A Profile of Cho-Liang Lin : From Taiwan to the Global Stage, DIGITAL JOURNAL
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Tickets are now on sale for the 2023 Music Academy and Festival! In addition to the annual "ChamberFest," which showcases the talents of young and promising musicians, TMAF also presents the "All-Star Concert" featuring various chamber music ensembles. Additionally, the Festival will include a tour led by conductor Leonard Slatkin, with performances in Taichung, Kaohsiung, and Taipei. Announced programming includes Rossini's William Tell Overture, Hindemith's Symphonic Metamorphosis of Themes by Carl Maria von Weber, and Sibelius' Symphony No. 2.
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This February, Cho-Liang Lin returns to the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center for two recitals as part of this year’s Winter Festival. Celebrating the music of Schubert, the program features Lin as well as Joélle Harvey (soprano), Ken Noda (piano), Stella Chen (violin), Paul Neubauer (viola), Nicholas Canellakis (cello), Edgar Meyer (double bass), Sebastian Manz (clarinet), Peter Kolkay (basoon), and Kevin Rivard (horn).
Performances run February 10 and February 12 at Alice Tully Hall.
Program:
Schubert “Gretchen am Spinnrade” (Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel) for Voice and Piano, D. 118, Op. 2 (1814)
Schubert Five German Dances for String Quartet, D. 90 (1813)
Schubert “Auf dem Strom” (On the River) for Voice, Horn, and Piano, D. 943, Op. 119 (1828)
Schubert “Der Hirt auf dem Felsen” (The Shepherd on the Rock) for Voice, Clarinet, and Piano, D. 965, Op. 129 (1828)
Schubert Octet in F major for Winds and Strings, D. 803, Op. 166 (1824)
Founded by Cho-Liang Lin in 2019, TMAF brings together outstanding young musicians and a stellar international faculty for two weeks of live orchestral performance, meaningful mentorship, intensive coaching, public masterclasses and more in the idyllic mountainside setting of the National Taipei University of the Arts. Now in its fifth year, the festival will offer attendees two weeks of daily individual coaching sessions, public masterclasses, orchestral rehearsals, mock auditions, audition tutorials and more. This year’s program runs from July 29 through August 13, 2023.
Instructors include Lin (violin), Leonard Slatkin (conductor), David Chan (violin), Koichiro Harada (violin), Frank Huang (violin), Malcolm Lowe (violin), Beth Guterman Chu (viola), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), Ben Hong (cello), Mark Kosower (cello), Harold Hall Robinson (bass), Emily Benyon (flute), Gordon Hunt (oboe), Wenzel Fuchs (clarinet), Stephen Paulson (bassoon), Erik Ralske (horn), Esteban Batallán (trumpet), and Kenneth Thompkins (trombone).
Early Application: January 1-31, 2023
Regular Application: February 1-March 15, 2023
A special holiday greeting from Taipei Music Academy and Festival!
On July 30, Cho-Liang Lin presents a masterclass for the Friends International Violin Academy. During the course, students will observe and participate in daily, live masterclasses with many of today's top performers. Each masterclass will be presented over the video conferencing platform Zoom, and will be three hours in length. All of the virtual sessions will be open to the public, with tickets available for purchase on friendsviolin.com.
For tickets to Cho-Liang's Zoom masterclass for the Friends International Violin Academy click here.
On August 2, the Taipei Music Academy & Festival 2020 brings together 35 outstanding young musicians and a stellar international faculty for a week of live orchestral performance, meaningful mentorship, intensive coaching, public masterclasses and more in the idyllic mountainside setting of the National Taipei University of the Arts. Reaping the benefits of Taiwan’s extraordinarily effective response to the pandemic, the program’s return represents a rare, perhaps unique opportunity for emerging classical artists to experience live, in-person training and performance anywhere in the world this summer.
Founded by Cho-Liang Lin in 2019, this year’s festival will offer attendees a week of daily individual coaching sessions, public masterclasses, orchestral rehearsals, mock auditions, audition tutorials and more, all capped by a weekend of public orchestral concerts at Tainan’s Chi Mei Museum and Taipei’s National Concert Hall. Instructors include Lin (violin), Carter Brey (cello), David Chan (violin), Shih-Kai Lin (violin), Philip Setzer (violin), Yu-Chien Tseng (violin), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), and Peter Lloyd (double bass) who teaches at Los Angeles’s Colburn School.
Lin shares: “We are extremely grateful that we weren’t forced to cancel the program this summer. A year is a long time in a young musician’s life, and it’s very sad that so many of them are missing out because of the pandemic. Thanks to Taiwan’s nimble response, the amenability of our faculty and the unwavering generosity of our sponsors, we are thrilled to be able to offer our attendees the mentorship, training and performance opportunities they need if they are to develop as artists.”
The Festival’s final concert will be broadcast worldwide on The Violin Channel on August 9.
On May 31, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center features Cho-Liang Lin on their streaming series Front Row, presenting archived highlights of Cho-Liang Lin's recent appearances with Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center.
Lin plays works by Foss, Bernstein and Dvořák with pianist Jon Kimura Parker, as well as Tchaikovsky's “Souvenir de Florence” with fellow string players Erin Keefe, Paul Neubauer, Hsin-Yun Huang, Dmitri Atapine and Colin Carr.
The recital is followed by a live Q&A. After streaming at the CMS website, the webcast will be available on demand for 72 hours.
Tune in to this recital on Sunday, May 31 at 5 pm ET.
Click here to discover Cho-Liang's latest release on Naxos, Three American Sonatas.
On May 8, Cho-Liang Lin and pianist Jon Kimura Parker present a new recording of the Violin Sonatas of American composers John Harbison, Paul Schoenfeld, and Steven Stucky. Released by Naxos, the album also includes the world premiere recording of Leonard Bernstein's Canon for Aaron, which was composed for Aaron Copland's 70th birthday.
All three sonatas on this recording were commissioned by Lin, who has considered it a great privilege to be able to work with three of the great American composers. Lin shares:
"These three sonatas were written for me. Jon Kimura Parker and I worked with the composers for the world premieres. I can say all three composers are personal friends, and I have always admired their works greatly. All three sonatas carry with them a deep sense of affection from Jon and I."
The recording is dedicated to Steven Stucky, who passed away in 2016.
This March, Cho-Liang Lin performs in two concerts presented by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center at SUNY Purchase (March 14) and Lincoln Center (March 15).
Titled "Milestones," this program features important landmarks in the chamber music repertoire. The program begins with the 20th century's first string trio, Ernst von Dohnányi's Serenade for Violin, Viola, and Cello, followed by Béla Bartók's Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussion, an astonishing synthesis of percussion and keyboards. The evening closes with Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky's beloved Sextet for Two Violins, Two Violas, and Two Cellos.
The program also features Alessio Bax (piano), Lucille Chung (piano), Erin Keefe (violin), Hsin-Yun Huang (viola), Paul Neubauer (viola), Dimitri Atapine (cello), Colin Carr (cello), Ayano Kataoka (percussion), and Ian David Rosenbaum (percussion).
On March 7, Cho-Liang Lin performs as part of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons: March into the Stradosphere with the Las Vegas Philharmonic. Led by conductor Donato Cabrera, the performance features Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, as well as additional selections by Bach and Vivaldi. Lin is joined by LVP concertmaster De Ann Letourneau, and soloists Margaret Batjer, Adele Anthony, and Eugene Drucker.
The concert is preceded by a special gala dinner and performance on March 6 and followed by Sunday with a Strad—Brunch & Discussion on March 8, part of the weekend-long Festa Stradivari.
The 11th Annual Beare's Premiere Music Festival (formerly known as the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival) opens on January 8 with "The Complete Brandenburg Concertos." Rarely performed as a complete set, the concert features over 25 acclaimed musicians performing all six of Bach’s Brandenburg Concertos.
Cho-Liang Lin serves as the festival's Artistic Director and will be performing in four concerts throughout the festival. Lin is joined by several esteemed artists including the Borromeo String Quartet, Emily Beynon, Andrew Simon, Evelyn Chang, Gordon Hunt and many more.
Performances continue with "When Breath Becomes Sound" (January 10), "The Martial Arts Trilogy" (January 11), "Sunday Afternoon Chamber Music" (January 12), “Beethoven & Mustonen” (January 14), and “Festival Finale” (January 16). The festival also includes several outreach events, such as tango classes, lectures, open rehearsals, and free community concerts.
On December 12, Cho-Liang Lin performs a benefit concert for the Ronald McDonald House of Taiwan. Held at the Taipei Shangri-La Far Eastern Hotel, the performance features participants from the 2019 Taipei Music Academy and Festival.
On December 6, Cho-Liang Lin performs at Chamber Music International, presenting a program of works by Mozart, Arensky, and Tchaikovsky. The concert begins with Mozart’s beautifully light Duo for Violin and Viola, followed by an intense journey through nineteenth century Russia with Arensky's Second String Quartet and Tchaikovsky's Souvenir de Florence.
Lin is joined by Aaron Boyd (violin), Toby Hoffman (viola), Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt (viola) Nicholas Canellakis (cello), and Bion Tsang (cello).
This November, Cho-Liang performs at the Festival Internacional de Música de Esmeraldas in Quito, Ecuador. Performances begin with the festival’s Opening Concert on November 19, where Lin plays alongside Aaron Boyd (violin), Toby Hoffman (viola), Francisco Vila (cello), Ashot Khatchatourian (piano), and Carlos Vargas (piano).
On November 21, Lin performs as part of “Toby Hoffman & Friends,” joining violist Toby Hoffman for a recital of works by Dvořák, Brahms, and more.
Lin closes his time at the festival on November 23, performing a final recital alongside Robert Stepanyan (violin), Toby Hoffman (viola), Raúl García (viola), Francisco Vila (cello), and Cicely Parnas (cello).
On October 18, Cho-Liang Lin travels to Maryland to perform Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with the Apollo Orchestra. Conductor Stephen Czarkowski leads the program, which also includes Vaughan Williams Norfolk Rhapsody No. 1 and Prokofiev’s Suite from Romeo and Juliet.
Held at the Church of the Little Flower in Bethesda, the program is free admission.
On October 8, Cho-Liang Lin joins the Southeast Missouri Symphony Orchestra for the ensemble’s Gala Season Opening Concert. Lin performs Tchaikovsky’s beloved Violin Concerto as part of a program which also features Sibelius’s folk-inspired “Karelia Suite” and Schubert’s famous “Unfinished Symphony.” The concert will be conducted by Dr. Sara Edgerton, a professor at Southeast Missouri State University.