Karina Canellakis

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Karina Canellakis (born August 23, 1981) is an American conductor and violinist. Biography Born in New York City, of Greek and Russian background, Canellakis grew up in a family of musicians. Her parents were music students at the Juilliard School. Her father Martin became a conductor, and her mother Sheryl became a pianist. She studied violin as a youth, and her younger brother Nicholas studied cello. She continued music studies at the Curtis Institute, where her teachers included Ida Kavafian, and graduated from Curtis in 2004. Read more on Last.fm