Korbinian Altenberger, violin and Jiayi Shi, piano

Korbinian Altenberger is one of the most sought after violinists and chamber musicians in Europe of the young generation today, after having won top prizes from numerous international competitions such as the Montreal Violin Competition, the Concours Tibor Varga, Michael Hill Competition and the Postacchini Competition. At the age of twelve, he made his debut at the Salzburg Festival, and since then his playing can be heard regularly as a soloist and chamber musician on every continent. He has performed with the Orchestral National, the Auckland Philharmonia, the Munich Chamber Orchestra, the Goettingen Symphony, the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and also the Saarland and South-West German Radio Orchestras. He has concertized as the soloist in North and South America with such ensembles as the Winnipeg Symphony, the Philadelphia Chamber Orchestra and the Iris Orchestra as well as the National Orchestra of Costa Rica. In recent years, he has also given many recitals in Japan, South Korea, Cambodia, the United States, New Zealand, Israel along with European countries such as the U. K., Austria, Italy, France, the Czech Republic, Switzerland the Slovakia. Korbinian Altenberger received his early education with Charles A. Linale and Donald Weilerstein in Cologne and Boston. He has also been under the tutelage of the musical greats such as Shmuel Askenasi, Gerhard Schulz, Leon Fleisher and members of the Guarneri, Juilliard and Cleveland Quartets. His enthusiasm for chamber music has been fostered by frequent invitations to a wide variety of festivals in Ravinia, Caramoor and Marlboro in the US, and Prussia Cove, Verbier, Moritzburg and Israel Chamber Project. Having held a position as the Principal Concertmaster in the Symphony Orchestra of the WDR in Cologne under Semyon Bychkov, Korbinian Altenberger has been seclected by Maestro Mariss Jansons to be a concermaster of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2011.

Pianist Jiayi Shi maintains an active schedule as a chamber musician and collaborative pianist. Since her New York recital debut with violinist Midori at the prestigious Mostly Mozart Festival, Shi has given chamber recitals in notable venues such as Davies Symphony Hall in San Francisco and St. Luke’s Hall in London. Her recent concert appearances include a recital in Kennedy Center of Performing Arts in Washington, D.C., live TV performances with Midori in Korea and a recital appearance in Munich, Germany.

Born in Shanghai, China, Shi studied at the distinguished Pre-College Division of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. She furthered her music education in the United States, receiving both the Master of Music and Performance Certificate in piano solo from the Eastman School of Music and completed her doctorate in Musical Arts at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. She is currently a Studio Artist at Biola University in Southern California.

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