Charlie Siem

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Charlie Siem
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Charlie Siem
Background information
Born14 January 1986 (1986-01-14) (age 39)
London, England
GenresClassical
OccupationViolinist
Instrument Violin
Years active2001–present
Labels Naxos Classics, Signum Classics, Sony Classics, Warner Classics
Website www.charliesiem.com

Charles Maximilian Siem [1] (born 14 January 1986) is an English contemporary classical violinist.

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Life and career

Charlie Siem was born in London, England, to Kristian Siem, a Norwegian billionaire, and his South African-born wife. [1] [2] [3] He has three sisters, all involved in arts: musician and composer Sasha Siem, [4] visual artist and healing arts/yoga teacher Sophie Madeleine Siem, [5] and artist and model Louisa Tatiana Kristianne Siem. [6]

Siem began the study of violin at age three when his interest was piqued upon hearing the cassettes his mother used to play for her children. He went on to study at Eton College and Girton College, Cambridge, and continued his violin studies with Itzhak Rashkovsky and Shlomo Mintz. He performed his first concerto with an orchestra at age 15, and played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at age 18. [7] He has played alongside artists such as The Who and Miley Cyrus.

Siem is distantly related to Norwegian violin virtuoso and composer Ole Bull. [8] [ better source needed ]

He plays a violin made by Guarneri del Gesu from 1735, also known as "The d'Egville". The violin was previously owned by Yehudi Menuhin. [7]

He is married to Countess Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, first daughter of Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga and Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta (daughter of Princess Claude of Orléans and Duke Amedeo of Aosta).

Reviews

Discography

Charlie Siem has released CDs through the years:

References

  1. 1 2 "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records".
  2. "Charlie Siem". Port-magazine.com. 28 May 2012.
  3. "Celebs you didn't know had SA roots". Channel24.co.za. 26 July 2013.
  4. "Sasha Siem". YouTube . Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. "Sophie Siem (@sophiesiem) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. "Louisa Siem: Meet Art's contemporary alchemist" Archived 20 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine by John-Paul Pryor, Maslow's Mortimer House, 8 June 2018
  7. 1 2 "So Charlie Siem is Amazing". 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. "About". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. Superb opening of season by Albert Storace, The Times (Malta) , 8 October 2014
  10. John Suchet, Classic FM 22 September 2014
  11. "Elgar, Grieg". Gramophone: 66. August 2008.
  12. Clements, Andrew (29 May 2008). "Music Elgar: Violin Sonata Op 82; Grieg: Violin Sonata Op 45 No 3; etc, Siem/ Korobeinikov". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  13. Woolfe, Zachary (26 June 2012). "Impeccably Dressed, With His Violin at the Ready". New York Times.
  14. Zhang, Yue (14 September 2016). "Classical Idol at Beijing Concert Hall". Cflac.org.cn.