“SALON DE MUSIQUE” in Paris to support young artists
NEXT EVENT:
PAGAMANIA !
An exclusive masterclass with violonist SUSANNE HOU, all about Paganini…
The venue : Sourire Boutique Hôtel – Sourire de Passy, 29 rue des Marronniers, 75016 Paris, France
Dates : March 13 – 15th, 2025
Virtuoso violonists, this masterclass is for you. Take on the ultimate challenge of Paganini’s 24 Caprices alongside Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, an artist redefining the limits of violin technique.
- Master one of the most demanding repertoires in violin history
- Refine your interpretation with a world-renowned virtuoso
- Work on the caprice(s) of your choice and uncover unique technical insights
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – limited spots available!
Born to a musical family, Chinese-Canadian violinist Yi-Jia Susanne Hou rose to fame on the international concert scene when she unanimously won three prestigious international violin competitions in France, Italy, and Spain (Long-Thibaud, Lipizer, Sarasate) representing both Canada and China.
Since then Susanne Hou has performed as soloist with major orchestras in over 50 countries including London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio-France, SWR Stuttgart, WDR Cologne as well as Toronto Symphony, Vancouver Symphony, National Arts Centre Orchestra, Singapore Symphony, Tokyo Philharmonic and NHK. She has collaborated with such renowned musicians as Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zukerman, Alan Gilbert, JoAnn Faletta, Andreas Delfs, Marek Janowski, Alexander Shelley, Krzysztof Urbański, Hana-Chang and Gemma New among others.
In 2013 Susanne Hou 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 she performed and recorded the Butterfly Lovers Violin Concerto with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor John Nelson at London’s Cadogan Hall, a work she successfully toured with in China and Taiwan.
Her recent and future engagements include German tour with Sinfonietta Cracovia, a return to Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, an extensive recital and concert tour to South Africa working with Cape, Johannesburg and Kwazulu Natal Philharmonic Orchestras as well as a recital at Flaneries Musicales de Reims, concerts with the Hamilton Philharmonic Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra in Canada as well as Folsom Lake Symphony and Stockton Symphony Orchestra in the US.
Susanne Hou is a passionate advocate for music education. She consistently engages in creative projects involving early classical music coaching as well as mentoring aspiring young artists. Launched in 2017 her education initiative called “3-degrees” began in Brazil where Susanne Hou worked with inspired musical students from underprivileged background. Subsequently she partnered with DakApp bringing young artists from The Juilliard School in New York, Royal College of Music in London, Beijing Central Conservatory, and the Paris Conservatoire to London for the filming of masterclass with orchestra which is now available online via DakApp to students all over the world.
OUR ARTISTIC DIRECTOR :
CHEN REISS
With “immaculately produced and enticing tone matched by superb musicianship” (Opera News, USA), soprano Chen Reiss is a regular guest with major institutions including the Vienna State Opera, Teatro Alla Scala, Royal Opera House Covent Garden, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, the Israel and Munich Philharmonic, the Chicago Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Orchestre de Paris, as well as at Vienna’s Musikverein, Wigmore Hall, Philharmonie Berlin, and Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.
She counts among her collaborators such conductors as Semyon Bychkov, Zubin Mehta, Daniel Barenboim, Gustavo Dudamel, Christoph Eschenbach, Daniele Gatti, Manfred Honeck, Paavo Järvi, Vladimir Jurowski, Antonio Pappano, Lahav Shani, Christian Thielemann and Franz Welser-Möst.
Her operatic repertoire includes Mozart and Handel heroines, Gilda (Rigoletto), Adina (L’Elisir d’amore), Zdenka (Arabella), Sophie (Der Rosenkavalier) and the title role in The Cunning Little Vixen. Her concert repertoire spans from Bach and Haydn, through Rossini and Mahler, to Berg and Strauss.
She has recorded widely from Cimarosa and Salieri to Fauré, Mahler, Stravinsky and Lehar, and in 2020 releases an album of rare Beethoven arias and songs. In 2014 Reiss was invited to sing for Pope Francis during the Christmas Mass, which was broadcast worldwide.
With the Vienna Philharmonic she was the guest soloist at the 30th anniversary celebrations of Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, and with the Orchestre National de France she took part in the 2019 Bastille Day ‘Concert de Paris’, televised live from Paris’s iconic Eiffel Tower. Accompanied by the Berlin Philharmonic and Sir Simon Rattle, she sang the soundtrack to “Perfume: the Story of a Murderer”. Chen has been giving Masterclasses regularly since 2014 in the UK, Germany, Israel and more.
PRESS
French music critic and journalist at ResMusica and AltaMusica Vincent Guillemin wrote an article on last Concert at Sourire Music:
French journalist at Music & Opera wrote an article on last March 26th Concert at Sourire Music:
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Previous Events at Sourire Music
January 2024 Masterclass with clarinetist Patrick Messina
September 2023 Masterclass with violonist Bomsori Kim
April 2023 Masterclass with violonist Hilary Hahn
March 2023 Concert given by soprano Chen Reiss and pianist Nico De Villiers with 2 student of Royal Northen College of Music
February 2023 Masterclass with soprano Chen Reiss
