Diamonds, champagne and the Wiener waltz! Create a decorous atmosphere with a high quality classical music performance, with the queen of all instruments, the violin. Lotta Virkkunen is a professional violinist, virtuosically playing her beloved violin, delivering breathtaking stage presence, charm and a memorable performance which will bring the WOW Factor to your event.
Lotta likes to add uniqueness to any show and will happily suit herself and her set list to your Corporate Event and Drinks Reception, playing anything from rock, classical to pop and alternative music, presenting herself as the music style suggests. Turn your party into a special occasion and request Lotta Virkkunen as your outstanding violin act with our team on +353-1-201-3660 or simply fill in your details via our Contact Form.
Share the precious moments of birthdays, anniversaries, graduations etc with your loved and add beautiful music. What could be more wonderful than a private violin performance, filled with hand selected pieces of your choice.
Lotta performs classical recitals and single numbers containing the most beloved classical repertoire such as Monti’s Crardas, Elgar’s Salut d’Amour, Vivaldi’s 4 Seasons, Mozart’s Eine Kleine Nacthmusik, Bizet’s Carmen etc.
and you can book her as a solo solo violinist with backing tracks, or with a pianist. You can also book her with different ensembles such as string quartet, violin/cello duo, string trio, singer/piano/violin trio.
Lotta Virkkunen has established herself in both Finland and Ireland as one the most diverse violin players of her generation. She has graduated from the prestigious Sibelius Academy in Finland and is currently doing her MA in Music in Cork School of music. A versatile player who does not just play notes, but always brings genuine passion to her musical performances.
Testimonials
Liam & Aoife
“Thank you for your wonderful performance at our wedding reception at Rathsallagh House on August 7th. We receive so many compliments about your music and only wish we could have spent more time in the garden to enjoy it! We wish you all the very best and will be recommending you to friends and family in the future.”
Liam and Aoife
Liam and Aoife
Niamh & Frankie
“Hi Lotta,
Thanks so much for Saturday, the music was beautiful and suited the ceremony perfectly. My uncle who plays the violin for a long time said you were excellent!
I will definitely recommend you to anyone I know getting married.”
Niamh and Frankie
Thanks so much for Saturday, the music was beautiful and suited the ceremony perfectly. My uncle who plays the violin for a long time said you were excellent!
I will definitely recommend you to anyone I know getting married.”
Niamh and Frankie
Caroline & Ross Taylor
“Hi Lotta, I just wanted to thank you so much for playing at our wedding in Druids Glen, you made the ceremony so special. I would 100% recommend you to anyone looking for a super talented musician for their wedding – you are amazing! Thanks again.”
Caroline & Ross Taylor
Caroline & Ross Taylor
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
“Thank you Lotta, for your fantastic performance yesterday during the wedding drinks reception. Guests were absolutely amazed. Looking forward to have you again.”
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
Kilkenny Ormonde Hotel
SET LIST
- Albinoni: Adagio
Andrea Bocelli: Con Te Partiro
Bach: Air on a G string
Bach: Sonatas & Partitas
Bach: Toccata and Fugue
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven: Ode to Joy
Bizet: Carmen
Boccherini: Minuet
Brahms: Hungarian Dances
Debussy: Clair de Lune
Delibes: Flower duet
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
Fauré: Pavane
Foster: The Prayer
Monti: Crardas
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Rimsky-Kosrakoff: Flight of The Bumblebee
Saint-Saëns: The Swan
Schubert: Ave Maria
Sibelius: Valse Triste
Strauss: Blue Danube
Thais: Meditation
Tsaikovski: Swan Lake
Vivaldi: ”Largo” from Winter (4 Seasons)
Vivaldi: ”Storm” from Summer (4 Seasons)
Vivaldi: The 4 Seasons
Ceremony
- Pachelbel: Canon
A Mhuire Mháthair (trad Irish)
Ag Críost an Síol (trad Irish)
Andrea Bocelli – Con Te Partiro
Ashokan farewell
Ashokan Farewell
Bach: Air on a G string Bach: Aria from Goldberg Variations
Bach: Arioso
Bach: Ave Maria
Bach: Bist Du bei Mir
Bach: Jesu, joy of Man’s Desiring
Bach: My Heart Every Faithful Bach: Sheep may Safely Graze
Bach: Wachet Auf
Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata
Beethoven: Ode to Joy
Caccini: Ave maria
Clouds Veil
Delibes: Flower duet
Edward MACDOWELL: Op. 51, No. 1 (To a Wild Rose)
Elgar: Salut d’Amour
Foster: The Prayer
Franck: Panis Angelicus
Gabriel’s Oboe / Nella fantasia
Händel: Arrival of Queen of Sheba
Händel: Largo from Xerxes
Händel: Lascia Ch’io Pianga
Händel: Water Music
Inis Oirr (trad Irish)
Lloy-Webber: Pie Jesu
Mascagni: Intermezzo from Cavalleria Rusticana
Mendelssohn: Wedding March
Mo Ghrá Thú (Hiding Place) (trad Irish)
Mozart – Alleluia from Exultate Jubilate
Mozart – Romanza from Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
Mozart: Ave verum corpus
Panis angelicus
Saint-Saëns: The Swan
Sarah Brightman – La Califfa
Schubert: Ave Maria
Secret Wedding / Theme from Braveheart
Seinn Alleluia (trad Irish)
Tabhair Dom Do Lámh (trad Irish)
Vivaldi: ”Largo” from Winter
Wagner: Wedding March
Contemporary
- Adele – Make You Feel my Love
Adele – Skyfall
Adele – Someone Like You
Alicia Keys – Falling
Alicia Keys – No One
Alicia Keys – Try Sleeping With a Broken Heart
All of me (John Legend)
American Authors – Best Day Of My Life
Beatles – And I Love Her
Beatles – Something
Beatles – Yesterday
Ben Folds – The Luckiest
Beyoncé – Halo
Boomtown Rats: I don’t like mondays
Bright Eyes – First Day Of My Life
Bruno Mars – Marry You
Bruno Mars – Rest Of My Life
Bryan Adams – Everything I do (I Do It For You)
Celine Dion – Because You Loved Me
Celine Dion – My heart Will Go On
Christina Perri – A thousand years
Coldplay – Fix You
Coldplay – Paradise
Coldplay – Viva La Vida
Coldplay – Yellow
Coldplay – Magic
Coldplay: Viva la vida
Corrs: Runaway
Daft Punk – Within
Ed Sheeran – Tenerife Sea
Ed Sheeran – Thinking Out Loud
Elbow – One Day Like This
Ellie goulding: How Long will I love you
Elton John – Can You Feel The Love Tonight
Elton John – Your Song
Eric Clapton – Wonderful Tonight
Eva Cassidy – Fields of gold
Eva Cassidy: Songbird¨
Extreme – More Than Words
George Strait – Cross My Heart
Glen Hansard – Falling Slowly
God Gave Me You – Blake Shelton
Guns n’ Roses – November Rain
Guns n’ roses – Don’t Cry
Ho Hey – The Lumineers
Jack Johnson – Better Together
James Blunbt – You’re Beautiful
Jason Mratz – I Won’t Give Up
Jason Mratz – I’m Yours
Jason Mratz & Colbie Caillat – Lucky
Jason Mraz: The Woman I Love
John Legend: All of me
John Mayer – Half Of My Heart
John Mayer – Slow Dancing In A Burning Room
Journey – Don’t Stop Believing
Justin Timberlake – Cry Me A River
Katy Perry – Firework
Kelly Clarkson – A Moment Like This
Kenny Chesney – Me And You
Leonard Cohen – Hallelujiah
Lisa Hannigan – The Man I love
Lonestar – Amazed
Lorde – Yellow Flicker Beat
Metallica – Nothing Else Matters
Michael Buble – Everything
Michael Buble – Everything
Michael Jackson – You Are Not Alone
Muse – Starlight
Norah Jones – Come Away With Me
On Eagle’s Wings
Phil Collins – Against All odds (Take A Look At Me Now)
Phil Lynott: Old Town
Queen – Bohemian Rhapsody
Queen – Love Of my Life
Ray LaMontagne – You Are The Best Thing
Rihanna – Loveeeeeee Song
Robin Thicke – Angels
Robin Williams – I’m Loving Angels Instead
Seal – Kiss From A Rose
Stand By Me (Ben E King)
Take That – Greatest Day
Taylor Swift – Enchanted
Taylor Swift – I’m Only Me When I’m With You
Taylor Swift – Love Story
Taylor Swift – Our Song
The Beatles – All You Need Is Love
The music of the night from Phantom of the opera
The Prayer
Time After Time (Cyndi Lauper)
Train – Marry Me
Whitney Heuston – I Will Always Love you
With or without you (U2)
Golden Oldies
- Ain’t no sunshine (david withers)
Anka: Put your head on my shoulder
Barbra Streisand :The Way We Were
BeeGees: How Deep Is Your Love
Ben E. King: Stand By Me
Bernstein: Maria
Bernstein: Tonight
Can’t Take My Eyes Off You
Capua: O Sole mio
Elvis Presley: Always On my Mind
Elvis Presley: Can’t Help Falling In Love
Etta James: At Last
Fain: Love Is A Many Splendour Things
Fox: Killing me softly with his song
Gershwin: Summertime
Irving Gordon – Unforgettable
Joplin: Entertainer
Joplin: Maple Leaf Rag
Joplin: Take Five
Lai: Lovestory
Legrand: Paraply de Cherbourg
Mancini: Moon River
Marvin Gaye – Ain’t No Mountain High Enough
Mercer: Autumn Leaves
Monnot: Hymn a l’Amour
Peretti: Can’t Help Falling In Love
Platters: Only You
Presley: Love is all around
Roberts: Amado Mio
Rodger: Edelweiss
Sam Cooke: Cupid
Sebastian: Daydream
Stevie Wonder – My Cherie Amour
Stevie Wonder – Never Had A Dream Come True
Thomas: Raindrops Keep Falling On my Head
Total Eclipse (Bonnie Tyler)
Van Morrison: Brown eyed girl
Van Morrison: Moondance
Film
- May it Be (Enya) from Lord Of The Rings
Star Wars Theme
Indiana Jones Theme
Jurassic Park Theme
Schindler’s List Theme
Gladiator Theme
Rock / Pop / Dance
- Beautiful Day (U2)
Beautiful People (Chris Brown)
Blurred Lines (Robin Thicke)
Burn (Ellie Goulding)
Can’t Get You Out Of My Head (Kylie Minogue)
Chandelier (Sia)
Cheerleader (OMI)
Dancing Queen (Abba)
Die Young (Kesha)
Dna (Little Mix)
Don’t You Want Me Baby (Human League)
Don’t You Worry Child (Swedish House Mafia)
Don’t Be So hard On yourself (Jess Glynne)
E-mo-tion (Carly Rae Jepsen)
Eye of the tiger (Survivor)
Feel (Robbie Williams)
Feel This Moment (Pitbull)
Firework (Katy Perry)
Get Lucky (Daft Punk)
Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (Abba)
Girl On Fire (Alicia Keys)
Hall Of Fame (Script)
Happy (Pharrel Williams)
Hey Brother (Avicii)
Hot Stuff (Donna Summer)
It’s Raining Men (Weather Girls)
Lay It All On Me (Rudimental)
Levels (Avicii)
Like A Virgin (Madonna)
Live While We’re Young (One Direction)
Livin’ On A prayer (Bon Jovi)
Love Sex Magic (Ciara)
Mamma Mia (Abba)
Never Forget You (MNEK)
Rather Be (Clean Bandit)
She Makes Me Wanna (JLS)
Simply The Best (Tina Turner)
Smooth Criminal – Michael Jackson
Sugar (Robin Schultz)
Summer (Calvin Harris)
Summer of 69 (Brian Adams)
Superstition (Stevie Wonder)
Sweet Child O Mine (Guns n Roses)
Sweet Dreams (Eurhythmics)
Thunderstruck (AC/DC)
Time Of My Life (Dirty Dancing)
Titanium (David Guetta)
Uptown Funk (Bruno Mars)
Viva La Vida (Coldplay)
Vivaldi: Storm (3rd movement from Summer) remix
Wake Me Ap (Avicii)
We’ll Be Coming Back (Calvin Harris)
Werid People (Little Mix)
You shook me all night long (AC/DC)
Lotta Virkkunen – unique violinist also plays all the best and beloved Christmas songs, from beautiful slow numbers to up tempo party pieces!
- “Fairytale of New York” – The Pogues feat. Kirsty MacColl
“All I Want For Christmas Is You” – Mariah Carey
“Do They Know It’s Christmas?” – Band Aid
“Last Christmas” – Wham!
“Santa Claus is Coming to Town” – Harry Reser
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” – Bing Crosby
“Happy Christmas (War Is Over)” – John & Yoko/Plastic Ono Band with the Harlem Community Choir
“Wonderful Christmastime” – Paul McCartney
“I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” – Wizzard
“Merry Xmas Everybody” – Slade
“Merry Christmas Everyone” – Shakin’ Stevens
“Sleigh Ride” – Leroy Anderson
“Stay Another Day” – East 17
“Driving Home For Christmas” – Chris Rea
“Rockin Around The Christmas Tree” – Brenda Lee
“Step Into Christmas” – Elton John
“2000 Miles” – The Pretenders
“I’m Gonna Be Warm This Winter” – Connie Francis / Gabriella Cilmi
“Christmas (Baby Please Come Home)” – Darlene Love
“Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!” – Vaughn Monroe/Dean Martin/Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
“Stop The Calvary” – Jona Lewie
“Frosty The Snowman” – Gene Autry & The Cass Country Boys/Perry Como /Johnny Mathis /Kimberley Locke
“White Christmas” – Bing Crosby
“I Believe In Father Christmas” – Greg Lake/Toyah Wilcox/Elaine Paige
“Christmas Lights” – Coldplay
“Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire)” – The Nat King Cole Trio
“Thank God It’s Christmas” – Que
“It’s The Most Wonderful Time of Year” – Andy Williams
“Santa Baby” – Eartha Kitt
“Christmas Wrapping” – The Waitresses
“Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas” – Frank Sinatra
“Please Come Home For Christmas” – Charles Brown, The Eagles, Jon Bon Jovi
“Spaceman Came Travelling” – Chris de Burgh
“A Winter’s Tale” – David Essex
“Lonely This Christmas” – MUD
“Cold December Night” – Michael Bublé
“Mistletoe And Wine” – Cliff Richard
“Merry Christmas” – Bryan Adams
“Christmas Time” – Don’t Let The Bells End, The Darkness
“Mary’s Boy Child” – Oh My Lord, Boney M
“Power Of Love” – Frankie Goes to Hollywood
“Blue Christmas” – Elvis Presley
“When A Child Is Born (Soleado)” – Johnny Mathis
“Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer” – Gene Autry
“Winter Wonderland” – Perry Como
“I Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus” – Jimmy Boyd
“Mary’s Boy Child” – Harry Belafonte
“It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas” – Perry Como & The Fontana Sisters
“The Little Drummer Boy” – Harry Simeone Chorale
“We Wish You A Merry Christmas” -16th century carol
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