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Yasmine Azaiez, violin virtuoso
At age 28, Yasmine Azaiez is one of the greatest violinists
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What does travel mean to you ?
YA : A travel is more than a route between two points. It symbolizes true
in the world. When she was 4, the young Tunisian-British
discovery. Through travel, we grow up, we learn and we arouse our curiosity.
girl starts playing violin and attends, four years later,
I am even tempted to say that music is, to me, an invitation to travel. Another
the prestigious Yehudi Menuhin School in London. Thanks
to her talent and her exceptional mastery, she wins in
2007 the second place at the Sevenoaks competition for
the “Young musician of the year“ award and she is voted
one of the 9 best violinists in the world in 2010 in Sydney,
on the occasion of the Global Youth.
Composer and singer, Yasmine Azaiez has played
worldwide with music celebrities such as guitarist Joe
Morris, Iraqi lutenist Naseer Shamma and accordionist
Cory Pesaturo. Since then, the young violinist has
kind of travel, more spiritual, but no less rewarding.
What is a real change of scenery ?
YA : A travel that makes you lose your marks and that offers unexpected
moments. To me, it is a travel that stuns and arouses both curiosity and
creative inspiration. The most incredible trips are often those that inspire me
the most to compose my music through which I try to communicate some of
my memories and to mix influences.
created the “Yasmine Azaiez Academy“, a music institute in
Tunis through which she hopes to promote the young
Tunisian talents abroad.
What do you always bring with you?
YA : I always bring too many things, my suitcase is always filled with my scores,
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