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BIOGRAPHY

Martin Lissola is a violinist/violist with many strings to his bow. As comfortable playing baroque music on gut strings as improvising live on stage with pop musicians, Martin has played with many of the major orchestras and ensembles across Europe as well as with some of the biggest pop stars in the world.

Martin was born in Sweden and started playing the violin at the age of 3. Being brought up in a part of Sweden where music and tradition is very strong, music has played a big part in his life from an early age.

At 15 he started his violin studies at the Music Conservatory in Falun, Sweden and from there went on to study at the Gothenburg College of Music before graduating with honours from The Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London with a Bachelor in Music .

Since graduating, Martin has enjoyed a busy freelance career all over Europe and plays with several of the UK and European orchestras as well as world renowned smaller ensembles.


Martin is a versatile musician who enjoys many different styles of music and playing. A keen baroque violinist and violist, he often performs with some of the top baroque ensembles across Europe and is currently based in Paris where he works with Les Musiciens du Louvre, under the baton of Marc Minkowsky 

 

He is also a regular guest with many modern orchestras including:

London Philharmonic Orchestra

BBC Symphony Orchestra

Swedish Royal Opera

Britten Sinfonia

Swedish Radio Orhcestra

Deutsches Kammerorkester Berlin

Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra

Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Nordic Chamber Orchestra

Another big passion of Martin's is playing with pop artists both emerging and world renowned, and has played with some of the biggest names in the pop world, amongst others:

Sting

George Michael

Lana del Rey

Rosalía 

Björk

Take That

Lily Allen

Becky Hill

London Grammar

Gloria Estefan

First Aid Kit

Ellie Goulding

Anthony and The Johnsons

The Killers

Skunk Anansie

Mariah Carey

Måns Zelmerlöw

Seinabo Sey

Miriam Bryant

Josh Groban

Anna Calvi

He also performs in musical theatre and has appeared in productions of

The Last Five Years

Oliver!

The Light in the Piazza

Shrek

The War of the Worlds

Den Evige Ild

 

 

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