Lyra Strings Experienced & Versatile Classical & LED Electric Violinist!

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Price Guide

The guide prices below are for events within 20 miles of South East London. Outside this area extra travel expenses will apply. Please get in touch for an accurate quote.
Solo Violinist for Weddings:
Ceremony only : £375
Drinks only: £375
Ceremony & drinks or Drinks reception and one hour maximum at the Wedding Breakfast: £496
Ceremony, drinks, meal: £620
Solo Violinist for other events (Acoustic or LED electric):
2 x 45 min set: £275
3 x 45 min set: £325
2 x 60 min set: £300
3 x 60 min set: £465
Short performances:
1 x 45 min set: £225
1 x 60 min set: £250
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About / Biography

LARA HAS RECORDED AND PERFORMED WITH ARTISTS INCLUDING; NILE RODGERS & CHIC, CLEAN BANDIT, RUDIMENTAL, OLLY MURS, SWEET FEMALE ATTITUDE, DJ SPOONY, CLARE TEAL, GREGORY PORTER, CIRCA WAVES, ZUZU, ROBERT VINCENT, IAN PROWSE & AMSTERDAM, RAY QUINN (X FACTOR), RICHARD & ADAM (BRITAIN’S GOT TALENT), SIMON HOWARD & MANY MORE, IN STUDIOS AND VENUES FROM ABBEY ROAD, TO THE ROYAL ALBERT HALL, TO CARIBBEAN CRUISE SHIPS, TO BBC TELEVISION STUDIOS.

Lara is a classically trained musician and graduated with first-class honours (Music) from Sir Paul McCartney’s ‘Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts’. She performs as a solo violinist and can offer classical strings on her acoustic violin, but also pop strings on her LED electric violin. Lara can provide her own speaker system and backing tracks and her repertoire list has over 300 songs from classical to pop, film and jazz. She is happy to take on special requests for no extra cost.

Lara has provided the string arrangements for various projects including; Reina Sofía (a collaboration between Berklee Valencia & Reina Sofía conservatoire in Madrid), China Crisis (40th Anniversary Performance at Liverpool Philharmonic Hall), The ELO Show (critically acclaimed Electric Light Orchestra tribute show touring Europe & performing across the UK), The Incredible 11 Hip-Hop Orchestra, The Christians’ album ‘Sings & Strings’, Echo Strings’ private commissions and Sapphire String Trio’s arrangements for Carnival Cruise Line & Princess Cruises. Lara works regularly as an orchestrator for film & TV composer Olly Gorman, projects including four TV series (La doc et le véto, Hortense, Les Meutres en pay d’Oleron & Cambreusse) all aired on France 3 to an audience of over 4.7 million.

She also founded a string ensemble that performs extensively at events around the UK, they have also appeared on Hollyoaks, and Channel 4 & have been featured in OK Magazine. She also runs a String Trio - an electric/acoustic string ensemble that in 2019 completed a six-month contract performing on the Carnival Conquest Cruise Ship in the Caribbean. Lara has appeared as a backing violinist on the BBC1 show ‘I Can See Your Voice’ and has been booked as a solo LED Electric Violinist for events across the UK including holding a residency at ‘City Vaults’ in Liverpool. She is a member of many bands.

She has performed with orchestras & ensembles including; Ignition Orchestra, Gatecrasher Orchestra, Garage Classical, Incredible 11 Hip Hop Orchestra, Northern Session Collective, String Infusion, Bollywood Strings, The Gatsby Band and many more. In terms of musical theatre productions, Lara has performed in shows including; Keep The Change (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), The Last 5 years (Epstein Theatre) & The Silence Between Us (Unity Theatre).

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AVERAGE RATING

10 / 101

Location

Based in South East London

Will travel up to 500 miles
green circle = areas covered (up to 500 miles)
pink circle = free travel (up to 20 miles)
Please note that the circles shown on the map are calculated "as the crow flies". By road distances may vary, so please get in touch for an accurate quote.

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Friends Anne Marie

7 Rings Ariana Grande

Break Up With You Girlfriend Ariana Grande

Needy Ariana Grande

One Last Time Ariana Grande

Sweet But Psycho Ava Max

Gecko (Overdrive) Becky Hill

Heaven On My Mind Becky Hill

Lose Control Becky Hill

Crazy In Love Beyonce

Bad Guy Billie Eilish

Treasure Bruno Mars

Uptown Funk Bruno Mars

Giant Calvin Harris

One Kiss Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa

Havana Camila Cabello

My Oh My Camila Cabello

Senorita Camila Cabello

I Miss You Clean Bandit

Rather Be Clean Bandit

Rockabye Clean Bandit

Solo Clean Bandit

Stronger Clean Bandit

Symphony Clean Bandit

7 Days Craig David

Titanium David Guetta

Bills, Bills, Bills Destiny’s Child

Independent Woman Destiny’s Child

No Scrubs Destiny’s Child

Say My Name Destiny’s Child

Survivor Destiny’s Child

Say So Doja Cat

One Dance Drake

Break My Heart Dua Lipa

Don’t Start Now Dua Lipa

Hallucinate Dua Lipa

Levitating Dua Lipa

New Rules Dua Lipa

Physical Dua Lipa

Shape of You Ed Sheeran

We Got Love Ella Henderson

Adore You Harry Styles

Take You Dancing Jason Derulo

You Don’t Know Me Jax Jones, Raye

Hold My Hand Jess Glynne

Head & Heart Joel Corrie / MNEK

Bed Joel Corry

Lonely Joel Corry

Sorry Joel Corry

Despacito Justin Bieber

Can’t Stop The Feeling Justin Timberlake

Higher Love Kygo / Whitney Houston

Rain On Me Lady Gaga / Ariana Grande

Good As Hell Lizzo

Royals Lorde

Don’t Call Me Up Mabel

Rasputin Majestic

Lean On Major Lazor

Moves Like Jagger Maroon 5

Family Affair Mary J Blige

Friday Nightcrawlers

Happy Pharrell

Feels Pharrell / Katy Perry

What About Us Pink

Circles Post Malone

Wild Thoughts Rihanna

Diamonds Sam Smith

Promises Sam Smith

Cheap Thrills Sia

Came Here For Love Sigala

Just Got Paid Sigala / Ella Eyre

I Knew You Were Trouble Taylor Swift

Blinding Lights The Weeknd

Dance Monkey Tones And I

Solo Violin Repertoire – Chilled Pop

(with acoustic piano backing track –

great for wedding ceremonies

& relaxed background music)

Make You Feel My Love-Adele

A Whole New World-Aladdin

If I Ain’t Got You-Alicia Keys

Moon River Andy Williams

La Vie En Rose Edith Piaf

Stand By Me-Ben King

Halo Beyonce

Count On Me-Bruno Mars

Just The Way You Are Bruno Mars

Marry You-Bruno Mars

Everything I Do, I Do It For You-Bryan Adams

A Thousand Years Christina Perri

Yellow-Coldplay

Perfect-Ed Sheeran

Photograph -Ed Sheeran

Thinking Out Loud Ed Sheeran

How Long Will I Love You-Ellie Goudling

Your Song Elton John

Can’t Help Falling in Love-Elvis Presley

At Last Etta James

Over The Rainbow-Eva Cassidy

Songbird-Eva Cassidy

Say You Won’t Let Go-James Arthur

All Of Me-John Legend

Shallow-Lady Gaga

Hallelujah-Leonard Cohen

Someone You Loved-Lewis Capaldi

Can You Feel The Love Tonight Lion King

Easy Lionel Richie

What A Wonderful World Louis Armstrong

Girls Like You Maroon 5

The Climb Miley Cyrus

Stay With Me-Sam Smith

Titanium-Sia

Chasing Cars-Snow Patrol

Edelweiss-Sound of Music

Without You-Usher, David Guetta

Have I Told You Lately That I Love You-Van Morrisson

You Raise Me Up-Westlife

I Will Always Love You Whitney Houston

Saving All My Love For You Whitney Houston

Solo Violin Repertoire – Pop

(with full instrumental backing track –

ideal for parties & singalongs)

Mamma Mia ABBA

Let’s Stay Together Al Green

No One Alicia Keys

You Know I’m No Good-Amy Winehouse

Can’t Take My Eyes Off You Andy Williams

Respect Aretha Franklin

Say A Little Prayer Aretha Franklin

Ain’t No Sunshine Bill Withers

Just The Two Of Us-Bill Withers

Is This Love Bob Marley

Livin On A Prayer-Bon Jovi

End Of The Road-Boys II Men

I’ll Make Love To You Boys II Men

Summer of 69 Bryan Adams

Father & Son-Cat Stevens

I Want You To Want Me-Cheap Trick

That’s What Friends Are For Dionne Warwick

Nine to Five Dolly Parton

One Day Like This Elbow

Summertime-Ella Fitzgerland

Mr Blue Sky ELO

Tears In Heaven-Eric Clapton

Misty Errol Garner

Dreams Fleetwood Mac

Fly Me To The Moon Frank Sinatra

New York, New York Frank Sinatra

My Way Frank Sinatra

Strangers In The Night-Frank Sinatra

Let It Go Frozen

Careless Whisper George Michael

I Will Survive-Gloria Gaynor

Hopelessly Devoted To You Grease

Sweet Child O Mine Guns n Roses

No Time To Die -James Bond

I Got You (I Feel Good)-James Brown

Imagine John Lennon

Don’t Stop Believing Journey

Never Too Much-Luther Vandross

It Must Be Love-Madness

This Love-Maroon 5

(Love Is Like A) Heatwave-Martha & The Vandellas

I Heard It Through The Grapevine Marvin Gaye

Sway Michael Buble

Smooth Criminal Michael Jackson

Sweet Caroline Neil Diamond

Don’t Look Back In Anger Oasis

She’s Electric-Oasis

Wonderwall-Oasis

Purple Rain Prince

1999 Prince

Bohemian Rhapsody Queen

Crazy Little Thing Called Love-Queen

Don’t Stop Me Now-Queen

I Want To Break Free-Queen

Love Of My Life-Queen

We Are The Champions-Queen

Who Wants To Live Forever-Queen

You’ve Got A Friend In Me-Randy Newman

Killing Me Softly -Roberta Flack

Isn’t She Lovely-Stevie Wonder

Signed Sealed Delivered Stevie Wonder

Superstition -Stevie Wonder

Eye Of The Tiger-Survivor

God Only Knows-The Beach Boys

Let It Be T-he Beatles

Easy The Commodores

Sunny Afternoon The Kinks

Roxanne -The Police

My Girl The Temptations

Bittersweet Symphony The Verve

Brown Eyed Girl-Van Morrison

Classical

(unaccompanied or with track –

excellent for creating a

sophisticated & classy atmosphere)

Air on the G String-Bach

Ave Maria Bach

Ave Verum Corpus-Mozart

Canon in D major-Pachelbel

Carmen, Habanera-Bizet

Concerto in D minor-Bach

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Mozart

Hornpipe from Water Music-Handel

Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring-Bach

La Plus Que Lente Debussy

Meditation Massenet

Minuet in G major Beethoven

Palladio Karl Jenkins

String Quartet No.17 in F major-Hayn

String Quintet in E Major-Boccerini

Traumerei Schumann

Trumpet Tune Clarke

Vivaldi, Violin Concerto in A Minor-Vivaldi

Technical Info

What are your basic technical requirements?

If you're booking violinist with backing tracks (standard) a there is no PA provided at the venue I will require a power outlet, and a small table to put my laptop mixer. Also a room to get changed and store bags/coats etc. If there is already a PA in place or just booking acoustic violinist with no backing then power & table not necessary.


Do you provide sound and lighting equipment?

I provide sound equipment but not lighting


What information do you require about a venue?

If there is free parking and if there is a load in spot (when bringing PA system)


Can you provide a Spotify/DJ service before and between your sets?

Yes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best gig you've ever done and the best venue you've ever played at?

The best gig I've ever done was leading the orchestra on a strings recording session of David Bowie's 'Let's Dance' in Abbey Road Studios, conducted by Nile Rodgers for the album 80's Symphonic. An incredible experience working with icons! The best venue I've played at would have to be the BBC Television Studios.


Which artists have you been most influenced by, who is your favourite artist and what is the greatest song of all time?

I love the violinist Nigel Kennedy - he plays with so much passion and shows you can bring your own modern and unique twist to classical string playing. Favourite artist has to be the Beatles and greatest song of all time is impossible to choose just one!


What's your previous experience and how did you start gigging?

I started playing the violin at the age of 6 and learnt piano and violin growing up. I went on to study music at the Liverpool Institute for Performing Arts - whilst studying I set up a string quartet made up of members of The Liverpool Philharmonic Youth Orchestra who I played with at the time, and also met lots of bands and artists at LIPA. I went on to play in the Liverpool wedding scene where I met other musicians in the city and it just went from there. I slowly built my network up and recorded promo material to get on agencies. I also recently completed a masters degree at Berklee College of Music in Scoring for Film, TV and Video Games.


What's your favourite type of event to play at?

I love performing backing strings for live shows - I am a member of an Electric Light Orchestra Tribute band where I get to play as part of a string trio backing the band for big theatre shows which I absolutely love. Also I freelance with Symphonic Ibiza where you get to play as part of a 6 piece string section backing the band for festivals and huge arena gigs - which is an incredible experience!

Performance Info

What are your typical setup and performance times?

If playing with PA - arrival: 1 hour before the performance starts.
If not playing with PA - arrival 30 minutes before the performance starts.
Set up / pack down: 30 minutes (with PA)


Are you happy to perform outside?

Yes as long as there is cover if it is raining/direct sunlight


Do the clients have a say in what you play or is it a set repertoire list only?

The client can absolutely ask for songs which are not on my repertoire list. For wedding ceremonies I am happy to learn any new requests free of charge. If there are more for the drinks this will be at £30 per song to cover rehearsal time.


How do previous clients most commonly describe your performances?

Previous customers would describe me as a fantastic addition to the wedding day, responsible and reliable and creating an elegant and classic soundtrack to the day with a modern twist.

Recent Clients

Lyra Strings has performed for these clients:

BBC1 I Can See Your Voice,

Channel 4 Hollyoaks,

Hermes, and many more!

Venues

Lyra Strings has performed at these venues:

BBC Television Studios

Abbey Road Studios

Royal Albert Hall

Caribbean Cruise Ships

Manchester Albert Hall

Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral

Liverpool O2 Academy

Wembley Arena London (corporate rooms)

...too many wedding venues to list!

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