Brilliant Gems

Yi-Jia Susanne Hou, violin
Castro: Gran fanfarria
Sibelius: Violin Concerto
Florence Price: Symphony No. 1

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 Ms. Hou has performed as soloist with major orchestras in over fifty countries including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal and Tokyo Philharmonics, SWR Stuttgart, and the Toronto, Vancouver, and Singapore Symphonies. She has collaborated with such renowned musicians as Mstislav Rostropovich, Pinchas Zukerman, and Alan Gilbert, among others. In the words of Yehudi Menuhin, “She’s absolutely phenomenal.”