Niki Vasilakis

Niki Vasilakis is an Australian violinist.[1] 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.[2]

Vasilakis featured in the 2007 film 4 playing Summer from Vivaldi's The Four Seasons.[3] She presented the TV series Classical Destinations on SBS.[4] She was named Young South Australian of the Year in 2008 and the state's nominee for Young Australian of the Year.[5]

Vasilakis is of Greek heritage, and her family originates on the island of Ikaria.[6]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title Details
Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel
(with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Sebastian Lang-Lessing)
  • Released: 2006
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Classics
4 The Soundtrack
(with Sayaka Shoji, Cho-Liang Lin & Pekka Kuusisto)
  • Released: 2007
  • Format: CD
  • Label: ABC Classics (442 9963)
Sacred
  • Released: August 2016
  • Format: Digital
  • Label: Niki Vasilakis Violin

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.

Year Nominee / work Award Result Ref.
2006 Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel (with Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra & Sebastian Lang-Lessing) Best Classical Album Nominated [7]

References

  1. ^ Burdon, Peter (26 April 2015), "Violinist Niki Vasilakis delights patrons at the latest Cocktail Concert at the Adelaide Festival Centre", The Advertiser
  2. ^ McLean, Sandra (13 September 2006), "Urban hops as pop", Courier Mail
  3. ^ Hall, Sandra (11 August 2007), "4", The Sydney Morning Herald
  4. ^ Lim, Annie (4 January 2017), "Acclaimed violinist plays language of God to reach the suffering", Eternity News
  5. ^ "Niki Vasilakis". Australian of the Year Awards. Archived from the original on 22 September 2020.
  6. ^ See article by Neos Kosmos
  7. ^ ARIA Award previous winners. "ARIA Awards – Winners by Award". Australian Recording Industry Association (ARIA). Retrieved 12 November 2018.