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Carina Bruwer (B.Mus Hons cum laude; UNISA Performers Licentiate cum laude) is a versatile soloist known for seamlessly fusing classical and contemporary styles (jazz, Latin, ethnic and crossover) in her performances.  She has won numerous music awards, including the ATKV Muziq Category Prize, Distell Music Prize, Huguenot Prize, UNISA Overseas Study Bursary runner-up prize, plus SAMRO prizes, a.o. She has performed as soloist with the Cape Philharmonic, Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic and University of Stellenbosch Symphony Orchestras. She has performed at many top venues in South Africa, as well as in the Seychelles and Tunisia (as part of President Mbeki's inaugural state visit), and has featured as soloist at various South African Arts Festivals.  Apart from Sterling, Carina has performed and recorded with the Classical ACE Quartet, Casta Alma flamenco band, and the Latin band Salsa Candela.

Carina is coincidentally also SA’s most decorated female marathon swimmer, with various national and international records to her name. She has enjoyed extensive media coverage, including lifestyle features on Pasella (SABC2), The Power Within (SABC3) Kwela (Kyknet) and Gillette World Sport; as well as prime time news inserts on SABC1, 2 and 3 and ETV.  In print media she has made the front page of most local newspapers, and has been featured in glossies including Sarie, Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Sports Illustrated and Shape Magazine, amongst many others.  With titles like Cosmo’s Awesome Women, Glamour’s “Women We Love”, and Sports Illustrated’s “Top 10 Beauties of Sport” to her name, Carina’s talent and versatility certainly has not gone unnoticed. For more information, visit www.carina.co.za.