Julius Asal

Pianist Julius Asal was appearing as a soloist with major orchestras while still in his early twenties. He is also active as a chamber music player, having founded his own piano trio at 15. Asal was born on February 12, 1997, in Bad Homburg vor der Höhe near Frankfurt am Main. His grandmother was the pop singer Cindy Ellis, and both his parents were skilled instrumentalists. Asal took up the piano at three, teaching himself to play music he heard, and it was not until age eight that he began piano lessons. A year later, he won first prize and a special prize at the Mendelssoh...