Hiu Sing Fan

Hiu Sing Fan has established himself as one of the most promising young stars on the international concert circuit. A laureate of the New York International Artists Association Violin Competition, Verão Clássico Festival, and Musicus Society Young Artist Audition, he was also among the six semi-finalists at the 2024 George Enescu Violin Competition. Fan’s notable appearances include prestigious festivals such as the Marvão Music Academy, Verbier Festival, Verão Clássico Festival, and Great Mountains Music Festival and School.

Since 2023, Mr. Fan has served as Guest Concertmaster with the Cologne Chamber Orchestra, performing at renowned venues like the Cologne Philharmonie and touring with the orchestra at the Internacional de Música de Marvão and Festival Póvoa de Varzim. He has also collaborated with distinguished ensembles such as Camerata Salzburg, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, and the London Chamber Orchestra.

Fan has had the privilege of collaborating with and receiving mentorship from renowned artists, including Leonidas Kavakos, Nikolaj Szeps-Znaider, Vadim Repin, Itzhak Perlman, Kristóf Baráti, Ferenc Rados, Pamela Frank, Gábor Takács-Nagy, Donald Weilerstein, Aaron Rosand, Pierre Amoyal, Quatuor Ébène, and the Emerson String Quartet.

Born in Hong Kong, Fan began his violin studies at the age of four. His exceptional talent earned him scholarships such as the Cordelia Lee Beattie Foundation Scholarship and Betty & Daniel Bloomfield Fund Scholarship at The Juilliard School, where he completed his bachelor’s degree under Hyo Kang and I-Hao Lee. He continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Munich with Julia Fischer, Christoph Poppen, Lena Neudauer, and Veronika Eberle. As a recipient of the Eckstein Scholarship, he is currently pursuing his Doctor of Musical Arts (DMA) degree under the mentorship of Gerardo Ribeiro, serving as his teaching assistant at the Bienen School of Music, Northwestern University. He currently plays on a 1742 Guarneri del Gesù, generously on loan through the Chinese Foundation.