this time they hardly part. The name of the beloved violinist is Lionel Catalan, he is a wine expert, and they met at one of the French ski resorts. For Vanessa skiing- one of her strongest hobbies - she first got up on them when she was four years old, and since then she prefers to relax in the mountains, where there are good tracks.

In the photo - Vanessa Mae and Lionel Catalan

Lionel is ten years older than Vanessa, he is the son of the mayor of the town in which they met, and when they met, he did not even know that she was a world famous violinist. He spares nothing for his beloved - Vanessa values ​​​​his luxurious gift very much - a platinum ring with a Colombian emerald and a scattering of diamonds. Lionel accompanies Vanessa Mae on tour with her old grandmother, to whom the violinist is more attached than to her mother, who was her manager until she came of age. The mother of violinist Pamela Mae Nicholson, a pianist, after a divorce from Vanessa's own father, moved with her daughter to the UK, where she remarried to lawyer Graham Nicholson. She forced her daughter to play the violin for at least four hours a day and always said that the more success Vanessa achieves in music, the more she will love her, and this, according to the violinist, was very heartless. The relationship between them has always been very difficult - Vanessa believes that her mother deprived her of her childhood and friends with whom she was forbidden to communicate so as not to be distracted from rehearsals. Even Mae's first date didn't take place until she was twenty.

Her entire childhood was devoted to music and touring - from the age of twelve she began to travel around the world with concerts, and her mother controlled all her bank accounts, and after Vanessa's proposal to take a break from their cooperation, relations between them escalated to such an extent that they did not there was no intervention of lawyers, and since then mother and daughter do not communicate. Despite Vanessa's numerous attempts to improve relations, Pamela May does not want to make contact, completely deleting her from her life. The violinist did not have a relationship with her own father, who, after a long absence from her life, showed up one day only to ask her for money.

But only civil husband Vanessa Mae, her grandmother, and even her stepfather, with whom her mother divorced long ago and whom she continues to call dad, remain for her the closest and dearest people. The violinist is in no hurry to get married - she says that she does not see much point in this, because if a man wants, he will change even if there is a stamp in his passport. She loves Lionel very much and says that he helped her grow up - before, her mother always decided everything for her, whose goal was to raise her daughter to the pinnacle of success. However, Vanessa is grateful to Pamela for helping her become who she is today. May is one of the richest performers in the UK, but, according to the violinist, earning money has never been an end in itself for her, and she does not know how to manage it at all. She spends part of the funds on the purchase of violins, many of which are subsequently sold at charity auctions.

Vanesa May (Vanakorn Nicholson) was born on October 27 1978 in Singapore, on the same day as great violinist, only 196 years later. She is Thai on her father and Chinese on her mother. Her mother, Pamela, divorced when Vanessa was 4 and took her to London, where she married British lawyer Grahm Nicholson. Pamela Nicholson is professional enough to notice Vanessa musical talent, Pamela herself is a semi-professional pianist.

She played a huge role in musical career his daughter. The violin is not Vanessa's first instrument. She first took piano lessons at a children's school in Singapore with Ruth Nye when she was 3 years old. Her adoptive father, Grahm Nicholson, played the violin and forced Vanessa to take the violin and accompany him.

Vanessa's first performance was at the age of nine. Played with the Philharmonie Orchestra when she was ten. Under Professor Felix Andrievsky, Vanessa was the most young student at the Royal College of Music. In October 1991 Vanessa Mei recorded her debut CD "Violin" and in March 1991 released for UK charity and NSPCC, at the time she was only 11 years old. 1992 she picked up her Zeta electric violin for the first time.

IN 1994 she showed up with EMI for her first pop album, as Vanessa described it as a "techno acoustic fusion". The ratings of her new album "The violin Player" soared on the worldwide charts in more than 20 countries immediately after the release. IN 1996 she was nominated for "Best Female Artist" in the UK's BRIT Awards. She is the first musician and classical musician to be nominated for this competition and won the award with an overwhelming number of votes due to her popularity.

She then released some other albums. After her pop album "The Violin Player" she released a classic record, "Classical Album 1". IN 1997 Hong Kong honored Vanessa with an invitation to perform in Hong Kong at the China Reunification Ceremony, she was the only non-local performer. It also ended with the release of another album "China Girl" as a continuation of her reflections on her Chinese roots. It has been fifteen years since her grandfather died. Almost immediately after that, she released her second techno-acoustic album - "Storm", where she also sings. Then she recorded the third classic album after "The violin Player" "The Original Four Seasons".

IN 2001 In the same year, another of her pop albums, Sebject To Change, was released. On this moment she lives in Kensington, London.

IN 2003 Vanessa-Mae was recognized as the richest young entertainer in the UK, her fortune was estimated at 32 million pounds. This is income from concerts, sales of more than 10 million copies of discs worldwide, which was an unprecedented case for such a young violinist.

IN 2006 Vanessa-Mae announced the release of a new album, scheduled for 2007 - 2008 years, but at the end 2009 the album did not appear.

Vanessa-Mae is a professional downhill skier, plans to play for the Thai national team at the Olympics 2014 years in Sochi.

In January 2014 Vanessa qualified in giant slalom for the Olympics 2014 years in Sochi. May will represent the national team of Thailand and play under the name of his father - Vanakorn.