Charlie Siem is one of today’s foremost young violinists, with a wide-ranging diversity of cross-cultural appeal. He studied the violin with Itzhak Rashkovsky in London at the Royal College of Music, and from 2004 has been mentored by Shlomo Mintz.

Siem has appeared with many of the world’s finest orchestras and chamber ensembles, including the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, and worked with top conductors such as Charles Dutoit, Yannick Nézet-Séguin and Zubin Mehta. His regular sonata partner is renowned pianist Itamar Golan.

Siem has a varied discography and has made a number of recordings, including with the London Symphony Orchestra (Warner Classics, 2011) and Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Sony Classical, 2014).

Siem is an ambassador of The Prince’s Trust. He is also a visiting professor at Leeds College of Music and Nanjing University of the Arts in China, and gives masterclasses at top international institutions. Passionate about bringing classical music to new audiences around the world, Siem has revived the age-old violinist tradition of composing virtuosic variations of popular themes, which he has done alongside artists including Bryan Adams, Jamie Cullum and The Who. He plays the 1735 Guarneri del Gesù violin, known as the ‘D’Egville’.

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