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<span class="style1"> Suzka is a violinist/singer/songwriter/spoken word artist currently residing in Vancouver, B.C. Born to Czechoslovakian parents she has spent much of her life travelling and living in Europe, Japan, Egypt, and the U.S. She is a performer, recording artist and has several violin students. <br>
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She began her studies on the piano at the age of five at the Vancouver Music Academy and soon took up classical violin. Her first concert was at the Orpeum for <strong>Dr. Shinich Suzuki</strong> (founder of Suzuki method.) Her formative years were spent studying with Mary Sokol Brown of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra. She began performing regularily with her older sister on piano who later went on the win the International World Piano Competition in Geneva. <br>
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At the same time Suzka was heavily involved with downhill ski racing at Whistler and was ranked top three in Canada for her age. She earned a spot on the Czech National team and spent a season touring the Europian circuit and placed second overall at Czech Nationals. Her world ranking led to a sports/academic scholarship to the University of Nevada, Reno. <br>
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She returned to the arts by moving to London, England to attend the Holburn Centre for Performing Arts. Continually playing violin, composing songs, and studying voice and theatre. She later took a trip to Egypt and stayed near Mt. Sinai for 9 months immersing herself in the language and culture often visiting the mysterious pyramids of Cairo. <br>
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Upon returning to Vancouver she found Romanian gypsy swing violin virtuoso, <strong>Lache Cercel</strong>, who became her mentor and brought her back to the stage. She has since been doing shows and session work for various artists and began songwriting with Sean Eyre. Her album appearances have included genres from world, hip-hop, Aboriginal folk, alternative, jazz, R&B soul, country, to pop. Always looking for different styles to play to and to keep music as a means to unite people and break down barriers. </span>
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