Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 In G Major - 3rd Movement

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Mozart Violin Concerto No.3 In G Major - 1st Movement

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Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.3 - 3rd Movement

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Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No.3 - 1st Movement

Just moments after my UK recording with the London Symphony Orchestra, I was dragged down to the cellar of a pub to do this phone interview with the Carol Off, the host of CBC Radio's As It Happens.  It was such a delight!  Even though I was exhausted from a marathon recording session, and still very emotional after the day's events.

CBC Radio: "As It Happens" segment on Yi-Jia Susanne Hou

Yi-Jia Susanne Hou used the Kreisler violin to record Beethoven's 1806 Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 with the London Symphony Orchestra.

Ms. Hou chose the music as a "tribute" to Beethoven, Kreisler, and her parents Alec and Yvonne Hou. 

The Beethoven concerto, with Kreisler's cadenzas, was the same music that her father Alec performed the night she was born.  

Recorded at AIR Studios, London, UK, Nov.27, 2013.

Beethoven Violin Concerto with London Symphony Orchestra - 1st Movement

BBC Radio World Service interview, London UK.  
Music is meant to be a universal language - but different musical cultures between countries are often difficult to reconcile. One musician is making a bid to break down some of those barriers: Yi-Jia Susanne Hou is one of the finest violinists on the planet - born in Shanghai, now a Canadian citizen, Susanne has recorded a special version of the Butterfly Lovers Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra in London: Chinese music with a western orchestra.
(Photo: Violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou. Credit: Lisa-Marie Mazzucco )

Violinist bringing 'China's Romeo and Juliet' to western audiences, BBC World Service

Yi-Jia Susanne Hou is a Chinese-Canadian virtuoso concert violinist based in France.  She tours worldwide with leading orchestras and conductors and as a recitalist.  

Early in her career, she won three unanimous first prizes of prestigious international violin competitions in France, Italy and Spain.  She's since performed in more than 50 countries.

In 2013 she recorded the Beethoven Violin Concerto with the London Symphony Orchestra playing an outstanding 1735 ex-Fritz Kreisler Mary Portman Guarneri Del Gesu Violin as a tribute to its unique history. 

In 2016 and 2017, she performed and recorded the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra on a world tour that included Canada and China.

A passionate advocate for music education, Susanne Hou consistently engages in creative projects involving early classical music coaching as well as mentoring aspiring young artists.

Yi-Jia Susanne Hou 侯以嘉

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