Albert Steinberger & Dane Ko
Address
The Loft75 Huron Street,
Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, P6A 5P9, Canada
April 27, 2026 - April 27, 2026
Presented by Algoma Conservatory Concerts.
In 2023, these two Canadian musicians were awarded second prize in the Prix Ravel presented by the Maurice Ravel Foundation. Their program will include the Ravel sonata that they performed at this international competition.
Albert Steinberger – Violin
Albert Steinberger is a German-Canadian violinist with a broad international background. Born in 1996, he grew up in Germany,Taiwan, the USA, Japan, Norway, and Canada, shaping a diverse musical perspective.
He studied violin under Julia Fischer at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater München, where he also specialized in Baroque violin. He later earned a Master of Musical Arts at Yale School of Music with Augustin Hadelich, also exploring chamber music with Tai Murray, David Shifrin, and Nina Lee. Beyond music, he took courses in philosophy, astronomy, and art history at Yale University.
From 2013 to 2017, Albert was concertmaster of the Deutsche Streicherphilharmonie, performing under conductors like Michael Sanderling and Marek Janowski in venues such as the Berlin Philharmonie and Cologne Philharmonie. In 2023, he won second prize at the Prix Ravel competition and was invited to the Stift International Music Festival. He became concertmaster of Cameratica Hanseatica in 2024 and has been an acting concertmaster for the Kammeroper München since 2025.
Albert has participated in masterclasses with renowned violinists, including Pierre Amoyal, Barnabás Kelemen, and Dmitri Sitkovetski. In 2019, he co-founded the Philharmonic Youth Orchestra Berlin, where he continues to lead projects, inspiring young musicians. Committed to making music accessible, Albert’s work bridges tradition and innovation, engaging audiences worldwide.
Dane Ko – Piano
Hong Kong-born Canadian pianist Dane Ko is active as recitalist, chamber musician and educator on international stages. In the 2024-25 season, Dane will tour in recital to Montreal, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Macau, where he will also give masterclasses and workshops at The University of Hong Kong, University of Macau, and the University of Toronto.
As soloist, Dane has performed in such venues as the Hong Kong City Hall Concert Hall, Koerner Hall of The Royal Conservatory in Toronto, and Le Château de Fontainebleau in France. Among Dane’s growing accolades are prizes at Prix Ravel, The Shean Piano Competition, The Glenn Gould School Chamber Music Competition, and the Canadian Music Competition “Stepping Stone”. Dane has appeared in important festivals in Europe and North America including Mozarteum (Austria), Rebecca Penneys Piano Festival (United States), Domaine Forget (Quebec), and Fontainebleau (France) during which he was awarded second prize in the Prix Ravel presented by The Maurice Ravel Foundation, and the Prix Langage Musical – harmony prize established by Nadia Boulanger. A radio veteran, Dane has given interviews and performances on Florida’s Classical WSMR, Hong Kong’s RTHK Radio 4, and CBC Radio One.
In addition to his performance activities, Dane is a passionate educator and an award-winning research scholar. Dane serves as an instructor of piano at McGill University Schulich School of Music, maintains a robust private studio, and is in demand as a masterclass clinician. A tribute to his late teacher, Marietta Orlov, Dane’s ongoing doctoral project on the Romanian piano school centering on Professor Orlov’s pedagogical legacy won the 2024 Canada Graduate Scholarship – Doctoral Award by the Social Science and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). In May 2024, Dane was invited to serve on the inaugural Junior Jury of the Montreal International Piano Competition (CMIM).
Dane has had the privilege to train with preeminent artistic personalities across Europe, Asia and North America. These include Robert Levin, Klaus Hellwig, Jan Jiracek von Arnim,Ronan O’Hora, Benedetto Lupo, Eric Le Sage, John Perry, Jeremy Denk, John O’Conor, Wael Farouk, Roberta Rust, Ya-Fei Chuang and numerous others. His formal studies at the University of Toronto and The Glenn Gould School of The Royal Conservatory culminated in a Bachelor of Music in piano performance, an Advanced Certificate in Performance, a Master of Music in Piano Pedagogy and an Artist Diploma. Currently based in Montreal, Dane is a doctoral candidate at McGill University Schulich School of Music. Dane is always indebted to his primary teachers: the late Marietta Orlov, the late Anna Fomina, Lydia Wong and Ilya Poletaev, who remain his pillars in life and music.
For more about Dane, please visit www.dane-ko.com
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