Andrew Wan is equally at home as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestral musician.  In August of 2008, he was named co-concertmaster of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (MSO) under Maestro Kent Nagano, making him one of the youngest concertmasters of a major symphony. His relationship with this orchestra began with performances of Elgar’s Violin Concerto under Jean-Francois Rivest, which were hailed as one of the top two musical moments of 2007 by La Presse.

        As soloist, he has appeared with the orchestras of Montreal, Toronto, Newfoundland, Juilliard, Aspen, and Edmonton under conductors such as Casadesus, Oundjian, DePreist and Stern. Highlights of next year’s concerto dates include performances of Brahms’ Double Concerto and Beethoven’s Violin Concerto with the MSO under the batons of Kent Nagano and Maxim Vengerov, and his debut with the Singapore National Youth Orchestra.

Mr. Wan has concertized extensively throughout the world, appearing in recital in venues such as Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, Jordan Hall and Salle Gaveau in Paris with artists such as the Juillard Quartet, Sejong, the New Zealand Trio, and Cho-Liang Lin.  This summer, he performs with the MSO, the Aspen Academy of Conducting Orchestra, the Chamber Players of Canada, the New Orford Quartet, the N-E-W Piano Trio, and Gil Shaham. 

        Mr. Wan received his Bachelor of Music and Master of Music Degrees from the Juilliard School under tutelage of Masao Kawasaki and Ron Copes.  In 2008, he was the only violinist to be accepted into the prestigious Artist Diploma Program at Juilliard.  He is currently on faculty at the Schulich School of Music at McGill University in Montreal.

The Lieutenant Governor of Alberta Emerging Artist Award, Canada Council, Anne Burrows Foundation, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, and Winspear Fund have generously supported Mr. Wan.