Since the age of 10, Boson
Mo has distinguished himself in numerous Canadian Music
Competitions. He garnered first prize at the Concours de
l’Association des éducateurs
de musique du Québec and third prize at the OSM Standard
Life Competition. He has given numerous recitals in
Montreal and performed Tchaikovsky’s Concerto with the
FACE Symphony Orchestra, with which he plays first solo
violin. As a member of the FACE Chamber Orchestra, he
has won numerous first and second prizes at provincial
and national competitions, among them the Wilfrid Harvey
Award from the Canadian Music Educators’ Association.
Since 1997, Boson Mo has been studying with KeQiang Li,
a former teacher with the Shanghai Conservatory.
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SEMI-FINALS
JOHANN SEBASTIAN BACH Sonata No. 3 for solo violin, in C
major
BWV 1005
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sonata No. 1 in D major, Op. 12 No.
1
SCOTT GOOD And dreams rush forth to greet the distance
PABLO DE SARASATE Carmen Fantasy, Op. 25
NICCOLÒ PAGANINI Caprice Op. 1 No. 24 in A minor
FINALS
JEAN SIBELIUS Concerto in D minor, Op. 47
ADDITIONAL INFO
1- What do you like most about music? (Why did you
decide to become a violinist?)
I like music because it can express so much about the
world, and about different characteristics of life.
Since I am still in high school, I didn’t really decide
yet whether or not to be a violinist, but I wish to be
one because I love music.
2- Which composers or what works are you particularly
drawn to? (What music would you bring with you to a
desert island?)
Too many... Bach, because his music is so intense;
Mozart, because his music is very elegant; Beethoven,
for his violin sonatas; Tchaikovsky, for his moody,
melancholy character; Brahms, because of his music;
Rachmaninov, for his piano and vocal works; Debussy, for
his unique impressionist style music; Shostakovich, for
his madness; and so many more.
3- Who are your favourite violinists (dead or alive)
and why?
Hilary Hahn, because of the few times I’ve ever heard
any of her recordings, they were stunning; Itzhak
Perlman, because of his rich tone; Menuhin, for his
Bach; Ilya Kaler, for his fabulous Ysaye Sonatas;
Heifetz, because he’s Heifetz. |
