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{{Infobox musical artist
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| birth_date = 1986
| name = Charlie Siem
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| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|14 January 1986}}
| instrument = Violin
| birth_place = London, England
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]], [[Classic rock]]
| occupation = Violinist
| instrument = [[Violin]]
| genre = Classical
| years_active = 2001–present
| occupation = Violinist
| label = [[Warner Music Group|Warner Classics and Jazz]]
| years_active = 2001–present
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'''Charlie Siem''' (born January 14, 1986) is an English contemporary classical violinist.
'''Charles Maximilian Siem'''<ref name="ancestry.com">{{Cite web | url=http://www.ancestry.com | title=Ancestry® &#124; Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records}}</ref> (born 14 January 1986) is an English contemporary classical violinist.


==Life==
==Life and career==
Charlie Siem was born in London, England, to [[Kristian Siem]], a Norwegian businessman, and his [[South Africa]]n-born wife.<ref name="ancestry.com"/><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.port-magazine.com/feature/charlie-siem/ | title=Charlie Siem|website=Port-magazine.com| date=28 May 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.channel24.co.za/News/Local/Celebs-you-didnt-know-had-SA-roots-20130726 | title=Celebs you didn't know had SA roots|website=Channel24.co.za| date=2013-07-26}}</ref> He has three sisters, all involved in arts: musician and composer [[Sasha Siem]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCC8uBmxr90ppccyGmX28qsA|title=Sasha Siem|publisher=[[YouTube]]|accessdate=2020-05-16}}</ref> visual artist and healing arts/yoga teacher Sophie Madeleine Siem,<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.instagram.com/sophiesiem/|title=Sophie Siem (@sophiesiem) • Instagram photos and videos|website=Instagram.com|accessdate=2020-05-16}}</ref> and artist and model Louisa Tatiana Kristianne Siem.<ref>[https://www.mortimerhouse.com/notebook/article/louisa-siem-contemporary-alchemy-era-disposability/ "Louisa Siem: Meet Art's contemporary alchemist"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210520074249/https://www.mortimerhouse.com/notebook/article/louisa-siem-contemporary-alchemy-era-disposability/ |date=20 May 2021 }} by John-Paul Pryor, ''Maslow's Mortimer House'', 8 June 2018</ref>
Charlie Siem was born in [[London, England]], to a Norwegian father and a British mother, and began the study of violin at the age of five. He studied at [[Eton College]] and [[Girton College]], [[Cambridge]], and continued his violin studies with Itzhak Rashkovsky and [[Shlomo Mintz]]. He performed his first concerto with an orchestra at age 15, and played with the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] at age 18.<ref name=hottest>{{cite web |url=http://www.artinfo.com/news/story/38863/meet-the-worlds-hottest-violin-virtuoso-charlie-siem-on-the-perfectionism-that-enthralled-both-lady-gaga-and-stephen-hawking|title=Meet the World's Hottest Violin Virtuoso: Charlie Siem on the Perfectionism That Enthralled Both Lady Gaga and Stephen Hawking|author=Binlot, Ann|date=17 October 2011|accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref>


Siem began the study of violin at age three when his interest was piqued upon hearing the cassettes his mother used to play for her children. He went on to study at [[Eton College]] and [[Girton College, Cambridge]], and continued his violin studies with [[Itzhak Rashkovsky]] and [[Shlomo Mintz]]. He performed his first concerto with an orchestra at age 15, and played with the [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]] at age 18.<ref name=hottest>{{cite web|url=http://thisisthegoldenage.tumblr.com/post/55842661898/so-charlie-siem-is-amazing-some-people-have-it|title=So Charlie Siem is Amazing|date=19 July 2013|accessdate=2 July 2014|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714234553/http://thisisthegoldenage.tumblr.com/post/55842661898/so-charlie-siem-is-amazing-some-people-have-it|archivedate=14 July 2014}}</ref> He has gained recognition in the past few years by playing alongside artists such as [[The Who]] and [[Miley Cyrus]]. Among his fans include [[Lady Gaga]] and [[Katy Perry]].
Siem is distantly related to Norwegian violin virtuoso and composer [[Ole Bull]].<ref name="About">{{cite web |url=http://www.charliesiem.com/about|title=About|accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref>


Siem is distantly related to Norwegian violin virtuoso and composer [[Ole Bull]].<ref name="About">{{cite web|url=http://www.charliesiem.com/about|title=About|accessdate=30 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111021143639/http://www.charliesiem.com/about|archive-date=21 October 2011|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>{{better source|This claim came from his own webpage in 2011 (now a dead link). Should find a different source.|date=December 2017}}
Siem plays [[Yehudi Menuhin]]'s 1735 [[Guarneri del Gesu]] d’Egville violin, on loan by the Elderberry
Foundation. The violin was also once owned by the King of Prussia.<ref name=hottest />


He plays a violin made by [[Guarneri del Gesu]] from 1735, also known as "The d'Egville". The violin was previously owned by [[Yehudi Menuhin]].<ref name=hottest />
==Career==
His first CD featured Violin Sonatas by [[Grieg]] and [[Elgar]] and was released in 2008.
He signed with the [[Warner Music Group|Warner Classics and Jazz]] label and released his second CD Charlie Siem - Violin Virtuoso in 2010. His third CD, ''[[Bruch, Wieniawski and Bull]]'', was released in August 2011.


He is married to Countess Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, first daughter of Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga and Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta (daughter of [[Princess Claude of Orléans]]).
'''His international concert activities includes appearances with:'''
*The [[Moscow Philharmonic]]
* The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
*The [[Oslo Philharmonic]] - Rune Bergmann (January 2013)
*The Czech National Symphony - Libor Pesěk
*The [[Moscow Symphony Orchestra]]
*The [[Royal Philharmonic Orchestra]]
*The [[English Chamber Orchestra]]
*The [[London Symphony Orchestra]] - Andrew Gourlay
*The [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] - [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]]


==Reviews==
'''Touring activity:'''
* "Siem also had the deep heart and soul required to make the music sing, in a great romantic combination of drama, passion and tenderness."<ref>[http://www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20141008/arts-entertainment/Superb-opening-of-season.538907 Superb opening of season] by Albert Storace, ''[[The Times (Malta)]]'', 8 October 2014</ref>
*Asia
* "Under the Stars" Album of the week on Classic FM "A very attractive selection of favourites, performed with the violinist's trademark grace and intimacy."<ref>[[John Suchet]], [[Classic FM (UK)|Classic FM]] 22 September 2014</ref>
*North America
* ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'', "Charlie Siem, allowing his tone to soar in a great arch, creates a memorable high-point."<ref name="Elgar, Grieg">{{cite journal |title=Elgar, Grieg |journal=Gramophone |date=August 2008 |page=66}}</ref>
*South America
* "These performances show that his music-making is more than capable of speaking for itself without any kind of special pleading." [[The Guardian]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2008/may/30/classicalmusicandopera2|title=Music Elgar: Violin Sonata Op 82; Grieg: Violin Sonata Op 45 No 3; etc, Siem/ Korobeinikov|author=Clements, Andrew|date=29 May 2008|accessdate=31 January 2016|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>
*Russia
*"There was a dumbfounding gap between his retro suavity and the ineptitude of his playing. His intonation, passagework and tone were simply ugly in two works that are stale enough when played well....Mr. Siem teetered on the edge of charm but saved himself with the frigid calculation of his phrasing." [[The New York Times]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/arts/music/charlie-siem-violinist-at-le-poisson-rouge.html|title=Impeccably Dressed, With His Violin at the Ready|author=Woolfe, Zachary|date=26 June 2012|newspaper=New York Times}}</ref>
*Middle East
* "...Charlie Siem completely broke people's prejudices with his performance, proving himself through his music and demonstrating the charm of 'the most exciting young violinist in the contemporary music world' on the stage of Beijing Concert Hall. Charlie presented the Beijing audience with masterpieces and sonatas such as Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" by Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 3 by Grieg, Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate and more....His performance was a consummate display of skill. He captivated the audience with his extremely impressive playing, calm stage presence, handsome appearance and astonishing technique." [[China Art News]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cflac.org.cn/xw/bwyc/201609/t20160914_339450.htm|title=Classical Idol at Beijing Concert Hall|author=Zhang, Yue|website=Cflac.org.cn|date=14 September 2016}}</ref>
*Europe, he performed on 33 dates on the Night of the Proms tour of Belgium, Holland and Germany.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/michelle-edgar/music-unites-to-showcase_b_550104.html|title= Music Unites to Showcase Young Violinist Charlie Siem|author=Edgar, Michelle|date=23 April 2010|accessdate=30 October 2011}}</ref>

'''2010'''
*Playing with [[Bryan Adams]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]][[London]]

'''2011'''
*He was the face of the Alfred Dunhill Label (performing at their Fashion show in Shanghai in 2012)
*In March 2011, he played with [[Roger Daltrey]] and [[Pete Townshend]] of [[The Who]] at a benefit for [[Teenage Cancer Trust]] at the [[Royal Albert Hall]].
*He played for [[Lady Gaga]] at her Fashion Icon Award party in [[New York]] in June .
*He appeared at the [[Royal Albert Hall in Classic FM Live in October to launch his second CD.
*He was scheduled to perform on ''Night of the Stars'' at the [[Royal Festival Hall]] in November 2011 for the The Passage [http://www.passage.org.uk/]
*At the Rock Gala 2011 for the [[Prince's Trust]].

'''2012'''

*In May he performed at the [[Royal Albert Hall]] for Our Greatest Team Rises to support the Olympics and Paralympics Team GB.
*He was appointed as visiting Professor at [[Leeds College of Music]] in June
*Appearing with the [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] under [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]] celebrating the 10th Anniversary of the OVG Concerts in Rotterdam
*In September 2012 he played his first Solo Recital at [[Wigmore Hall]] in London, accompanied by Itamar Golan.
* During October he toured the [[Netherlands]] on a Recital Tour accompanied by Caroline Jaya - Ratnam.
*He has also composed variations on popular songs.<ref name=hottest />
*In 2012 he has continued to collaborate with many diverse artists including dancers from the [[Royal Ballet]], the [[Royal Danish Ballet]], [[Will Young]] and superstar Chinese Opera Singer [[Zhang Jun]].<ref name="About"/>

'''TV & other appearances'''
*The [[Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra]] - [[Yannick Nézet-Séguin]] A televised concert celebrating the 10th Veerhaven Festival
*[[BBC Breakfast]]
*Andrew Marr show [[BBC]]
*BBC 2 [[Titanic]] Commemoration in April 2012
*DK4 Interview

He has appeared in numerous fashion publications including [[Vogue]], [[Acne Paper]],[[GQ]] and V Man.
In September 2012 Charlie appeared with Itamar Golan on BBC, interviewed by [[Sean Rafferty]] prior to Charlie's [[Wigmore Hall]] debut

In December 2012 collaborated with [[Bruce Weber]] on the [[Dior Homme]] - "Can I Make The Music Fly?"
Recorded the Main Theme from [[Schindler's List]] with the BBC Concert Orchestra - Celebrating the anniversary of composer [[John Williams]]

==Critical reception==

These performances show that his music-making is more than capable of speaking for itself without any kind of special pleading. [[The Guardian]]

Not unlike other great artists Siem has also received some negative criticism, once in [[The New York Times]], " there was a dumbfounding gap between his retro suavity and the ineptitude of his playing (...) His intonation, passagework and tone were simply ugly".<ref>{{cite web|last=Woolfe|first=Zachary|title=Impeccably Dressed, With His Violin at the Ready|url=http://www.nytimes.com/2012/06/27/arts/music/charlie-siem-violinist-at-le-poisson-rouge.html?_r=1|publisher=New York Times|accessdate=15 August 2012}}</ref> Other reviews are more positive, including ''[[Gramophone (magazine)|Gramophone]]'', "Charlie Siem, allowing his tone to soar in a great arch, creates a memorable high-point."<ref>{{cite journal |title=Elgar, Grieg|publisher=Gramophone|date=August 2008|page=66}}</ref>

'His very heartfelt interpretation of Cantabile Doloroso by [[Ole Bull]] created the highlight of the evening' Skagens Avis, Denmark ******

[[Elgar]]/[[Grieg]] reviews:

'Convincingly thought through and beautifully delivered' [[Classic FM Magazine]] ****

'A wonderful tone...spacious and beautiful' [[Classic FM Magazine]] ****

'His [[Elgar]] sonata is by turns confidential and quick-witted, perfectly shaded and full of sweet-sour regrets' [[The Guardian]] ****

'Siem... manages to focus unerringly on the musical core of each.' [[The Guardian]] ****

'...these are performances of remarkable freshness and spontaneity.' [[BBC Music Magazine]] *****

'The [[Elgar]] Sonata is especially beautifully done, at once mercurial and intimate, as if Siem is plucking the music straight from the air... [[Elgar]] would surely have approved...' [[BBC Music Magazine]] *****

'...clearly he's a player of remarkable promise.' [[BBC Music Magazine]] *****


==Discography==
==Discography==
Siem has released CDs including:
Siem has released CDs through the years:
* Charlie Siem – ''Elgar & Grieg (Sonatas for Violin and Piano)'' - [[Andrei Korobeinikov]] - Challenge Classics

* '''Charlie Siem''' - Elgar & Grieg (Sonatas for Violin and Piano )
* Charlie Siem – ''Violin Virtuoso'' - Warner Classics
* Charlie Siem – ''Bruch, Wieniawski, Ole Bull'' – The [[London Symphony Orchestra]] – [[Andrew Gourlay]] - Warner Classics
* '''Charlie Siem''' - Violin Virtuoso
* Charlie Siem – ''Tony Banks: six pieces for orchestra'' - [[The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra]] - [[Martin Robertson]] - [[Paul Englishby]] - Naxos
* '''Charlie Siem''' - Bruch , Wieniawski , Ole Bull - The [[London Symphony Orchestra]] - Andrew Gourlay
* Charlie Siem – ''Under The Stars'' – [[Münchner Rundfunkorchester]] – [[Paul Goodwin (conductor)|Paul Goodwin]] – Sony Classical
* Charlie Siem – ''Midnight Garden'' - Paravox Records
* Charlie Siem – ''Between the Clouds'' - [[Itamar Golan]] - Signum Classics


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Dci5_IEbeM Charlie Siem plays with the London Symphony - includes interview]
* [http://www.charliesiem.com Charlie Siem Official Website]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b9oj7wAWs40 Charlie Siem plays with Bryan Adams]
* [http://charliesiem.homestead.com Charlie Siem Unofficial Website, launched in January 2016]
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ro5AWRSePCw&feature=related Charlie Siem plays with Daltrey and Townshend]
* {{YouTube|3Dci5_IEbeM|Charlie Siem plays with Roger Daltrey & Pete Townshend}}
* {{YouTube|b9oj7wAWs40|Charlie Siem plays with Bryan Adams}}
*[http://www.cozio.com/Instrument.aspx?id=417 Guarneri del Gesu d’Egville violin history]
* {{YouTube|MVcqj7Io4as|Charlie Siem at Le Poisson Rouge}}
* {{YouTube|U4GlT2wn2Os|Charlie Siem plays Sonata No. 3 'Ballade' by Eugène Ysaÿe}}

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Latest revision as of 09:59, 30 November 2024

Charlie Siem
Charlie Siem
Charlie Siem
Background information
Born14 January 1986 (1986-01-14) (age 38)
London, England
GenresClassical
OccupationViolinist
InstrumentViolin
Years active2001–present
LabelsSony Music
Websitecharliesiem.com

Charles Maximilian Siem[1] (born 14 January 1986) is an English contemporary classical violinist.

Life and career

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Charlie Siem was born in London, England, to Kristian Siem, a Norwegian businessman, and his South African-born wife.[1][2][3] He has three sisters, all involved in arts: musician and composer Sasha Siem,[4] visual artist and healing arts/yoga teacher Sophie Madeleine Siem,[5] and artist and model Louisa Tatiana Kristianne Siem.[6]

Siem began the study of violin at age three when his interest was piqued upon hearing the cassettes his mother used to play for her children. He went on to study at Eton College and Girton College, Cambridge, and continued his violin studies with Itzhak Rashkovsky and Shlomo Mintz. He performed his first concerto with an orchestra at age 15, and played with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra at age 18.[7] He has gained recognition in the past few years by playing alongside artists such as The Who and Miley Cyrus. Among his fans include Lady Gaga and Katy Perry.

Siem is distantly related to Norwegian violin virtuoso and composer Ole Bull.[8][better source needed]

He plays a violin made by Guarneri del Gesu from 1735, also known as "The d'Egville". The violin was previously owned by Yehudi Menuhin.[7]

He is married to Countess Viola Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga, first daughter of Count Giberto Arrivabene Valenti Gonzaga and Princess Bianca of Savoy-Aosta (daughter of Princess Claude of Orléans).

Reviews

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  • "Siem also had the deep heart and soul required to make the music sing, in a great romantic combination of drama, passion and tenderness."[9]
  • "Under the Stars" Album of the week on Classic FM "A very attractive selection of favourites, performed with the violinist's trademark grace and intimacy."[10]
  • Gramophone, "Charlie Siem, allowing his tone to soar in a great arch, creates a memorable high-point."[11]
  • "These performances show that his music-making is more than capable of speaking for itself without any kind of special pleading." The Guardian[12]
  • "There was a dumbfounding gap between his retro suavity and the ineptitude of his playing. His intonation, passagework and tone were simply ugly in two works that are stale enough when played well....Mr. Siem teetered on the edge of charm but saved himself with the frigid calculation of his phrasing." The New York Times[13]
  • "...Charlie Siem completely broke people's prejudices with his performance, proving himself through his music and demonstrating the charm of 'the most exciting young violinist in the contemporary music world' on the stage of Beijing Concert Hall. Charlie presented the Beijing audience with masterpieces and sonatas such as Violin Sonata No. 9 "Kreutzer" by Beethoven, Violin Sonata No. 3 by Grieg, Zigeunerweisen by Sarasate and more....His performance was a consummate display of skill. He captivated the audience with his extremely impressive playing, calm stage presence, handsome appearance and astonishing technique." China Art News[14]

Discography

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Siem has released CDs through the years:

References

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  1. ^ a b "Ancestry® | Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History Records".
  2. ^ "Charlie Siem". Port-magazine.com. 28 May 2012.
  3. ^ "Celebs you didn't know had SA roots". Channel24.co.za. 26 July 2013.
  4. ^ "Sasha Siem". YouTube. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  5. ^ "Sophie Siem (@sophiesiem) • Instagram photos and videos". Instagram.com. Retrieved 16 May 2020.
  6. ^ "Louisa Siem: Meet Art's contemporary alchemist" Archived 20 May 2021 at the Wayback Machine by John-Paul Pryor, Maslow's Mortimer House, 8 June 2018
  7. ^ a b "So Charlie Siem is Amazing". 19 July 2013. Archived from the original on 14 July 2014. Retrieved 2 July 2014.
  8. ^ "About". Archived from the original on 21 October 2011. Retrieved 30 October 2011.
  9. ^ Superb opening of season by Albert Storace, The Times (Malta), 8 October 2014
  10. ^ John Suchet, Classic FM 22 September 2014
  11. ^ "Elgar, Grieg". Gramophone: 66. August 2008.
  12. ^ Clements, Andrew (29 May 2008). "Music Elgar: Violin Sonata Op 82; Grieg: Violin Sonata Op 45 No 3; etc, Siem/ Korobeinikov". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 January 2016.
  13. ^ Woolfe, Zachary (26 June 2012). "Impeccably Dressed, With His Violin at the Ready". New York Times.
  14. ^ Zhang, Yue (14 September 2016). "Classical Idol at Beijing Concert Hall". Cflac.org.cn.
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