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Wedded to the violin from the age of three, Ms. Seiler <ref>[http://www.mayumi-seiler.com/ "Official Website"]received her musical education at the renowned [[Mozarteum University of Salzburg]], Accessed 15 January 2014.</ref> during the formative years of her childhood in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]]. With a busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Japan and North America, Ms. Seiler is also the Artistic Director and founder of Via Salzburg Chamber Music, a Toronto based chamber music organization whose chamber orchestra Ms Seiler leads form the first desk. Via Salzburg is entering the 10th season with wonderfully imaginative programming and international guest artists performing with the best Canadian talent. |
Wedded to the violin from the age of three, Ms. Seiler <ref>[http://www.mayumi-seiler.com/ "Official Website"]received her musical education at the renowned [[Mozarteum University of Salzburg]], Accessed 15 January 2014.</ref> during the formative years of her childhood in [[Salzburg]], [[Austria]]. With a busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Japan and North America, Ms. Seiler is also the Artistic Director and founder of Via Salzburg Chamber Music, a Toronto based chamber music organization whose chamber orchestra Ms Seiler leads form the first desk. Via Salzburg is entering the 10th season with wonderfully imaginative programming and international guest artists performing with the best Canadian talent. |
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Ms. Seiler has performed with numerous renowned orchestras and conductors including [[Neville Marriner]], [[Christopher Hogwood]], [[Peter Oundjian]], [[Sandor Vegh]] and has been the featured soloist with orchestras such as the [[City of London Sinfonia]], the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]], the Berlin Symphony, the [[Moscow Symphony Orchestra]], the [[Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra]], the [[Australian Chamber Orchestra]], [[Camerata Salzburg]] and the [[Toronto Symphony Orchestra]]. She was invited by legendary violinist [[Ruggiero Ricci]] to perform with him in his final concert in Washington DC. Her performances as soloist with the UBS [[Verbier Festival]] Chamber Orchestra under the baton of [[Maxim Vengerov]] saw her perform to critical acclaim in such major venues at Toronto's [[Roy Thomson Hall]], New York's [[Carnegie Hall]], Amsterdam's [[Concertgebouw]] and Vienna's [[Musikverein]] and the [[Barbican]] in London.<ref> Royal Conservatory Official Website [https://learning.rcmusic.ca/glenn-gould-school/programs-and-faculty/studio-faculty-biographies/mayumi-seiler].</ref> |
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Ms. Seiler has recorded many of the violin concertos and chamber repertoire for such labels as [[Virgin Classics]]<ref> AllMusic.com [http://www.allmusic.com/album/release/beethoven-mendelssohn-haydn-violin-concertos-mr0004315969/credits].</ref>, JVC Victor, [[Hyperion Records]]<ref> Hyperion Records Offical Website [http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/a.asp?a=A842].</ref>, and [[Capriccio (record label)]]. |
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== Personal Life == |
== Personal Life == |
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Revision as of 02:28, 19 February 2015
Mayumi Seiler (born November 14, 1963) is a Canadian-Austrian violinist. Born in Osaka, Japan to Japanese/German parentage.
Education and career
Wedded to the violin from the age of three, Ms. Seiler [1] during the formative years of her childhood in Salzburg, Austria. With a busy schedule as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, Japan and North America, Ms. Seiler is also the Artistic Director and founder of Via Salzburg Chamber Music, a Toronto based chamber music organization whose chamber orchestra Ms Seiler leads form the first desk. Via Salzburg is entering the 10th season with wonderfully imaginative programming and international guest artists performing with the best Canadian talent.
Ms. Seiler has performed with numerous renowned orchestras and conductors including Neville Marriner, Christopher Hogwood, Peter Oundjian, Sandor Vegh and has been the featured soloist with orchestras such as the City of London Sinfonia, the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, the Berlin Symphony, the Moscow Symphony Orchestra, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Camerata Salzburg and the Toronto Symphony Orchestra. She was invited by legendary violinist Ruggiero Ricci to perform with him in his final concert in Washington DC. Her performances as soloist with the UBS Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra under the baton of Maxim Vengerov saw her perform to critical acclaim in such major venues at Toronto's Roy Thomson Hall, New York's Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam's Concertgebouw and Vienna's Musikverein and the Barbican in London.[2]
Ms. Seiler has recorded many of the violin concertos and chamber repertoire for such labels as Virgin Classics[3], JVC Victor, Hyperion Records[4], and Capriccio (record label).
Personal Life
She is currently based in Toronto, Canada, where she lives with her two greatest accomplishments, her daughter Hana and her son Seiji.
Recordings
- Mendelssohn, F.: Violin Concertos City of London Sinfonia. Label: Black Box. [5]
- Boccherini, L.: Sextets - Op. 23, Nos. 1, 3, 4, 6 Mayumi Seiler, Silvia Walch, Diemut Poppen, Richard Lester, Howard Penny. Label: Capriccio. January 1992 [6]