Niki Vasilakis
{{Short description|Australian violinist}}
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Niki Vasilakis is an Australian violinist.{{Citation | last = Burdon | first = Peter | date = 26 April 2015 | title = Violinist Niki Vasilakis delights patrons at the latest Cocktail Concert at the Adelaide Festival Centre | periodical = The Advertiser | url = https://www.adelaidenow.com.au/entertainment/arts/violinist-niki-vasilakis-delights-patrons-at-the-latest-cocktail-concert-at-the-adelaide-festival-centre/news-story/f47cd44be460fd6a2499d88d736a9054 }} Together with the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sebastian Lang-Lessing, Vasilakis was nominated for the 2006 ARIA Award for Best Classical Album for the album Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel.{{Citation | last = McLean | first = Sandra | date = 13 September 2006| title = Urban hops as pop| periodical = Courier Mail | url = https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/national/urban-hops-as-pop/news-story/d9dcb6ec2782fc1d701db96009f3a970?sv=ccb302da631caa0d2d578ef760f05b5d }}
Vasilakis featured in the 2007 film 4 playing Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.{{Citation | last = Hall | first = Sandra | date = 11 August 2007 | title = 4 | periodical = The Sydney Morning Herald | url = https://www.smh.com.au/news/film-reviews/4/2007/08/10/1186530595782.html}} She presented the TV series Classical Destinations on SBS.{{Citation | last = Lim | first = Annie | date = 4 January 2017 | title = Acclaimed violinist plays language of God to reach the suffering | periodical = Eternity News | url = https://www.eternitynews.com.au/culture/acclaimed-violinist-plays-language-of-god-to-reach-the-suffering/ }} She was named Young South Australian of the Year in 2008 and the state's nominee for Young Australian of the Year.{{cite web|url=https://www.australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/niki-vasilakis/608/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200922234748/https://australianoftheyear.org.au/recipients/niki-vasilakis/608/|url-status=dead|archive-date=22 September 2020|title=Niki Vasilakis|publisher=Australian of the Year Awards}}
Vasilakis is of Greek heritage, and her family originates on the island of Ikaria.[https://neoskosmos.com/en/2016/03/18/life/music/upfront-and-solo-classical-violinist-niki-vasilakis/ See article by Neos Kosmos]
Discography
=Albums=
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| scope="row" | Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel (with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Sebastian Lang-Lessing) |
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| scope="row" | 4 The Soundtrack (with Sayaka Shoji, Cho-Liang Lin & Pekka Kuusisto) |
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| scope="row" | Sacred
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Awards and nominations
=ARIA Music Awards=
The ARIA Music Awards is an annual awards ceremony that recognises excellence, innovation, and achievement across all genres of Australian music. They commenced in 1987.
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| Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel (with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Sebastian Lang-Lessing)
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References
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External links
- [http://www.nikivasilakis.com/ Niki Vasilakis]
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