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Cellist and double bassist to begin as LA Phil Resident Fellows

Cellist and double bassist to begin as LA Phil Resident Fellows the StradCellist Ismael Guerrero and double bassist Nicholas Arredondo prepare for their first season as the 2022-23 Judith and Thomas L. Beckmen LA Phil Resident Fellows  In autumn 2022, Cuban cellist Ismael Guerrero and US double bassist Nicholas Arredondo will become the LA Philharmonic Cellist and double bassist to begin as LA Phil Resident Fellows

Kansas City Symphony Appoints New Principal Viola

Kansas City Symphony Appoints New Principal Viola THE VIOLIN CHANNELMing-Yu Hsu is from New Taipei City, Taiwan, and first studied viola with Jui-Se Yang of the Affiliated Senior High School of National Taiwan Normal University. In 2014, she entered the Curtis Institute of Music under the tutelage of Hsin-Yun Huang serving as the institution’s Walter Kansas City Symphony Appoints New Principal Viola

TMAF welcomes the prominent pianist Garrick Ohlsson as guest artist of TMAF@SF 2021!

TMAF welcomes the prominent pianist Garrick Ohlsson as guest artist of TMAF@SF 2021! Pianist Garrick Ohlsson will join TMAF@SF 2021 and perform as a guest artist in the TMAF Faculty All-Star Concert on August 4 in the Piano Quintet of Dvořák. Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson TMAF welcomes the prominent pianist Garrick Ohlsson as guest artist of TMAF@SF 2021!

TMAF will take place the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

TMAF will take place the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM) Last year, when concert halls around the world faced indefinite closure as the pandemic swept across the globe, Taiwan was a fortress of health and safety. It offered perhaps the safest music sanctuary in the world. Concerts took place and musicians played to packed TMAF will take place the San Francisco Conservatory of Music (SFCM)

In Memoriam Lynn Harrell

In Memoriam Lynn Harrell In Memoriam Lynn Harrell I am enormously saddened at the passing of Lynn Harrell. He has been a top concert cellist for the past 50 years and TMAF was fortunate to have him as a faculty member in our first season. During TMAF 2019, Mr. Harrell reprised his role as principal In Memoriam Lynn Harrell

TMAF welcomes Martin Chalifour to TMAF 2021 as faculty!

TMAF welcomes Martin Chalifour to TMAF 2021 as faculty! Our violin faculty, Frank Huang, is forced to cancel his trip to Taipei due to a change of New York Philharmonic’s summer schedule. Many American orchestras are emerging from the pandemic induced work stoppage. As a result, the summer schedules of these orchestras are undergoing drastic TMAF welcomes Martin Chalifour to TMAF 2021 as faculty!

TMAF welcomes Jeffrey Khaner to TMAF 2021 as faculty!

TMAF welcomes Jeffrey Khaner to TMAF 2021 as faculty! Our esteemed flute faculty, Emily Beynon, has to withdraw from TMAF due to personal and family reasons. We will miss her presence and superb artistry. We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Khaner as our new flute faculty. Mr. Khaner is the principal flutist TMAF welcomes Jeffrey Khaner to TMAF 2021 as faculty!

TMAF featured in Global Ode To Joy

TMAF featured in Global Ode To Joy TMAF is very excited to announce our participation in the Global Ode to Joy celebration of Beethoven’s 250th Anniversary. This summer, TMAF was proud to be one of the few festivals that was able to carry on the tradition of classical music despite the COVID-19 pandemic, continuing to have teacher-student TMAF featured in Global Ode To Joy

TMAF String Orchestra

TMAF String Orchestra TMAF Orchestra Concert Members of TMAF String Orchestra: Violin: Yung-Ning Chang Cheng-Hsuan Chen Jie-Sih Chen Wei-Lin Chen Hsin Chien Yu-Chia Hsu Yan  Liang Chia-Chen Lin Chia-Lun Mu Min-Han Tsai Thompson Wang Yun-Shuo (Angie) Wang Jia-Ying Wei Jessica (Jo-Tzu) Yang Shuan-Lei Yang Ya-Chun Yang   Viola: Yuchun Cheng Hsing-Hsin Ching Ming Yu Hsu TMAF String Orchestra

Taipei orchestral music festival scheduled for August

Taipei orchestral music festival scheduled for August Taiwanese-American violinist Lin Chao-liang (林昭亮, back row, second right) / Photo courtesy of Taipei Music Academy and Festival FOCUS TAIWAN | CNA ENGLISH NEWS | 2020-07-13 Taipei, July 13 (CNA) An annual orchestral music festival featuring international musicians will go ahead in August despite ongoing quarantine measures amid Taipei orchestral music festival scheduled for August