Angelo Chiu

Violin performer and cultural manager , Angelo Chiu began his musical education at the age of eight. After receiving a tiny violin from his mother because she thought it would be the easiest instrument to store in a closet, Angelo embarked on a journey of passion for music and the violin which continues to increase each day.

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As a performer, Angelo has performed solo recitals in Madrid and Chicago, while maintaining his career as an avid orchestral and chamber musician. Chiu has collaborated and played for noted conductors such as Krzysztof Penderecki, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Lucas Macías and Víctor Pablo Pérez. He has received masterclasses and chamber coachings from Erich Gruenberg, Anne Setzer, Eszter Haffner, Ilya Kaler, Rictor Noren and John Rogers, among others. His diverse repertoire ranges from the Baroque period to music from the 20th and 21st centuries (Bach’s Chaconne, Beethoven’s violin concerto, Saariaho’s Nocturne and Zwilich’s Fantasy, among others).

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Audiences from around the world have heard Angelo in the Auditorio Nacional de Madrid, Palacio de Euskalduna, Auditorio Príncipe Felipe, Chicago Symphony Center, Miami New World Center and European Center Penderecki. Mr. Chiu’s tour highlights include visits to the Netherlands, Germany and Poland as well as performances in Chicago (Holtschneider Performance Center), Miami (New World Symphony Concert Hall), Cincinnati (Patricia Corbett Theater) and New York (Carnegie Hall).

A passionate community advocate, Angelo collaborates with a Kiss for all the World and Music for Kids, teaching diverse communities and working in projects that combine the arts with community inclusion such as "Gent Sense Llar" by Apropa Cultura and the "Art for Change" by Fundación La Caixa.

In 2020 and 2021 Angelo received awards from the King’s Peak International Competition and the American Youth Musician Union International Competition.

Originally from Spain, Angelo graduated summa cum laude from the Real Conservatorio Superior de Musica de Madrid. In 2017, he received his Fulbright Award in the Arts to pursue his Master of Music in Performance in at DePaul University, finishing it with honors in the studio of Janet Sung. In 2022 he completed an Arts and Cultural Management Master’s program in Universitat Internacional de Catalunya.

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Currently he's working in the Joven Orquesta Nacional de España as the orchestra personnel manager. 

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During his spare time, Angelo enjoys hiking, cooking and technology.