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 , Thornton School of Music 2001 Bachelor of Music, magna cum laude

The 2003 Master of Music

The Juilliard School 2005 Artist Diploma

Teaching University of , Boulder, College of Music 2020 - present Experience Artist in Residence, Takacs Quartet

University of California , Herb Alpert School of Music 2007 - 2016 Lecturer of Viola

University of Southern California, Thornton School of Music 2008 Viola Masterclasses

Hello?! (South Korea) 2012 - present Multicultural Youth Orchestra Founder, conductor and teacher

Music Academy of the West, Santa Barbara 2014 - present Viola and

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 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,

Huang Ruo 2013 In Other Words, Concerto for vocalized violist and chamber orchestra Camerata Pacifica 2014 Trio for Guitar, 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 , Korea Bach, Debussy, Faure, Liszt, Clarke

Webern String Trio 2005 NAXOS/ Ani Kavafian, Fred Sherry Lachrymae 2006 UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, Korea

Winter Journey 2007 UNIVERSAL MUSIC/ 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 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, 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

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 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 Concerto for Viola & Chamber Orchestra Albany Symphony

Soloist with orchestra Albany Symphony, Alte Musik Köln, , BBC Symphony Orchestra, Euro-Asian Symphony Orchestra, Hiroshima Symphony, Kremerata Baltica, KBS Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, London Philharmonic, Chamber Orchestra, New York Classical Players, Seoul Philharmonic, Württemburg Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra

Conductors Andrew Davis, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Ruben Gazarian, , David Alan Miller, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Constantin Orbelian, Eiji Oue, Vassily Sinaisky, , 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 City

Collaborations Composers Lera Auerbach, , Paul Chihara, , John Harbision, Chris Paul Harman, Huw Watkins, Ian Krouse, , , Robert Muscynski, Thea Musgrave, Huang Ruo, Chistopher Theofanidis, Melinda Wagner, , Pianists , Inon Barnatan, Alessio Bax, , Barry Douglas, , Boris Giltburg, Warren Jones, Gil Kalish, Jon Nakamatsu, Dong-Hyek Lim, Menahem Pressler, Daniil Trifonov, Violin Nicola Benedetti, Martin Beaver, Kyung-Wha Chung, , James Ehnes, Pamela Frank, , , , Ani and Ida Kavafian, , Cho-Liang Lin, Mayumi Seiler, Mihaela Martin, Rolf Schulte, Baiba Skride, Arnaud Sussmann Viola Toby Appel, Nicolas Cords, , Kim Kaskashian, Donald McInnes, Nils Monkemeyer, Paul Neubauer, Cynthia Phelps, 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, , Kurt Muroki, Chi-Chi Nwanoku, , 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 , 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, , Victoria