Conductor
Sebastian See-Schierenberg
Sebastian See-Schierenberg is a British German-Chinese concert violinist, renowned teacher, chamber music coach, orchestral conductor, and charity project director with over 20 years of dedicated work across Asia.
Now based in Cardiff, he remains a highly sought-after teacher throughout the region, travelling frequently to Asia. His violin students regularly achieve success in international competitions and have earned prestigious scholarships to top music institutions worldwide, including the New England Conservatory in Boston, Frankfurt Musikhochschule, Northwestern University in Chicago, Singapore Conservatoire, Royal Academy of Music in London, and Lyon Conservatoire.
Sebastian’s musical journey began with a scholarship at age 16 to the Royal College of Music in London, where he studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky. He further honed his craft under legendary violinists Valery Klimov in Germany and Maya Glissarova in Moscow. Following early competition successes, he made his debut at London’s Southbank Centre and went on to perform at iconic venues such as Berlin Konzerthaus, Luxembourg Philharmonie, Singapore Esplanade, and Palais des Beaux Arts in Brussels. From 2000, he performed extensively with the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra, giving 120 concerts per year and touring the Asia-Pacific region for six years. His recording “Sounds of Spain and the Americas” with Signum Classics received considerable acclaim.
Philanthropy and Educational Initiatives
Sebastian is deeply committed to using music to create opportunities for young people. As Founder and Director of UK charity Live4Music, he launched and manages several life-changing projects, including the Orchestra for Myanmar, the New Children’s Choir, and the Violin Study Program for Blind Children in Yangon. Over the past eight years, he has raised more than $900,000 in funds and in-kind support for music education in Burma, conducting and organising large-scale televised concerts in collaboration with esteemed organisations such as the BBC Symphony Orchestra, EU Youth Orchestra, Opera Orchestra Bruno Bartoletti, BBC Singers, British Council, and Goethe Institut. The televised launch of the Orchestra for Myanmar, conducted by Sebastian, reached over 7 million viewers.
He has also founded successful string orchestra programs in partnership with American and British International schools in Asia, helping students achieve excellence in string performance and orchestral studies.
Sebastian continues to inspire the next generation of musicians, blending performance, education, and philanthropic impact on a global scale.