Interviews

Montreal Chamber Music Festival 2026 | All Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas at lunchtime with Sirena Huang

Interview by Frédéric Cardin

Genres and styles : Baroque

Additional Information

The violinist Sirena Huang has won tons of awards around the world in just a few years: the Indianapolis Competition (1st prize), the Elmar Oliveira Competition (1st prize), the Tchaikovsky Competition (1st place), and many more. On the occasion of the 2026 Montreal Chamber Music Festival, the young American based in New York will perform all of Bach’s Sonatas and Partitas for solo violin during three afternoon concerts at the Bourgie Hall. We spoke with her about it.

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