Vanessa-Mae muncul secara internasional pada [[Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival]] di Jerman tahun 1988 (pada usia 10 tahun), dan sejak tahun 1988 muncul dengan Orkes Philaharoni di London.
Vanessa-Mae sejak usia remaja ia meninggalkan musik klasik ke musik pop-klasik dengan gaya yang menakjubkan. Ia bermain dalam album[[Janet Jackson]] yang berjudul ''[[The Velvet Rope]]'' di mana bermain biola solo pada lagu "Velvet Rope." Pada tahun 1995 (pada usia 17 tahun)Herfirstia [[popmengeluarkan album pertama musik music|pop]]-stylealbum,dengan judul ''[[The Violin Player]],.'' was released in 1995.
Pada April 2006 (usia 28), Vanessa-Mae termasuk seniman muda yang kaya menurut daftar [[Sunday Times Rich List]] tahun 2006, sekitar £32 juta (Rp. 640 milyar) dari hasil main konser dan penjualan rekaman 10 juta kopi di dunia, sebagai pemain biola wanita termuda.
She performed in the interval of the [[1998 Eurovision Song Contest]] in [[Birmingham]].
In April 2006, Vanessa-Mae was ranked as the wealthiest young entertainer under 30 in the UK in the [[Sunday Times Rich List]] 2006.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4927490.stm
|accessdate=2008-11-13
|title=Vanessa-Mae tops young rich list
|section=Business
|work=[[BBC News]]
|date=2006-04-21
}}</ref> having an estimated fortune of about £32 million ($64 million) stemming from concerts and record sales of over an estimated 10 million copies world wide, which is an unprecedented achievement for a young female violinist.
Vanessa-Mae announced in 2006 that she would be releasing a new album sometime between 2007 and 2008. The album was said to draw inspiration from great ballets and opera themes. Her new album is now scheduled to be released in 2010.<ref>http://www.soglos.com/music/28693/Vanessa-Mae-at-Westonbirt-Arboretum</ref>
