Luosha Fang (Chinese: 方萝莎) is an American-Chinese violinist and violist based in NYC and a violin instructor at Bard College.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Born | Shanghai, China |
| Genres | classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician |
| Instrument(s) | Violin and Viola |
| Website | www |
Fang studied at the Curtis Institute of Music with Ida Kavafian and Shmuel Ashkenasi and at the Escuela Superior de Música Reina Sofía in Madrid as a viola student of Nobuko Imai. She won first prize in the 2019 Classic Strings International Competition in Vienna [2] and the 2018 Tokyo International Viola Competition,[3] and has collaborated with numerous composers, such as American composer Michael Djupstrom as well as with the Almanac Dance Circus Theatre and the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. She was formerly the violist in the Pavel Haas Quartet.
She plays the 'Josefowitz' 1690 Andrea Guarneri viola.[4]
Discography edit
With Albany Symphony Orchestra
- Unforgettable: the music of Tsontakis (Naxos, 8.559826, 2017)
With Pavel Haas Quartet
- Brahms Piano Quintet In F Minor, Op. 34 - String Quintet In G Major, Op. 111 (Supraphon, SU 4306-2, 2022)
References edit
- ^ "Bard Conservatory Faculty". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "2019 Vienna Classic Strings Viola Results". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "2018 Tokyo International Viola Competition Results". Retrieved February 11, 2024.
- ^ "Luosha Fang Biography". Retrieved February 11, 2024.