Andrew Wan
Andrew Wan was named Concertmaster of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) in 2008. As a soloist, he has performed throughout the world under the direction such conductors as Vengerov, Petrenko, Labadie, Rizzi, Oundjian, Stern, and DePreist, among others, and has given concerts with many artists, including the Juilliard String Quartet, Repin, Hamelin, Trifonov, Pressler, Widmann, Ax, Ehnes, and Shaham.
His recordings with the Seattle Chamber Music Society, the Metropolis Ensemble, and the New Orford String Quartet have variously received Grammy nominations and Juno Awards. In the fall of 2015, his critically acclaimed album featuring three violin concertos by Saint-Saëns, recorded live in concert with the OSM and Kent Nagano earned him an Opus Award, in addition to being nominated by the ADISQ.
Mr. Wan holds three degrees from the Juilliard School and is currently Assistant Professor of Violin at the Schulich School of Music of McGill University, Artistic Director of the OSM Chamber Soloists, and Artistic Partner of the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra. Andrew Wan plays a Michel’Angelo Bergonzi violin (1744), on generous loan from the David Sela collection, for which he extends his warmest thanks.