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Violinist Ya-Chun Yang appointed Concertmaster at Taipei Symphony Orchestra

Violinist Ya-Chun Yang appointed Concertmaster at Taipei Symphony Orchestra Ya-Chun Yang has been appointed as the Concertmaster of the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. Yang graduated from New England Conservatory and Taipei National University of the Arts. Yang has won top prizes in numerous competitions, including the 1st Professor Shu-Te Sylvia Lee Violin Competition and she was Violinist Ya-Chun Yang appointed Concertmaster at Taipei Symphony Orchestra

Metropolitan Opera welcomes violinist Angela Wee as its principal associate concertmaster

Metropolitan Opera welcomes violinist Angela Wee as its principal associate concertmaster the Strad The violinist auditioned for the position the day after flying back from a six-week tour of Asia American violinist Angela Wee has been appointed as principal associate concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra. ’I am still processing the news,’ Wee told The Metropolitan Opera welcomes violinist Angela Wee as its principal associate concertmaster

2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis THE VIOLIN CHANNEL28-year-old VC Young Artist Sirena Huang from the United States has just minutes ago been awarded the Gold Medal at the 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI). A graduate of The Juilliard School and Yale University, where she studied with Stephen Clapp, Sylvia Rosenberg, Itzhak Perlman and Hyo Kang, Sirena is a former major prize winner at 2022 International Violin Competition of Indianapolis

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!