2010 German-Japanese violinist Mirijam Contzen plays with the Nuernberg Philhar-monic under Christof Perick (Mozart), Munich Radio Orchestra under Friedrich Haider (Vivaldi), Radio Symphony Orchestra Leipzig under Michael Sanderling (Brahms), Haydn Orchestra Bolzano under Gerard Korsten (Schumann), Staatskapelle Halle under Karl-Heinz Steffens (Bach), Hof Symphony Orchestra (Korngold) and the Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie at the Mozartfest Augsburg.

2009 Mirijam Contzen debuted with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra and performed with the Beethovenorchester Bonn, Staatsorchester Braunschweig, Jena Philharmonic, Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Staatskapelle Weimar and at the Verbier Festival.

Mirijam Contzen collaborated with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra, Melbourne Symphony Orchestra, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsinki Philharmonic, Orchestre de la Suisse Romande, Orchestre National de Belgique, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Rundfunksinfonieorchester Berlin, RSO Frankfurt, Bamberger Symphoniker, Münchner Kammerorchester, Kölner Kammerorchester, Philharmonisches Staatsorchester Hamburg, Münchner Rundfunkorchester, Stuttgarter Philharmoniker, Duisburger Philharmoniker, Orchestra Arturo Toscanini Parma and Prague Symphony Symphoniker. She worked with important conductors such as Albrecht, Arming, Davies, Feltz, Frühbeck de Burgos, Hogwood, Inbal, Milton, Müller-Brühl, Netopil, Noseda, Pesek, Poppen, Sakari, Segerstam, Solyom and Venzago. Claudio Abbado invited the artist to „Berliner Begegnungen“.

She appeared on stage of important venues such as the Philharmonies of Berlin, Munich and Cologne, Alte Oper Frankfurt, Musikhalle Hamburg, Musikverein Wien, Barbican Hall London, Wigmore Hall London, Rudolfinum Prague, Salle Gaveau Paris, Victoria Hall Genève, Tonhalle Zürich, Megaron Athens and Suntory Hall Tokyo. She performed at the Salzburger Festspiele, Ludwigsburger Schlossfestspiele, Rheingau Musik Festival, MDR Musiksommer, Athens Festival and the Taipei Music Festival. In 2005 Mirijam Contzen founded her own Chamber Music Festival at Schloss Cappenberg and since 2009 she is member of the Waldstein Quartett.

Mirijam Contzen completed her studies with the legendary violinist and teacher Tibor Varga. Soon she won prizes and awards, and at the age of 16 years she won the first prize at the International Violin Competition Tibor Varga, which opened the doors to the music world. Mirijam Contzen, who plays on a violin Carlo Bergonzi from 1733, recorded several CDs for ARTE NOVA/BMG among them a Recital named “Favourite Violin Pieces”, for which she was awarded with the ECHO-Klassikpreis 2001.

2010