 tasmin little, obe (born 13 may 1965) is an english classical violinist. she is best known and widely acclaimed as a concerto soloist, and also performs as a recitalist and chamber musician. she has released multiple albums, winning the critics award at the classic brit awards in 2011 for her recording of elgar's violin concerto. ==early life and education== little was born in london and is the daughter of actor george little, best known for his role in emmerdale farm. she first learned to read music at age six while learning to play a recorder that her mother had given her. as recounted during an appearance on bbc radio 3's in tune program (10 april 2013) she grew up in northwest london, attending the yehudi menuhin school on a scholarship as a weekly boarder between the ages of 8 and 18; among her fellow pupils was violinist nigel kennedy. in 1982 she was a finalist in the string section of bbc young musician of the year. after leaving school she went on to the guildhall school of music and drama, where she obtained a performance diploma and won the gold medal in the school's annual music competition in 1986. ==career== little's first professional performance as a soloist was in 1988 with the hallÃ©. she made her first appearance at the bbc proms in 1990,{{cite news|author=white, michael|title=little goes a long way|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/music/classicalmusic/3601408/little-goes-a-long-way.html|work=[[the daily telegraph]
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