Participant
Michael Song
Cello
A participant in the 2024 Naumburg International Cello Competition.
Biography supplied for the 2024 competition.
As recipient of the Kronberg Academy's Landgrave of Hesse Prize, Canadian cellist Michael Song has garnered a reputation for his uncompromising depth and command of the instrument. The previous seasons have included appearances at Kronberg's Casals Forum and Koerner Hall, as well as halls in Brussels, Los Angeles, and Montreal in the cello concertos of Haydn, Bach, Tchaikovsky, Gulda, and Dvorak.
He is currently artist-in-residence at the Queen Elisabeth Music Chapel, and has been guided by his studies with Gary Hoffman, Hans Jensen, and Lynn Harrell. Michael performs on a 1723 Domenico Montagnana and bows by Persoit and Richaume graciously provided by sponsors including CANIMEX INC., from Drummondville, Canada.
