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"It might be every girl&amp;#039;s dream to have a hot British violinist stage a private concert for her, but that isn&amp;#039;t Charlie Siem&amp;#039;s style. Though his romantic chamber music is sending an epidemic of swoon throughout the Seventeen offices, Charlie&amp;#039;s talented AND modest \u2014 he&amp;#039;d rather listen to jazz &amp;quot;to create an atmosphere&amp;quot; on a date. We had the chance to speak by phone to the cute young violinist, who was enjoying a sunny day in the English countryside. (Where do we sign up?) Charlie&amp;#039;s got an impressive history \u2014 he&amp;#039;s been playing the violin since he was 3, and continued all throughout his schooling at Eton and Cambridge. This month he&amp;#039;s releasing his first album, Elgar &amp;amp;amp; Grieg, which is a collection of violin and piano chamber pieces by the two titular composers. Don&amp;#039;t be scared, though \u2014 it&amp;#039;s not your parents&amp;#039; music. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s quite simple,&amp;quot; Charlie says. &amp;quot;It&amp;#039;s accessible and romantic.&amp;quot; Though Charlie&amp;#039;s playing some of the most exclusive clubs and poshest hotels in New York City, he still knows how to unwind. In his free time, he listens to French hip-hop while freestyle skiing! There won&amp;#039;t be much of that now, though \u2014 with the release date of his album looming, there are gigs to play, including a UK tour with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra in the fall.  Given that Charlie&amp;#039;s only 22 and already pursuing his dreams, we asked him how he does it. His response: &amp;quot;Don&amp;#039;t let anything stand in your way! Keep a high level of confidence.&amp;quot; We&amp;#039;ve got to wonder if the same advice holds true for crushes on musicians with cute accents.... "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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