Album: Re: Bach
Success found Lara St. John at a very young age. She debuted with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra at the age of 4 and was featured as a solo performer the following year with Orchestra London Canada. She is now closing in on her 40th birthday, and her early successes have not stifled her at all. During her career, she has been the grand national champion at the Canadian Music Competitions and has a national first-place winner on five occasions, not to mention countless other awards in the classical music scene.
The London, Ontario born artist garnered some controversy at the beginning of her career when releasing her first solo album Bach Works for Violin Solo (1996), as the cover art featured Ms. St. John topless holding her violin across her chest. The cover may been the catalyst for people talking about her in the music, but her musical talents have created her longevity as she recently released (along side her brother Scott and The Knights) her 8th album, Mozart, under her own production company, Ancalagon Records.
Her style can be very formal to the likes of traditional classical music fans, but still able to have a more alternative tone at times, as seen with Goldberg 2.
Suggestive nudity and upbeat remakes from classic composers? Not all classical music is what you think.
Lovely!
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