TMAF News

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 Philip Myers, has withdrawn from TMAF due to family reasons.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!

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!

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） 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! 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 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! 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! 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 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 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