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" I've decided to make my main priority for the next two years not playing the violin, but training for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. "
Vanessa Mae
Russia
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Winter
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" In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland. "
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" In winter I go skiing on Saturdays and Sundays when the slopes are quieter due to changeover day for tourists, and in summer I hike up into the mountains at sunset, just as the village is settling down to dinner. "
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" All the time I'm changing as an artist and as a person. "
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" But I don't mind, I'm a bit of a touring animal. When I'm on tour that is the greatest thrill for me, playing to a live audience. "
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" I started skiing around the same time as I began playing the piano, at around four, before moving to the violin at five. "
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" The stage is the best experience in the world. It's a great compliment to be able to share the music, because people can hear my album but they don't get to make the connection in the same way as when it's one-to-one. "
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