HIU SING FAN

Violinist Hiu Sing Fan has appeared as soloist with Camerata Salzburg, Dallas Chamber Symphony, and Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and at festivals including Verbier, Marvão, and Verão Clássico. He recently won Second Prize and the Audience Choice Award at the 2025 Dallas International Violin Competition. As a chamber musician, he won the 2025 Dover Competition with his piano trio and was invited to the Banff International String Quartet Competition. He has also served as guest concertmaster of the Cologne Chamber Orchestra. Born in Hong Kong, he studied at Juilliard with Hyo Kang and I-Hao Lee, and in Munich with Julia Fischer, Christoph Poppen, Lena Neudauer, and Veronika Eberle. He is currently pursuing his DMA with Gerardo Ribeiro at Northwestern University.

1. Was there a specific moment or experience that made you realize you wanted to become a musician?

I realized I wanted to become a musician when I heard a recording of Anne-Sophie Mutter during one of the darkest times in my life. It gave me comfort and helped me find strength. That moment showed me how deeply music can heal.

2.When you perform,what do you hope to communicate or make the audience feel?

When I perform, I want the audience to understand why this music means so much to me. I try to share what I feel as honestly as I can, but more than that, I hope people can sense the beauty, power, and humanity in what these composers created.

3.If you had to present yourself by playing a single piece from the entire repertoire,which one would you choose,and why?

I would choose Bach’s Chaconne. It has been part of my life for as long as I can remember, even before I learned to play it. Every time I return to it, I feel grounded and comforted. I hope my listeners can feel that same quiet strength in it too.

REPERTOIRE

First Round
PAGANINI Capricci n. 19, 9, 7, 4 (of these, two capriccios extracted from the Jury)
BACH Partita n. 1 in si bemolle maggiore, BWV 825
TERRANOVA In a trace of light, fading memories
 

Second Round 
PAGANINI Variazioni su Le streghe, M.S. 19
SCHUMANN Sonata n. 2 in re minore, op. 121
MILSTEIN Paganiniana
PAGANINI Cantabile
 

Semifinal 
HAYDN Quartetto in fa minore, n. 5, op. 20 (I e III movimento) - 1° violino
STRAVINSKY Tre pezzi per quartetto d’archi - 2° violino
PAGANINI Variazioni su Nel cor più non mi sento, M.S. 44
SCHUMANN Quintetto con pianoforte in mi bemolle maggiore, op. 44 - 1° violino
 

Final
PAGANINI Concerto n. 1 in re maggiore, op. 6
SIBELIUS Concerto in re minore, op. 47