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 Lena Cambis Co-Founder & Violinist | A native of Montpellier, France, Lena started her violin studies at the age of 4. At age 6, she was the youngest student admitted to join the National Conservatory of Montpellier to pursue violin, chamber music, and solfege studies. Graduating solfege at age 11, she won the Conservatory's Gold medal award in violin and chamber music at 17. During her conservatory years, Lena was concertmaster of the European Exchange Youth Philharmonic and had a full violin teaching studio at Mauguio School of Music and served as the Assistant-professor at the Conservatory. Lena went on to pursue a Bachelor of Music degree in Violin performance at the Royal College of Music in London under the tutelage of Dr. Felix Andrievsky. As an RCM student, she played with the Royal String Ensemble, performing regularly for royal and official events. She also became concertmaster of the Orchestre Philharmonique Europeen and won the 2nd prize at the International Violin Competition of Viterbo (Provincia di Roma), Italy. She has performed throughout Europe with various chamber ensembles, as well as numerous professional orchestras, including the Orchestre National de Montpellier. Lena moved to Florida in 2000, where she is a member of the Sarasota Orchestra, as a section violinist and a Youth Orchestra Coach. She is regularly invited to perform with most of Tampa Bay professional musical organizations. With over 17 years of teaching experience, Lena has guided most of her students from a young age through their college endeavors. She specializes in teaching thorough musicianship, and competitions/auditions preparation. As a member of the American String Teacher Association, she maintains high standard curricula, and strives to bring her students to national level. | ||