Richard O’Neill 1276 Aikins Way Boulder, CO 80305 917.826.7041 [email protected] www.richard-oneill.com
Education University of North Carolina School of the Arts 1997 High School Diploma
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music 2001 Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude
The Juilliard School 2003 Master of Music
The Juilliard School 2005 Artist Diploma
Teaching University of Colorado, Boulder, College of Music 2020 - present Experience Artist in Residence, Takacs Quartet
University of California Los Angeles, Herb Alpert School of Music 2007 - 2016 Lecturer of Viola
University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music 2008 Viola Masterclasses
Hello?! Orchestra (South Korea) 2012 - present Multicultural Youth Orchestra Founder, conductor and teacher
Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara 2014 - present Viola and Chamber Music
Florida International University 2014 Viola Masterclass
Brown University 2015 Viola Masterclass
Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. 2016, 2018 Viola Masterclasses
Scotia Festival 2017 Viola Masterclasses Asia Society, Hong Kong 2018 Viola and Chamber Music Masterclasses
Mannes School of Music 2018 Viola Masterclass
The Broad Stage, Santa Monica 2018 - 2019 Artist-in-residence, viola masterclasses, community events
Affiliations Sejong Soloists 2001 - 2007 Principal Viola
The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center 2003 - present CMS Two/Bowers YoungArtist from 2004-06
CREDIA International Artist Management 2004 - present Worldwide manager, based in South Korea
Seattle Chamber Music Society 2006 - present
Camerata Pacifica 2006 - present Principal Viola DITTO (South Korea) 2006 - present Chamber Music Ensemble and Festival
Ehnes Quartet 2010 - present
Hello?! Orchestra (South Korea) 2012 - present Multicultural Youth Orchestra Founder, conductor and teacher
Music Academy of the West 2012 - present Viola, Chamber Music
Composer Commissions Huang Ruo 2010 To the Four Corners, Duo for Oboe and Viola For Nicolas Daniel and Richard O’Neill
Elliot Carter 2012 String Trio For Rolf Schulte, Richard O’Neill, Fred Sherry
Huang Ruo 2013 In Other Words, Concerto for vocalized violist and chamber orchestra Camerata Pacifica Paul Chihara 2014 Trio for Guitar, Violin and Viola For David Starobin, Movses Pogossian, Richard O’Neill
John Harbison 2014 String Trio For Camerata Pacifica
Lera Auerbach 2018 24 Preludes for Viola and Piano For Richard Yongjae O’Neill
John Harbison 2019 Viola Sonata For Richard O’Neill and Molly Morkowski
Discography Richard O’Neill/Warren Jones 2005 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, Korea Bach, Debussy, Faure, Liszt, Clarke
Webern String Trio 2005 NAXOS/Robert Craft Ani Kavafian, Fred Sherry Lachrymae 2006 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, Korea
Winter Journey 2007 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon Schubert Arpeggione Sonata and Winterreise
Mysterioso 2008 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/ARCHIV Telemann, Handel, Corelli, Vitali, Dowland Alte Musik Köln
NORE 2009 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon
Preghiera 2010 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon Württemburg Chamber Orchestra, Ruben Gazarian conductor
Stravinsky Elegie 2011 NAXOS/Robert Craft
SOLO 2012 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon Bach, Britten, Reger, Carter, Hindemith Carter Elegy 2012 ONYX American Chamber Music/Seattle Chamber Music Society Anna Polonsky
Music@Menlo LIVE 2012 Schumann Märchenbilder Gilbert Kalish Fauré g minor piano quartet Arnaud Sussmann, Dmitri Atapine, Wu Han
Shostakovich 7th and 8th String Quartet 2013 ONYX Ehnes Quartet
MY WAY 2013 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon
British Viola 2016 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis conductor Walton Concerto
Schubert Death and the Maiden/Sibelius Intimate Voices 2017 ONYX Ehnes Quartet
DUO 2018 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/Deutsche Grammophon Mozart, Hoffmeister, Handel/Halvorsen, Beethoven, Hindemith, Bridge, Benjamin
Christopher Theofanidis Concert for Viola & Chamber Orchestra 2020 Albary Records Albany Symphony, David Alan Miller conductor
Honors, Awards, Grants Young Musicians Debut Competition 1998 Winner of Concerto Competition
USC Concerto Competition 1999
Pasadena Instrumental Competition 2000 Grand Prize, Solo Debut with the Los Angeles Philharmonic
USC Thornton School of Music 2001 Most Outstanding Undergraduate, String Department Award
Avery Fisher Award 2006
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Chamber Music 2006 Schoenberg String Quartet Concerto Fred Sherry String Quartet Proclamation from New York City Council 2006
Korea Central Daily Young Artist Award 2008
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Chamber Music 2010 Schoenberg String Quartet no. 3 Fred Sherry String Quartet
International EMMY 2013 Best Arts Programming Hello?! Orchestra, MBC Television/CEN Media
Cultural Awards, Ministry of Culture South Korea 2016 Young Artist Cultural Leader Award
GRAMMY Nomination, Best Instrumental Solo 2020 Christopher Theofanidis Concerto for Viola & Chamber Orchestra Albany Symphony
Soloist with orchestra Albany Symphony, Alte Musik Köln, American Youth Symphony, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Euro-Asian Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony, Kremerata Baltica, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Moscow Chamber Orchestra, New York Classical Players, Seoul Philharmonic, Württemburg Chamber Orchestra, Vienna Chamber Orchestra
Conductors Andrew Davis, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Ruben Gazarian, Vladimir Jurowski, David Alan Miller, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Constantin Orbelian, Eiji Oue, Vassily Sinaisky, Leonard Slatkin, Stefan Vladar, Francois Xavier-Roth
Solo recitals Avery Fisher Hall, Benaroya Hall, Broad Stage Santa Monica, Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Grenoble Modern Art Museum, Herbst Theater, Kennedy Terrace Theater, LG Arts Center, Louvre, MUSCO Performing Arts Center, Salle Cortot, Seoul Arts Center, Tokyo Opera City
Collaborations Composers Lera Auerbach, Elliott Carter, Paul Chihara, Unsuk Chin, John Harbision, Chris Paul Harman, Huw Watkins, Ian Krouse, Oliver Knussen, Peter Lieberson, Robert Muscynski, Thea Musgrave, Huang Ruo, Chistopher Theofanidis, Melinda Wagner, Charles Wuorinen, John Zorn Pianists Emanuel Ax, Inon Barnatan, Alessio Bax, Jeremy Denk, Barry Douglas, Leon Fleisher, Boris Giltburg, Warren Jones, Gil Kalish, Jon Nakamatsu, Dong-Hyek Lim, Menahem Pressler, Daniil Trifonov, Orion Weiss Violin Nicola Benedetti, Martin Beaver, Kyung-Wha Chung, Glenn Dicterow, James Ehnes, Pamela Frank, Jennifer Frautschi, Augustin Hadelich, Stefan Jackiw, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Gidon Kremer, Cho-Liang Lin, Mayumi Seiler, Mihaela Martin, Rolf Schulte, Baiba Skride, Arnaud Sussmann Viola Toby Appel, Nicolas Cords, Jaime Laredo, Kim Kaskashian, Donald McInnes, Nils Monkemeyer, Paul Neubauer, Cynthia Phelps, Michael Tree Cello Nicolas Altstaedt, Andreas Brantelid, Leonard Elschenbroich, David Finckel, Clive Greensmith, Klemens Hagen, Lynn Harrell, Franz Helmerson, Gary Hoffmann, Steven Isserlis, Mischa Maisky, Keith Robinson, Sharon Robinson, Fred Sherry, Peter Stumpf, Jan Vogler, Paul Watkins Bass Timothy Cobb, Peter Lloyd, Edgar Meyer, Kurt Muroki, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, Donald Palma, Janne Saksala, Daxun Zhang Flute Patrick Gallois, Marya Martin, Demarre McGill, Tara O’Connor, Marina Piccinini Ransom Wilson, Carol Wincenc Oboe Nicolas Daniel, Randall Ellis, Nathan Hughes, Katherine Needleman, James Austin Smith, Steve Taylor, Rudolph Vrbsky Clarinetist Richey Hawley, Jon Manasse, Anthony McGill, Gregory Raden, David Shifrin, Richard Stolzman Bassoon Mark Goldberg, Peter Kolkay, Frank Morelli, Milan Turkovic Horn Julie Landsman, Jennifer Montone, Martin Owen
Guitar Eliot Fisk, Muraji Kaori, Milos Karadaglic, Yasuji Ohagi, David Starobin, Jason Vieaux Percussion Dan Druckman Harp Nancy Allen, Emmanuel Ceysson, Bridget Kibbey
String Quartets Avalon, Calder, Emerson, Goldner, Szymanowski
Festivals Aspen, Bridgehampton, Casals, Chamber Music Northwest, Cooperstown, Dresden, Evian, Great Mountains, Halifax Nova Scotia, Hong Kong, La Folle Journée, La Jolla, Leicester, Marlboro, Mainly Mozart, Menlo, Mecklenburg, Mostly Mozart, Moritzburg, Music Academy of the West, Music on the Strait (co-artistic director), Prussia Cove, Saint Barthelémy, Seattle, Telluride, Vancouver, Victoria