t is truly a great honor to have now been named Artistic Director of the Taipei Music Academy and Festival (TMAF). I know no other festival quite like it. In addition, as a musician of Taiwanese background, contributing to Taiwan’s music education and international cultural exchange is something to which I have always aspired.
Read MoreI have had the privilege over the past two seasons of working with the Apollo Orchestra, both as conductor and as concerto soloist. An instant rapport was formed with the musicians, and recently Apollo invited me to become their Principal Conductor. I will assume the title beginning with next week’s season-ending program of Hindemith and Mahler.
Read MoreI’m overjoyed to be named Director of Credo’s National Festival for the next three years. This is a uniquely meaningful opportunity where I can draw on every facet of my professional life — as conductor, violinist, and teacher — and also fulfill my personal callings to service and ministry.
Read MoreI’m proud to be an Artistic Partner for Mainly Mozart's upcoming Festival of Orchestras which will bring together musicians of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and San Francisco Symphony in February, and of the MET Orchestra and the National Symphony in April.
Read MoreThe repertoire for string octet is small but extraordinarily rich. I had the opportunity recently to record the mercurial Shostakovich and the glorious Mendelssohn under the aegis of the Montclair Orchestra at historic Van Vleck House and Gardens in Montclair.
Read MoreI'm definitely missing live music and playing together with colleagues. And if you're like me, you're tired of seeing musicians in separate little boxes on videos. This fun video is a nod to live chamber music!
Read MoreIn a non-Covid world, I would have had the amazing privilege of conducting the renowned Boston Pops Orchestra last weekend as part of my Harvard Class of 1995’s 25th Reunion; this video of the “White Swan” scene from Act II of Swan Lake was conceived as a way to recreate the event at Symphony Hall that never was.
Read MoreThroughout the Covid-19 crisis, health care workers have heroically put themselves at risk by working on the front lines. This performance of Bach’s Double Concerto, alongside Cho-Liang Lin and the medical professionals of Camerata Notturna, was conceived in support of their tireless efforts.
Read MoreThe Montclair Orchestra celebrates the Class of 2020 with this virtual performance of Elgar’s “Pomp and Circumstance” March No 1.
Read MoreDuring the current reality of social distancing, I have kept myself busy practicing and studying scores — and also teaching lessons online. Thanks to technology, it’s still possible to continue the vital mission of working with the next generation of musicians. #MusicConnectsUs
Read MoreMusic is the one true universal language that transcends all barriers and boundaries, even our current (and bizarre) reality of maximum social distance. It can go straight to the soul and speak to you without the power of words; it can unite people who do not share a common tongue.
Read MoreI’m truly thrilled to be announcing today that I have signed a new seven-year contract with the Montclair Orchestra, meaning that I will have the opportunity to continue shaping the orchestra through the end its first decade.
Read MoreFor the New Year, I’m starting a new video series sharing little bits of wisdom learned in my years as an orchestral player, teacher, and conductor.
Read More“Maybe it took a jaded New York critic … to sit up and realize that Chan had just led his band in a performance … that, for crisp execution, fleet pacing, and dark expressivity, would best most or all of this country’s major orchestras.”
Read MoreI recently had the privilege of sitting down with Steve Adubato to talk about the Montclair Orchestra.
Read MoreThe exciting 3rd season will continue the same highly rewarding path of thematic programming, as well as MO’s mission as a premier developmental ensemble.
Read MoreFor Sunday’s season finale in Montclair, we pay homage to France’s status as a cultural beacon with a program of French music as well as pieces inspired by French literature.
Read More“An orchestra capable of playing in the big leagues, as evidenced by one of the most superb performances of Mozart’s Symphony No. 40 in G minor this reviewer has ever heard.”
Read MoreProgramming classical music concerts in the 21st century presents its own set of challenges. Ideally, a modern-day program should blend old and new in a way where the two complement and enhance one another.
Read MoreThe most salient point of Camerata’s impressive artwork (after my unforgettable hairstyle, of course) is that these pieces by Cherubini, Martucci, and Mendelssohn are truly gems, giving us a rare program of all undervalued masterpieces.
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