Samika began playing the violin, aged three, in England. She was admitted to the Conservatoire National Superieur de Musique de Paris at the age of 16. After she graduated in 2005 from the violin class, she continued her studies in the superior string quartet class with the Isé Quartet in CNSMP, receiving the first prize in 2006. She is currently studying with Jens McManama in the superior chamber music class in the Paris Conservatory (CNSMP) and with the Ysaye Quartet with the Quintette Monsolo in the Conservatoire National de Région de Paris (CNR).
Samika participated in her first competition at the age of nine in the All Japan Classical Music Competition (under age of 12 division) where she was awarded first prize. She won the gold medal in the National Competition "Festival of Festivals" in the U.K. in 1996. She was awarded the "Promifi" prize at the Epernay violin competition 2001, the First Prize at the Avignon International Violin Competition in 2001, the prize for best interpretation of a contemporary work in the Yehudi Menuhin International Violin Competition in 2006, and has received many other prestigious awards in the UK and in France.
Her on-stage experience has led her to play with the English Chamber Orchestra at St. John's Smith Square in London at the age of 12. In 2006 Samika played the Tchaikovsky Violin Concerto with the Philharmonic Orchestra of Kochi in Japan. She gives recitals in the UK, Japan, France and in Spain, and has also participated in numerous charity concerts such as Benefit to victims of the Tsunami, and "Live music now!" founded by Yehudi Menuhin.
Samika is also an active chamber musician, in duo, trio, piano quintet, and performs regularly in France, England and in Spain with her string quartet Quatuor Isé and string double bass quintet Quintette Monsolo, both of which she leads as first violin. With the Quatuor Isé, she recorded their first CD, the first recording of the "Vauban Quartet" and Quartet no2 of Enguerrand-Friedrich LÜHL in summer 2006. Quatuor Isé has been dedicated Luhl's string quartet no3.. The second CD of Luhl's no3 and no4 Quartets will be recorded in 2008.
Composer Alain Weber wrote "Chants d'Offrande Obscure" for Quintette Monsolo in summer 2006 with which they won Spedidam Scholarship Award, as well as Best Contemporary Music Prize at the Forum Musical de Normandie 2006. In 2007, Quintette Monsolo won the Grand Prix 1st Prize at the Forum Musical de Normandie, and the 3rd prize at the International Chamber Music Competition of Ilzach, France. December 2007, Quintette Monsolo had the first tour in Japan and is invited for the second tour in november 2009.
Samika has recorded with the members of the Quintette Monsolo a CD of the Bach two piano concerti under the label Polymnie.
She also recorded with the members of the Quintette Monsolo, the music of the film "L'Empreinte de l'ange" which was on the screens (in France) from 13th August 2008.
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The Quintette Monsolo won the first prize at the International Competition of TIM (Tournoi International de Musique) in Veronna, Italy in June 2008.
Samika,
THIS IS IT, I have ONE LAST favor to ask you about this, could I? Since, as you might’ve heard, my picture won at the monthly level & Round 1, I got nominated for the LongHair Hawtie of the Year Finals (!) that end wednesday (can you just get it done now?) and... - was hoping for those 6 votes from you ;)
So... this is where you would cast a vote
http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewPicture&friendID=188240006&albumId=1980868
Just look for this picture on the last row:
And these are the rules on how to 'do it' ...
Yeah, you do need to get accepted as a friend of www.MySpace.com/OfficialLongHairHawties before you can vote, but they’re nice girls (the hawtie folks), no harm whatsoever :)
Thank you so much already,
In appreciation,
- Armand
PS. since it till probably take at least 700+ votes for final win (with about 300 vote lead over #2 to do it by a ‘landslide’) - a very 'evil' thought - maybe you can tell your friends to vote too? ;) Could you ask around?
Samika, Hi back and thanx for checking this out! Like it? 4 CD reviews & 5 live Audio Interviews about everything Metal and ... Violins... and bow ... and NO GUITARS on our MySpace page under 'Blogs' and the beginning of our rock journal at www. metalmonthly. com/RockJournal. html ;) - Armand
Hola,Samiko ! Merci pour votre invitation et avec grand plaisir ! Felicitations pour votre jeu !! Bonne route musicale à vous*Le meilleur pour 2009 ** * La violoniste du TRIO DUENDE** Selvavi
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