Debut Tour: Sounds of Taiwan, Evergreen Symphony Orchestra at the Sydney Opera House, July 2015.
Australian born violinist Harmonnia Junus has performed extensively throughout the United States, Europe and Asia.
Recently, she appeared with the Adelaide Symphony Orchestra. Harmonnia was a soloist with the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra on their Australian Debut Tour “The Sound of Taiwan” performing at the Sydney Opera House and Brisbane City Hall. Under the baton of Maestro Gernot Schmalfuss, Ms. Junus performed at the National Concert Hall in Taipei, Taiwan, and has appeared with the Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra in Chengdu, China with conductor Xu Dong Yang. Ms. Junus has engrossed audiences at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center Hall, the National Opera Center, Symphony Space, and the National Cathedral in Washington D.C.
Ms. Junus is Co-founder and Artistic Director of Artists By Any Other Name, a not-for-profit event and performing arts management company that brings together artists from different backgrounds to create unique cultural experiences that engage, inspire, and educate audiences. Ensemble Fusion, the chamber arm of Artists By Any Other Name, has been an incubator for projects that experiment and expand on traditional conventions. As an active chamber musician, Ms. Junus performs regularly. Touring in Taiwan with pianist Eduard Laurel, the duo excelled at the Taichung Seaport Arts Center, Kaohsiung Cultural Center and the National Recital Hall in Taipei. As a member of Ensemble NYC, Ms. Junus showcased in New York, South Korea and Australia.
Ms. Junus is the Artistic Director of Young Artist Exchange, a festival where students and teachers from Australia, China and the United States connect. She was a chamber music coach for Zhang Summer School.
Harmonnia Junus earned her Bachelor and Master of Music degrees from New York Mannes College, the New School for Music under the tutelage of Sally Thomas. Other notable teachers include Dr. Goetz Richter, Daniel Phillips, Stephanie Chase and Professor Shi-Xiang Zhang.
Ms. Junus excels on a Giovanni Grancino violin made in Milan, 1719.