Taiwanese American Violinist Richard Lin (林品任), Gold Medalist of the 10th Quadrennial International Violin Competition of Indianapolis (IVCI) 2018, will have his Carnegie Hall recital debut on June 24.
Originally scheduled for the summer of 2020, the event was twice delayed due to the pandemic. Lin and IVCI Competition pianist Thomas Hoppe will perform Vitali’s Chaconne, the violin sonatas of Richard Strauss and John Corigliano, and Frolov’s Concert Fantasy on Themes from Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess.
Lin, who is 30 years old, was born in Phoenix, Arizona, and raised in Taiwan. He began learning how to play the violin at the age of four and had his public debut at the age of 11, performing the Saint-Saëns Violin Concerto No. 3 with the Taipei Symphony Orchestra. Lin graduated from the Curtis Institute of Music and The Juilliard School, where he studied with Aaron Rosand and Lewis Kaplan respectively.
At an early age, Lin had already amassed a collection of top prizes at major international competitions, including 1st Prize at the Sendai International Violin Competition, 3rd Prize in the Joseph Joachim International Violin Competition in Hannover, and 2nd Prize at the Singapore and Michael Hill International Violin competitions. As a result, he quickly built a reputation as one of the new generation’s most promising and gifted young violists.
In 2020, Lin was selected by the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center (CMS) for a three-season residency. When the pandemic subsequently shut down almost all the performing arts venues in the United States, Lin returned to Taiwan, one of a few places where he would still be able to perform at in-person concerts and events. During his stay in Taiwan, Lin collaborated with Taiwan's National Symphony Orchestra, and he even joined the faculty of the National Taipei University of Education, becoming the youngest professor to teach violin at the school.
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