The international media has published an endless amount of articles of Linda Lampenius. The Finnish violinist has appeared as a covergirl on several great periodicals, from the respected GRAMOPHONE to the world's most famous men's magazine PLAYBOY. Here you'll find a few examples of the magazines.
GRAMOPHONE. Extremely respected and also feared British magazine focused in classical music published an excellent and positive review on Linda's classical album.
CLASSIC FM magazine also wrote a coverstory on Linda.
THE TIMES, NEW YORK TIMES and THE SUNDAY TIMES have all reported on Linda's musical career. The Sunday Times had Linda on the cover of it's cultural enclosure.
THE SUN had Linda on it's cover.
THE EUROPEAN Linda has also been compared to actress Pamela Anderson. So did the European, that published a wide article of "Sibelius-playing Finn, who's as sexy as Pamela Anderson.
MAXIM, CAFÉ, GQ and DETAILS. Linda is a regular favorite in the lifestyle-magazines for men. For example the British Maxim and GQ, Swedish Café and an American Details have written about Linda. The Details named Linda the best newcomer in music- and sex-categories.
HELLO, ELLE, DAMERNAS VÄRLD, VECKOREVYN. The British Hello! published a five-page article with gorgeous photos of Linda in luxurious evening gowns. Both the British and the Swedish Elle had big articles.
BJÖRN BORG. Linda was the model and face for Björn Borg underwear and swimwear 1996-1998. Promoting included printed ads and several fashion shows, in which Linda played music from her first pop-album "Linda Lampenius" while walking down the catwalk. Eurotrash was the one TV show to introduce Linda to Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber, who happened to see the show, and who after "investigating" her case asked her to play the solo in Metal Philharmonic summer 1997.
PLAYBOY. Linda is the only Finnish woman, who has had the celebrity cover of Playboy. It was the "Sex&Music" issue, April 1998. Photographer Alison Reynolds (Hef's close friend) was the one who "found", suggested and introduced Linda to Hugh and Marilyn at Playboy. The photoshoot began a few months later in Los Angeles. Photographer Arny Freitag with his team, and make-up artists Alexis Vogel and Tamara Ogden just "blew Linda away" with their professionalism, perfectionism and kindness.
Linda promoted the "Sex&Music" issue both in New York and Los Angeles, appearing on several huge TV channels. "I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to get to know Hef as a friend!" Linda says. "He's one of the greatest gentlemen in the world and his kindness and hospitality is unheard of." "I owe him everything for believing in me!" At one of Linda's performances (New Year –98) at the Playboy Mansion, one of the producers of Baywatch, Doug Schwartz, and his writer wife "found" me for the series.
BAYWATCH
Linda was the guest star in the Episode "Water Dance". She played the character Ariana, a beautiful violinist, who was held on a yacht, and could only go ashore for her concerts. Ariana's evil guardian Lena smuggled original drawings by famous artists in the violin case and didn't let Ariana have a normal, social life. Finally she succeeded in her attempt to escape, but was found by Lena's bodyguards when enjoying life on Venice Beach with Cody. After chases, both on land and at sea, Ariana was saved by Mitch and Cody.
Music from the "Linda Lampenius" album, was played in the episode and the music montage (Cody's fantasy of him and Ariana on the beach) was filmed to "Aquamarine" from that same album. "It was a fantastic experience to see how this production company (Baywatch) worked. It was like a big family and everyone could count on each other" says Linda, who was accompanied by her actress mother at the filming of the episode.
FAME LA Linda's first job on American television was acting and playing in MGM's Fame LA, which was filmed in Los Angeles fall –97. Linda played the character of beautiful Swedish violinist, Ilse, who ended up playing the violin at the art school's Christmas party, after a misunderstanding because of her poor knowledge in English. One of the students fell in love with "Ilse" and at first she was very cold and distant, but in the end "they found eachother".
Sounds Like
Linda Brava, EMI Classics 1999:
This is a delightful recital, lightweight to be sure, but played with such warmth, and an eloquent simplicity of line, that the ear is instantly beguiled.
The opening Elgar Salut d'amour is pleasing enough but the following Fauré Berceuse is utterly winning, and the famous 'Méditation' from Massenet's Thaïs soars aloft without being the least sentimentalized. It was Brava's physical charms that first caught the public attention in Finland during a telecast, while she was playing in the ranks of the Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra, but one enjoys a CD with one's ears, and mine tell me that the central performance of the Grieg Sonata is strong, passionate and most compelling.
The central Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza (pure mountain-stream Grieg) is exquisitely played, and how beautifully the excellent pianist, John Lenehan, prepares the way for his soloist's warm-hearted entry. The finale has splendidly gutsy, folksy impetus and plenty of light and shade. Both artists are very well recorded and the balance is excellent. I suspect Brava's tone is comparatively small (although the second subject of the finale brings a boldness and opulence that really communicate); but her finished timbre records very well indeed and the playing itself is nicely polished as well as musically sensitive. A wellcome collection.
LINDA LAMPENIUS (BRAVA) joined the musical kindergarden at the age of three, and began playing violin at five. Her first violin teacher was Gèza Szilvay.
Linda toured for the first time at the age of eight as The Helsinki Juniorstrings in USA and Canada. The same year she also starred and played in a TV-series, introducing the Color Strings Method.
In 1985 Linda began studies at the Sibelius Academy's youth department with Ari Angervo. Five years later she continued to the SIBELIUS ACADEMY, then guided by Nachum Erlich and Päivyt Rajamäki.
Between 1978-93 Linda toured as a member and concertmaster for various orchestras in Japan, USA, Canada, Scandinavia, Great-Britain and several other European countries. Between 1994-96 she played in the National Opera's orchestra. As a soloist she has performed with orchestras in Finland, Sweden and Great Britain.
In 1996 Lampenius got elected to the Helsinki citycouncil. A couple of years later she was titled as the Tourism Ambassador of Finland in Sweden.
Linda has perfomed a lot on TV. She has performed in various entertainment shows and visited several talk shows in nearly every European country, Korea, Taiwan, the Philippines and USA. The most noted acts were on American tv-series Baywatch and Fame L.A. She visited these world-wide shows while living in Los Angeles in 1997-99. While her stay in US she also posed for Playboy. Linda was the celebrity cover-girl of PLAYBOY's "MUSIC & SEX" –issue in APRIL 1998.
Linda also posed as the model and face in Björn Borg's swimsuit campaign in Sweden and Finland.
Linda has performed for president Martti Ahtisaari and crown princess Victoria of Sweden. She also has played in Monte Carlo for Rainier and prince Albert.
In 1997 she was invited by LORD ANDREW LLOYD WEBBER to perform the lead in his "Metal Philharmonic" at the SYDMONTON FESTIVAL.
Linda has released 3 albums. "Linda Lampenius", Audio-Vox, 1997 "Linda Brava", EMI Classics, 1999 "Nordic Light", LadyBird, 2005
In 1999 Linda also spent several weeks in studios in England, playing , studying and recording with guitarist Dave Gregory, songwriter and drummer Chris Blackwell, base player Charlie Jones and legendary producer Craig Leon.
Between 1997-2000 Linda was loved by cider-lovers as she released her own brand of Finnish cider. The drink sold millions of litres.
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