Niki Vasilakis is an Australian violinist. Together with the

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, conducted by

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, Vasilakis was nominated for the 2006

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for

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for the album ''Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel''. Vasilakis featured in the 2007 film '' 4'' playing Summer from Vivaldi's '' The Four Seasons''. She presented the TV series ''Classical Destinations'' on SBS. She was named Young

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n of the Year in 2008 and the state's nominee for

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. Vasilakis is of Greek heritage, and her family originates on the island of

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Discography

Albums

Awards and nominations

ARIA Music Awards

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. They commenced in 1987. ! , - , 2006 , ''Mendelssohn, Bruch, Ravel'' (with

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, , ARIA Award previous winners. , -

References

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Niki Vasilakis
{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasilakis, Niki Living people Australian musicians Year of birth missing (living people) People educated at Immanuel College, Adelaide