Alissa Cheung, Violin

NEWS

Interwoven, Celtic Connections folk-classical crossover review February 03, 2025: here
with support from Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec
"Quartet violinist Alissa Cheung's gleeful splicing of the familiar North American Chicken Reel with a Nordic tune created farmyard chaos of the first order." Jim Gilchrist, 4*

'No Normal Podcast' New Music Edmonton interview about my life as a composer-performer: here

Impressions, commissioned by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra was premiered on April 29, 2022
Behind the composition teaser: here
Concert reviews: Edmonton Journal, Classical Voice America

du nord, commissioned by Arte Musica (Montreal Museum of Fine Arts) for Quatuor Bozzini has won Excellent Mention at the 25th edition of Prix Opus (Conseil québecois de musique)

Virya Duo has released its first album!
Ways to buy:
1) 'Add to Cart' button below to buy directly from Alissa Cheung.
or 2) On iTunes.

Schubert: Works for Violin and Piano [Virya Duo, CD]

C$20.00

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1-3 Sonatina in D, Op, Posth. 137 No. 1, D. 384

4-7 Sonata in A, Op. Posth. 162, D. 574

8 Fantasy in C, Op. Posth. 159, D. 934

Alissa Cheung, violin

Ruby Jin, piano

This album, devoted to Schubert's exquisite violin and piano works, is the culmination of a fruitful collaboration between violinist Alissa Cheung and pianist Ruby Jin that originated in Germany when theh duo performed Schubert's Fantasy for the first time in 2012.

Since then, the duo embraces a broad spectrum of literature, from standard repertoire of Beethoven and Brahms to music by contemporary composers in recital series and festivals across Canada.

For both artists, releasing this album marks a special milestone. As described in one of Schubert's Lieder, it's a place where music never fails to ignite or reignite one's heart for warm love:

"Hast du mein Herz zu warmer Lieb entzunden, Hast mich in eine bessere Welt entrückt!" (An die Musik)

Biography

Alissa Cheung is a violinist of Quatuor Bozzini, based in Montreal, QC. Her solo and chamber performances have taken her throughout Canada, USA, Europe and Asia at major venues and festivals, and her work has been featured in the New York Times, The Guardian UK, The Strad, Le Devoir, the Edmonton Journal, and has been broadcast on British Broadcasting Corporation (UK), Österreichischen Rundfunks (Austria), Schweizer Radio und Fernsehn (Switzerland), Nederlandse Publieke Omroep (Netherlands), and CBC Radio (Canada).

Alissa Cheung’s works have been performed at Celtic Connections (Glasgow) by Quatuor Bozzini, Sarah-Jane Summers and Juhani Silvola, at the Winspear Centre (Edmonton) by the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, at Salle Bourgie (Montréal) by Quatuor Bozzini, at the University of Michigan by Arx Duo, percussion duo, at New York and Chicago by Instruments of Happiness electric guitar quartet, in Jordan Hall (Boston) by the Boston and Turtle Island String Quartets, in Australia by Duo Myburgh-Feakes, and in Switzerland by Duo Luce. She is regularly featured as composer-in-residence at C’mon Festival in Edmonton. In recent works she experiments with improvisational aspects and open forms, resulting in a co-composed piece that differs from performance to performance. Another artistic interest is rearrangements of folk traditional tunes in a contemporary classical setting. Upcoming projects include a piece for High Level Trio (Edmonton), with optional expansion to string chamber ensemble, and a piece for Chamber Orchestra of Edmonton featuring JUNO-nominated fiddler Brianna Lizotte.

She also maintains a teaching studio in Montreal and is Private Study Instructor at Concordia University. She is a sought-after adjudicator for performance and composition festivals alike.

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Schubert: Works for Violin and Piano [Virya Duo, CD]

Biography

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