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Rolls-Royce?s ?Inspiring Greatness? series features aspirational stories from individuals who have reached the apex of their careers. In this latest instalment, classical violinist, Charlie Siem takes the centre stage where he discusses the physical and mental challenges of performing some of the world?s most complex music pieces. 
At the tender age of three, Siem began his violin lessons after hearing Yehudi Menuhin; the violin virtuoso played Beethoven?s Violin Concerto. From then, he has set his mind on becoming an accomplished violinist. Siem received his music degree from Cambridge University then he studied violin under the tutelage of Itzhak Rashkovsky at the Royal College of Music. He has not looked back since. Siem?s musical journey saw him performing for various leading orchestras and ensembles throughout the world.
Many of us express our passion for something through varied ways and for Siem, it is through the violin. Rather than just looking at the violin as an instrument, Siem sees it as ?an extension of his body.? He wishes to use the violin to express his inner emotions, communicating them to the audience ...