Lelie Cristea

Lelie Cristea is the violonist who performed among others the solo in the music by Perdo Macedo Camacho heard in The Future Of Gaming: StarEngine video, and in the origin 400i commercial.

She dedicates herself not only to classical works but also to film music.

Early Life

Lelie Cristea comes from a lineage of musicians and was born in Gelsenkirchen, Germany. She began playing the violin at the age of three. She was first instructed by her father Ion-Henry Cristea, former concertmaster of the Vienna Chamber Opera.

She began her university studies with Liviu Casleanu at the Rostock University of Music and Theatre, followed by studies under professor Mintcho Mintchev at the Folkwang University of the Arts. She had Chamber music lessons with professor Andreas Reiner and master classes with other artistic greats such as professor Stefan Gheorgiu, Vadim Gluzman, and professor Ingolf Turban.

Trivia

• Her grandfather Ionel Cristea was a classical violinist in the silent movies in theatres in Bucharest while he was studying at the conservatoire.
• Lelie plays on an old italian master violin from the 18th Century.

External Links

• Official website