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An American violinist. She is a soloist and chamber musician who performs and records classical, jazz, film and popular music.
Campbell was born in Albany, New York, and grew up in Hawaii, Nevada, and northern California. She began playing violin in a Suzuki method preschool class at age three. At age eight, she performed solo with the Reno Philharmonic Orchestra. As a senior in high school, she was selected as a Presidential Scholar and performed at the Kennedy Center.
Campbell has appeared as soloist with the Cleveland Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony, and Dallas Symphony. She has soloed at Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center, Sydney Opera House, Hollywood Bowl, and Barclays Center. She has performed duets with Andrea Bocelli, Sting, Michael Bublé, Chris Botti, Josh Groban, Rod Stewart, and Julio Iglesias. She recorded with artists including Black Eyed Peas, Carrie Underwood, Paul McCartney, Barbra Streisand, Beyonce, Justin Timberlake, Herbie Hancock, TI, Diana Krall, Alicia Keys, Sarah Mclachlan, Rod Stewart, Colbie Caillot, Rihanna, Neil Diamond, Bette Midler, Lionel Richie, Natalie Cole, John Mayer, Jaime Foxx, Michael Bolton, Avril Lavigne, Kelly Clarkson, Carlos Santana, Jackie Evancho, Brad Paisley, Queen Latifah, Josh Groban, Daughtry, John Legend, Adam Sandler, and Gnarls Barkley, among many others. Campbell performs regularly with jazz trumpeter Chris Botti, and is featured in Oblivion on Botti’s latest CD, Impressions. As a guest artist, she has toured five continents with Botti, and joined Barbra Streisand in her 2012 tour. Campbell was a featured guest artist with Andrea Bocelli on his 2012 U.S. tour and performed duets with him in his PBS Great Performances concert in Portofino, Italy, and in the film Love in Portofino.
She is a fair-haired angel with a bow, who, when on stage, has such grit and musicality as to leave you breathless. On the four chords of her violin, Caroline Campbell knows how to be an acrobat without a safety net, she knows how to seduce, to move people and make them dance. It is always a great joy to share the stage with such a brilliant and charismatic artist.
– ANDREA BOCELLI