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...AsaprolificcomposerwhoblendsChineseandWesterntraditions,transcendingculturalandmusicalboundaries,Dr.ChenYiisarecipientoftheprestigiousCharlesIvesLivingAwardfromtheAmericanAcademyofArtsandLettersin2001.SheistheCravens/Millsap/MissouriDistinguishedProfessora...
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...LinDayeismusicdirectorandprincipalconductorofShenzhenSymphonyOrchestra,associatedirectorandassociateprofessorofCompositionandConductingatShanghaiConservatoryofMusic,amemberoftheFirst-ClassOrchestraTalentCultivationandPracticalofShanghaiInnovationTeam,board...
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...ViolinistRonaldCopesisconcertmasteroftheSunriverFestivalOrchestra,OberlinOrchestra,andUniversityofMichiganPhilharmonia;andisinthefirstviolinsectionoftheCasalsFestivalOrchestra,NashvilleSymphony,andMarlboroFestivalOrchestra.HehasalsoappearedattheColoradoFes...
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...BorninCebu,Philippines,AlbertTiuhasbeencalled“anartistofuncommonabilities”byAmericanRecordGuide.HisCentaurrecordingGrandRussianpairingTchaikovsky’sGrandSonataandRachmaninoff’sFirstSonatawascitedinARG:“Evenwithsomelegendarycompetitioninthisrepertoire,Tiusta...
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...PingGao,acomposer-pianist,borninChengdu,SichuanprovinceofChina.HestudiedintheUSAinthe1990’s.Indemandasacomposer,hehasreceivedcommissionsandperformancesfrommusiciansaroundtheworld.Inrecentyears,hisworkspointedatnewdirectionofGao’sapproachcombiningWesternand...
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...GraduateStudies,HornPre-College,HornTeachesChangChouHanbeganstudyingFrenchhornatage13andhasperformedprofessionallyfornearly50years.HehasbeenprincipalhornwiththeSingaporeSymphonyOrchestrasince1987andvisitingprincipalhornwiththeGuangzhou,Shanghai,andShenzhen...
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...HaochenWanggraduatedfromNankaiUniversityin2016.HeservedasanassistantconductoroftheStudentOrchestraandStudentChoirofNankaiUniversity.In2017,heattendedWestminsterChoirCollegemajoringinChoralConducting,studiedwithworld-renownedconductorsJoeMillerandJamesJorda...
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...JunyiYinholdsaBachelor'sandMaster'sdegreeinMusicEducationfromtheCentralConservatoryofMusic(CCOM).Shestrivestobringherpassionformusicintolessons,cateringtotheneedsofeachstudentasauniqueindividual.Shealsofocusesoncreatingafunlearningenvironmenttoengagestuden...
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...AnativeofEastHarleminNewYorkCity,cellistNicholasTzavarashastouredtheglobeasachambermusician,soloist,andeducatorformorethantwodecades.Hehasperformedmorethan1600concertsworldwide,fromCartagenaColumbiatotheTonhalleinZurichtoNagasakiJapan.Since2000,Tzavarashas...
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...AmosYanghasbeenassistantprincipalcellistwiththeSanFranciscoSymphonysince2007.HewaspreviouslyamemberoftheSeattleSymphony.YanghasperformedasasoloistandchambermusicianthroughouttheUnitedStates,theFarEast,andEurope,appearingattheAspenMusicFestival,theAmericanA...
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...GraduateStudies,CelloandChamberMusicPre-College,CelloTeachesKoreancellistYeonjinKimhasreceivedinternationalacclaimasasoloist,recitalist,andchambermusicianatvenuessuchastheKennedyCenter,KonzerthausBerlin,BerlinPhilharmonie,SeoulArtsCenter,SuntoryHall,andoth...
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...ElaineDouvaswasborninDetroitandhasbeenprincipaloboeoftheMetropolitanOperaOrchestrasince1977.ShewasformerlyprincipaloboeoftheAtlantaSymphonyfrom1973to1977.DouvaswasthesoloistintheStraussOboeConcertoatCarnegieHallwiththeMetOrchestraunderJamesLevineandhasperf...