Albert Steinberger, violin & Dane Ko, piano - Monday April 27, 2026 - 7:30 pm - THE LOFT

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

Program:

Albert Steinberger & Dane Ko

Violin and Piano duo

In 2023, two Canadian musicians were awarded second prize in the Prix Ravel

presented by the Maurice Ravel Foundation. The duo consisting of Berlin-based

violinist, Albert Steinberger, and Montreal-based pianist, Dane Ko, was formed at the

prestigious Fontainebleau academy in France. In the inspired setting of the Chateau

that once hosted the likes of Ravel, Poulenc, and Saint-Saens, Steinberger and Ko

quickly discovered a symbiotic musical partnership. The duo is excited to make their

debut appearances in Canada with a program of French and German works, including

their prize-winning interpretation of the Ravel “Blues” sonata.

Programme

Francis Poulenc (1899-1963)

Sonata for Violin and Piano, FP 119

I. Allegro con fuoco

II. Intermezzo

III. Presto tragico

Robert Schumann (1810-1856)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105

I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck

II. Allegretto

III. Lebhaft

Intermission

Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)

Violin Sonata No. 3 in E Major, BWV 1016

I. Adagio

II. Allegro

III. Adagio ma non tanto

IV. Allegro

Maurice Ravel (1875-1937)

Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2, M.77

I. Allegretto

II. Blues. Moderato

III. Perpetuum mobile. Allegro