# Tom Chiu > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Chiu > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Tom_Chiu.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Chiu > Source revision: 1351113384 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American musician (born 1971)}} '''Tom Chiu''' ({{lang|zh|邱崇德}}) is a violinist and composer of Taiwanese origin working and living in Brooklyn, New York. He is the founder of the [FLUX Quartet](/source/FLUX_Quartet),[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/tom-chiu-mn0001892660/biography Tom Chiu Biography by Joslyn Layne, allmusic.com. Retrieved 2018-07-04] who are widely recognized for their performances of technically challenging cutting-edge compositions, including [Morton Feldman](/source/Morton_Feldman)'s six-hour marathon ''String Quartet No. 2''. Chiu has performed over 100 premieres worldwide and has worked closely with many distinguished composers including [Muhal Richard Abrams](/source/Muhal_Richard_Abrams), [David First](/source/David_First), [Leroy Jenkins](/source/Leroy_Jenkins_(jazz_musician)), [Wadada Leo Smith](/source/Wadada_Leo_Smith), [Alvin Lucier](/source/Alvin_Lucier), Michael Schumacher, [Henry Threadgill](/source/Henry_Threadgill), [Virko Baley](/source/Virko_Baley), [Dean Drummond](/source/Dean_Drummond), and [Oliver Lake](/source/Oliver_Lake), among others. He avidly pursues collaborations with unconventional artists whose work he admires, including balloon virtuoso [Judy Dunaway](/source/Judy_Dunaway), avant choreographer Eun-Me Ahn, puppeteer [Basil Twist](/source/Basil_Twist), and drone pioneer/guitarist [David First](/source/David_First). He has also worked closely with [Ornette Coleman](/source/Ornette_Coleman), with whom he appeared at the 2000 Bell Atlantic Jazz Festival. Tom's discography includes recordings for the Asphodel, Cambria, [Chesky Records](/source/Chesky_Records), Koch, Mode, Sombient, and Tzadik labels. His original works as composer/improvisor have been performed in numerous countries, including Mongolia and Uzbekistan. Having also composed for motion pictures, his first soundtrack for the short film ''Boris'' (written and directed by [Francesca Galesi](/source/Francesca_Galesi) won the top prize at the NY Expo Festival of Shorts. Chiu holds degrees in music and chemistry from [Juilliard](/source/Juilliard) and [Yale](/source/Yale). Chiu made a childhood appearance with [Tom Hanks](/source/Tom_Hanks) in ''[The Man With One Red Shoe](/source/The_Man_With_One_Red_Shoe)'' as the character "Dickie". ==See also== *[http://www.fluxquartet.com/ Official Site of FLUX Quartet] *[https://www.nytimes.com/2007/07/05/nyregion/05violin.html?ex=1341374400&en=0aa9cf30b371099d&ei=5124&partner=permalink&exprod=permalink New York Times: Violin Taken in Subway Is Reunited With Owner] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Chiu, Tom}} Category:Avant-garde violinists Category:Avant-garde composers Category:American avant-garde musicians Category:American male violinists Category:21st-century American composers Category:American musicians of Taiwanese descent Category:Living people Category:1971 births Category:21st-century American violinists Category:21st-century American male composers {{US-violinist-stub}} {{US-composer-20thC-stub}} --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Tom Chiu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Chiu) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_Chiu?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.