Adrian Anantawan, Violin

Adrian Anantawan, Violin
	Young Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan has rapidly become one of the most dynamic young musicians of his generation. Born without a right hand, he revolutionizes our vision of music playing using a violin. In the words of the Philadelphia Inquirer, "the hand is artifice: the talent quite real". His keen sense of expression and musicianship has continued to inspire critics and audience alike, beginning when he won the Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloist Award and debuted at the Kennedy Center in 2002. Mr. Anantawan began his violin study at the age of nine and graduated from the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music in 2006 and the prestige Yale University in 2008 with a Master degree in Music. He has been under the tutelage of Peter Oundjian, Ida Kavafian, Yumi Ninomiya Scott and worked in depth with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, and members of the Guarnerius Quartet. Recent highlights included performance at the White House, soloing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and recitals at the Kennedy Center as well as the Glenn Gould Studio. Both the TSO performance and the Glenn Gould recital were broadcasted nationally. His documentary “Adrian Anantawan: The Story behind the notes” was released by ZAP Production and aired by CBC in June 2008. The TV Guide chose the documentary as a top pick of the week and called Mr. Anantawan’s performance “a touch by greatness”. Mr. Anantawan is a 2008 Terry Fox Hall of Fame Inductee. He is an active member and spokesperson for the CHAMP (Child Amputee) Program of War Amps Canada and Bloorview Kids Rehab. He encourages young disabled children to follow their dreams and thanks the CHAMP program for funding his prosthesis, especially those needed to enable him to play music.

Young Canadian violinist Adrian Anantawan has rapidly become one of the most dynamic young musicians of his generation. Born without a right hand, he revolutionizes our vision of music playing using a violin. In the words of the Philadelphia Inquirer, "the hand is artifice: the talent quite real". His keen sense of expression and musicianship has continued to inspire critics and audience alike, beginning when he won the Rosemary Kennedy International Young Soloist Award and debuted at the Kennedy Center in 2002.

Mr. Anantawan began his violin study at the age of nine and graduated from the world-renowned Curtis Institute of Music in 2006 and the prestige Yale University in 2008 with a Master degree in Music. He has been under the tutelage of Peter Oundjian, Ida Kavafian, Yumi Ninomiya Scott and worked in depth with such artists as Pinchas Zukerman, Itzhak Perlman, Joseph Silverstein, Pamela Frank, and members of the Guarnerius Quartet.

Recent highlights included performance at the White House, soloing with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and recitals at the Kennedy Center as well as the Glenn Gould Studio. Both the TSO performance and the Glenn Gould recital were broadcasted nationally. His documentary “Adrian Anantawan: The Story behind the notes” was released by ZAP Production and aired by CBC in June 2008. The TV Guide chose the documentary as a top pick of the week and called Mr. Anantawan’s performance “a touch by greatness”.

Mr. Anantawan is a 2008 Terry Fox Hall of Fame Inductee. He is an active member and spokesperson for the CHAMP (Child Amputee) Program of War Amps Canada and Bloorview Kids Rehab. He encourages young disabled children to follow their dreams and thanks the CHAMP program for funding his prosthesis, especially those needed to enable him to play music.