Joseph Hiu Fung Chan

Joseph Chan is a Hong Kong-born violist whose work spans a wide range of genres from classical to contemporary music, with a current focus on contemporary repertoire and free improvisation.

Performing regularly in solo, chamber, and orchestral settings, he has worked with renowned composers such as Helmut Lachenmann and Pierluigi Billone, and has shared the stage with esteemed musicians such as Erik Schumann, Philippe Graffin, Valentin Radutiu, Amy Norrington, and Martijn Vink, among others. As an orchestral player, he has performed with the Belgian National Orchestra and the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra. His career has taken him across Europe and Asia, performing in Belgium, the Netherlands, Germany, Italy, Hungary, Slovenia, Hong Kong, and Japan, and appearing at major venues such as Het Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Musikverein Vienna, BOZAR, Flagey, deSingel, Queen Elizabeth Hall, the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, and Hong Kong City Hall.

Joseph earned his Bachelor of Music at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, followed by his Master of Music and postgraduate studies at the Koninklijk Conservatorium Brussel. Alongside his conservatory training, he furthered his musical development with violists Tatijana Masurenko, Thomas Riebl, Wilfried Strehle, Paul Silverthorne, and Wenting Kang, and received guidance from Marc Danel, Guy Danel, Josef Klusoň, Clive Brown, and the Endellion, Orion, and Shanghai String Quartets."

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