Recipient of the Kronberg Academy’s Landgrave of Hesse Prize, Canadian cellist Michael Song has garnered international recognition for his sensitive and discerning performances.
Recently praised as “refined and effortless”, audiences have appreciated the nobility and warmth of his playing in venues including Koerner Hall, Carnegie Hall, and Harris Hall at the Aspen Music Festival, as well as halls in Lisbon, Paris, Montreal, and New York. He recently performed with the Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra at the brand new Casals Forum, among other American engagements.
Michael is currently Artist-in-Residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel and received his Master of Music degree from the Colburn School, where he studied with Clive Greensmith; he previously studied with Hans Jørgen Jensen and Andrés Díaz in Toronto, where he received scholarships from the Temerty Foundation and the Hnatyshyn Foundation. His playing has been profoundly shaped by his work with Gary Hoffman and Lynn Harrell, as well as his studies with Ronald Leonard, Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt and Richard Aaron.
His chamber music collaborators include Pedja Mužijević, Martin Beaver, Charles Neidich and members of the Los Angeles and New York Philharmonic Orchestras. He has a particular interest in the piano trio repertoire and often performs in this configuration.Michael is grateful for the opportunity to play on instruments such as a 1723 Domenico Montagnana and bows by Jean Pierre Marie Persoit and André Richaume, kindly provided by generous sponsors including Canimex Inc. of Drummondville, Canada.
