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Multi-talented artist and leader |Satu Vanska, the Principal Violin of the Australian Chamber Orchestra

Published: Aug. 3, 2021, 2:50 a.m.

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My guest is multi-talented Satu V\xe4nsk\xe4, 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 \u2018Young Soloist of the Year\u2019 by Sinfonia Lahti in Finland in 1998 and a few years later she was a prize winner of the \u2018Deutsche Stiftung Musikleben\u2019 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.\xa0

We talk about how Satu\u2019s 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\u2019 Weimar Cabaret in The Barbican in London.

You will learn from Satu how\xa0

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  • Her multicultural upbringing and perseverance has formed her successful career\xa0
  • She has developed her Leadership skills\xa0
  • Her amazing career growth has been organic



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