| Biography | Li-Wei Qin has appeared all over the world as a soloist and as a chamber musician. He has enjoyed successful artistic collaborations with leading orchestras including the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, the London Philharmonic, the Prague Symphony, the BBC Symphony and the Sydney Symphony, as well as chamber orchestras such as the Kremerata Baltica and the Munich, Zurich and Australian Chamber Orchestras. In recital and chamber music, he is a regular guest at the Wigmore Hall, the BBC Proms and the City of London, Jerusalem, Rheingau and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Music Festivals, with musicians such as Daniel Hope, Nobuko Imai, Mischa Maisky, David Finckel, Wu Han, Vladimir Mendelssohn and Peter Frankl, among many others. Recent appearances include performances with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the NDR Sinfonieorchester Hamburg, the Konzerthausorchester Berlin, the Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Platz, the BBC Symphony, the BBC National Orchestra of Wales, the Auckland Philharmonia and the Adelaide, Melbourne and Singapore Symphony Orchestras, as well as appearances as guest artist for the Lincoln Centre Chamber Music Society, New York, the Australian Festival of Chamber Music and a recital at the Melbourne Recital Centre. Li-Wei Qin has also recently recorded the Elgar Cello Concerto with the London Philharmonic Orchestra. He plays a 1780 Joseph Guadagnini cello, generously loaned by Dr and Mrs Wilson Goh. Li-Wei Qin is associate professor at Yong Siew Toh Conservatorium of Music, Singapore. |