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TMAF Code of Conduct The Taipei Music Academy and Festival strives to be recognized as the foremost institution dedicated to classical music education, performance, and presentation. Our mission is to transform and inspire all participants, foster musical excellence, and drive positive change in the music world while honoring and preserving its rich traditions. Everyone in the TMAF Code of Conduct

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TESTIMONY Student — 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

TMAF welcomes Joel Smirnoff to TMAF 2023 as faculty!

TMAF welcomes Joel Smirnoff to TMAF 2023 as faculty! TMAF’s former Artistic Director, Cho-Liang Lin, will not be participating in all activities for TMAF 2023. We are delighted and grateful that Joel Smirnoff has agreed to step in as our new violin faculty. Smirnoff has performed on four continents over 23 years as a member TMAF welcomes Joel Smirnoff to TMAF 2023 as faculty!

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)

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!

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