Complex sentence: Born to a French father and a Tunisian mother (also a professional musician) in Southern California, Chapelle was raised in the United States and started to play the violin at age 2 ½ in a Suzuki music program at the Irvine Conservatory of Music.
Split into simpler sentences: Born to a French father and a Tunisian mother (also a professional musician) in, Chapelle was raised in Southern California. Chapelle began to play the violin at age 2 ½ in a Suzuki music program at the Irvine Conservatory of Music.