A rising star in the world of classical music, British violin virtuoso Charlie Siem gets as much attention for being handsome as he does for his playing skills.

He will be gracing the Manoel Theatre stage for a one-off recital accompanied by Maltese pianist Julian Dyson on Monday at 8pm.

Charlie Siem

Siem first performed at the Manoel in October 2014 with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra. He is one of today’s foremost young violinists. Educated at Eton College, he later read music as an undergraduate at Cambridge University and from 1998 to 2004 he studied with Itzhak Rashkovsky in London at the Royal College of Music, and from 2004 he has been mentored by Shlomo Mintz.

Siem has appeared with many of the world’s finest orchestras, including the London Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He has worked with conductors such as Yannick Nézet-Séguin, Yuri Simonov, Roger Norrington, Edward Gardner, and Libor Pesěk.

Siem has just made his Hong Kong debut with the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong (CCOHK), opening their 2015/2016 season with a critically acclaimed performance under Ken-David Masur. His festival appearances to date include Spoleto, St Moritz, Gstaad, Bergen, Tine@Munch and the Windsor Festival.

Currently signed to Sony Classical, Siem has a varied discography, and has made a number of recordings, including with the London Symphony Orchestra (Warner Classics, 2011) and Münchner Rundfunkorchester (Sony Classical, 2014).

Dyson won a scholarship to the Yehudi Menuhin School and was later awarded a scholarship to the Royal College of Music. He has performed in many London venues including the Purcell Room, Wigmore Hall, the Barbican, St John’s Smith Square, the Houses of Parliament and has performed recitals for music societies across the UK.

The programme for Monday’s recital includes Beethoven’s Kreutzer Sonata, Grieg’s Violin Sonata No. 3 in C minor and Ole Bull’s Cantabile doloros e Rondo giocoso. There will be a pre-recital talk at 7.15pm for ticket holders.

• Tickets may be obtained by sending an e-mail to bookings@teatrumanoel.com.mt, online from www.teatrumanoel.com.mt or by calling 2124 6389.