Merwin Siu holds the David W. Robinson Chair as the Toledo Symphony Orchestra’s Principal Second Violin, and serves as the TSO’s Artistic Administrator. He particularly enjoys introducing audiences to works by 20th and 21st century composers. Notable recent performances include the North American premiere of Fazil Say’s 1001 Nights in a Harem and concerted works by John Adams, Leonard Bernstein, Alban Berg, Karl Amadeus Hartmann, Lou Harrison, Keith Jarrett, Astor Piazzolla, Max Richter, Daniel Bernard Roumain, and Chen Yi. For six years, Merwin presented an annual music marathon that took place every August at the Toledo Museum of Art.   Merwin is a founding member of the Zin String Quartet and the Bezonian Piano Trio. An enthusiastic educator, Merwin maintains a large private studio alongside a busy schedule of adjudications, lectures, workshops, masterclasses and coachings.  Besides the sounds he makes on his violin, you may recognize Merwin’s voice from his pre-concert conversations before TSO events and as a regular participant on WGTE-FM’s weekly radio show and podcast, Toledo SymphonyLab. Eagle-eyed film buffs may remember Merwin from a brief cameo on Marvel’s The Avengers in 2012.   Merwin holds a Master’s in Music from Indiana University and degrees in English and music from Montreal’s McGill University.