She is 14 years old, and apparently French. Not much else is known about this precocious young guitarist who goes by the name "Tina S" on her YouTube channel.

Tina became an Internet sensation in late May, when she posted an astonishing cover version of "Eruption," from Van Halen's debut album. Eddie Van Halen's son Wolfgang was so impressed he tweeted, "I need to meet this girl!!!"









Writing as "@Tina_Guitare," the young musician replied, "I need to meet you too! Haha :))" Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres also went on Twitter and said, "This girl is incredible. If you know where she is, I want her on my show immediately." There was no reply to that one -- at least not on Twitter.

Now Tina is back with a new video, made by her teacher Renaud Louis-Servais, in which she rips through a cover of "Vivaldi Tribute," Patrick Rondat's speed metal adaptation of the climactic "Presto" (very fast) movement of the Baroque composer Antonio Vivaldi's "Summer" concerto from The Four Seasons. It's an amazing performance for a 14-year-old, although you should also see her playing classical guitar when she was nine.

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