Thursday 18 September 2.00 pm
Luke Hsu (violin)
Paganini : 24 Caprices for solo violin
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Born in Shanghai, raised in Houston, and currently living in Berlin, American violinist and composer Luke Hsu (ARAM - Associate at the Royal Academy of Music) has an artistic philosophy that eschews borders. Believing in the power of art to transcend the boundaries of one's lived experience, he draws on his passions for history, culture, and folk music in crafting his interpretations, and champions music of our time as enthusiastically as that of the past. Luke's performances have been critically praised around the world, most recently by the critics from his Warsaw Philharmonic debut as “technically flawless” and from Seen and Heard International as “jaw-dropping.” His compositions, like his performances, are a testament to his diverse artistic influences.
Luke maintains an active performing schedule as a soloist and a chamber musician. He has appeared as a soloist at Wigmore Hall, Elbphilharmonie, Windsor Castle, Kennedy Center, Herkulessaal, Philharmonie Berlin, BOZAR, and many others. He has soloed with numerous renowned orchestras around the world, and worked closely with eminent conductors such as Leonard Slatkin, Pascal Verrot, Nikolaj Znaider, Hugh Wolff, Cristian Macelaru and Jean-Jacques Kantarow. Currently, he is undertaking performing all 24 Paganini Caprices in both Europe and the US, garnering praise from critics and audience alike. In addition to his solo appearances, Luke is a devoted and passionate chamber musician. With four other Berlin-based musicians, Luke is a founding member of Tonhain Kollektiv , a new chamber music society based in Berlin and the Goethe String Quartet.
A laureate of the Queen Elisabeth competition, Luke has won prizes at many of the most prestigious violin competitions in the world. He won the Bronze Medal, the Bach Prize, and the Mozart Sonata Prize at the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis and the 1st prize at the ISANGYUN Competition. Luke has been consistently lauded for his interpretations of Mozart, receiving another special prize for them at the Wieniawski Competition. His other major prizes have come from the Nielsen, Wieniawski, Michael Hill, and Paganini competitions.
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