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Violinist David Chan Named New Artistic Director of TMAF

[Template] Violinist David Chan Named New Artistic Director of TMAF Violinist David Chan Named New Artistic Director of TMAF. The Taipei Music Academy & Festival (TMAF) announced today that internationally renowned violinist David Chan will assume the position of Artistic Director in 2025 for a three-year term. A graduate of Harvard University and the Juilliard Violinist David Chan Named New Artistic Director of TMAF

Chief Executive Officer — Che-Yen Chen

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Chief Operating Officer — Shih-Kai Lin

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Artistic Director — David Chan

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About TMAF

About TMAF Taipei Music Academy & Festival (TMAF) founded in 2019. Dedicated to fostering international musical exchange and elevating Taiwan’s profile in the global classical music community. TMAF offers a comprehensive program featuring private lessons, chamber music, masterclasses, orchestral mock auditions, full orchestral training, and musicianship development. Talented young musicians from around the world are About TMAF

TMAF welcomes Lin Jiang and Katy Woolley to 2024 TMAF as faculty!

We regret to announce that our horn faculty, Mr. Philip Myers, has withdrawn from TMAF due to family reasons. We are delighted and grateful that both Mr. Lin Jiang and Ms. Katy Woolley have agreed to step in as our new horn faculty. Mr. Jiang is the Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Ms. Woolley is the Principal Horn of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra. We warmly welcome both Mr. Jiang and Ms. Woolley to 2024 TMAF!

TMAF welcomes Jelena Dirks to 2024 TMAF as faculty!

We are honored to have Ms. Jelena Dirks join the oboe faculty. Ms. Dirks currently serves as the Principal Oboist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Known for her “luminous solos” (Chicago Classical Review), she is a highly praised teacher, performer and chamber musician. We warmly welcome Ms. Dirks to 2024 TMAF. For more information on Ms. Dirks, please click here!

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TESTIMONY Faculty -Che-Yen Chen / Chief Executive Officer & UCLA Professor of Viola In 2020, the newly established Taipei Music Academy & Festival overcame tremendous difficulties and became one of only two music festivals in the world that remained open to the public during the COVID-19 pandemic. Like all Taiwanese on the island, that triumph Faculty

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TESTIMONY Community — Conductor_Leonard Slatkin Working with TMAF has been one of the greatest pleasures of my musical life. Helping to foster young musicians and shape them into the professionals they are about to become helps insure the future of the profession. With outstanding leadership and a faculty that is truly world-class, it is safe Community