林易 ｜ 鋼琴

2012年美國演奏家協會古典音樂競賽首獎得主－林易，為當今最耀眼的旅美台灣青年鋼琴家。巴爾迪摩太陽報對他在競賽中與巴爾迪摩交響樂團合作演奏《拉赫曼尼諾夫：帕格尼尼主題狂想曲》演出讚賞”精緻典雅”，同時，林易在2013范‧克萊本國際鋼琴大賽上充滿活力的演奏，獲得”暢快的音樂與表演”佳評，並榮獲評審團主席特別獎得肯定。

2013-14年演出行程包括在美國紐約卡內基音樂廳的威爾演奏廳與莫肯音樂廳，以及在派普丁大學藝術中心、Little Rock(AR)音樂協會、喬治亞科技大學的佛爾斯特藝術中心的演出、並與圖萊里郡交響樂團合作演出當代作曲家多爾提的協奏曲、參與亞斯本夏季音樂節室內樂工作坊的演出、接受大衛˙芬寇與吳函的指導，另外也將參與由國際知名小提琴家林昭亮策劃的拉荷亞夏季音樂節。

林易的藝術天賦在早年進入茱莉亞音樂學院預備班學校時便展露無疑，10歲時便得到卡普林斯基教授的賞識而得到全額獎學金就讀。在校期間2度贏得茱莉亞音樂學院鋼琴比賽，更在13歲時與紐約愛樂合作演出，首度站上知名的費雪廳舞台。除此之外他也曾與紐澤西交響樂團、圖爾沙交響樂團、奧蘭多愛樂、希爾頓海德交響樂團、仙台交響樂團等合作。在協奏曲、獨奏會與室內樂等演出林易相當活躍，曾登上世界幾個重要的場館，如法國羅浮宮與柯爾托廳、愛爾蘭國立都柏林廳、韓國首爾藝術中心、日本仙台藝術中心、美國紐約費雪廳等，也曾參與邁阿密國際蕭邦基金會獨奏會演出，與南卡羅萊納查爾斯頓國際鋼琴音樂節，他的演出也曾由華盛頓全國公共廣播電台等媒體轉播。

2012年美國演奏家協會古典音樂競賽期間，林易令人信服的藝術天賦獲得認可並勇奪特別獎，同年他也在威廉‧卡佩爾國際鋼琴大賽、茱莉亞音樂院的希納巴考爾鋼琴比賽中獲獎，並在希爾頓海德國際鋼琴大賽中破紀錄的奪得三座獎項。林易在茱莉亞音樂學院取得學士與碩士學位，並師事勞勃˙麥當勞與馬堤˙萊卡里歐。2013年秋季始於美國寇帝斯音樂學院攻讀演奏文憑，師事勞勃˙麥當勞。閒暇之餘林易也是美國職籃的熱衷者。

Steven Lin ｜ Piano

A victory at the 2012 CAG Victor Elmaleh Competition is the latest in a growing list of awards for Steven Lin, an immediately engaging and imaginative young Taiwanese American pianist.  The Baltimore Sun declared his recent performance “elegantly refined,” listening to Lin as soloist in Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the Baltimore Symphony.  His vibrant playing at the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition was recognized both by the critics (“…thoroughly enjoyable both as music and as a performance” – Ft. Worth Star-Telegram) and the judges, who selected him for the John Giordano Jury Chairman Discretionary Award.

The New York Times reviewed Mr. Lin’s February 2014 debut recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall (CAG New York Series), praising his playing as “…immaculately voiced and enhanced by admirable subtleties of shading and dynamics.” Other recital highlights of his 2013-14 season include Merkin Concert Hall, the Gilmore Rising Stars series (Kalamazoo, MI), Pepperdine University Center for the Arts (Malibu, CA), Chamber Music Society of Little Rock (AR), and the Ferst Center for the Arts at Georgia Tech University in Atlanta.  Featured concerto engagements include the Tulare County Symphony (CA), where he plays Michael Daugherty’s Le Tombeau de Liberace.  The season began with summer 2013 festival performances at the Aspen Chamber Music Workshop, under the mentorship of David Finckel and Wu Han, and the La Jolla Summerfest, curated by violinist Cho-Liang Lin.

Steven Lin’s artistry was clear from an early age when he was accepted into the Juilliard Pre-College Division on a full scholarship at the age of ten to study with Yoheved Kaplinsky.  A two-time winner

of the Juilliard Pre-College Piano Competition, he made his debut with the New York Philharmonic in Avery Fisher Hall at the age of 13.  Additional concerto engagements include the New Jersey Symphony, Tulsa Symphony, Orlando Philharmonic, Hilton Head Symphony and Sendai Symphony Orchestra.

The pianist’s broad musical interests allow him to move with ease between concertos, recitals and chamber music, enjoying appearances around the world at important venues including the Louvre and Salle Cortot in France, National Dublin Hall in Ireland, Seoul Arts Center in Korea, Sendai Cultural Center in Japan, and Avery Fisher Hall in the United States.  Recent recital debuts include the National Chopin Foundation in Miami and the International Piano Series in Charleston.  Steven Lin has appeared on radio broadcasts including NPR’s From The Top and WQXR’s McGraw Hill Young Artist Showcase.

During the CAG Competition, Mr. Lin’s compelling artistry was further recognized with a special piano prize.  Also in 2012, he was a prizewinner at the William Kapell International Competition, The Juilliard School’s Gina Bachauer Piano Competition and he claimed an unprecedented three honors at the 2012 International Hilton Head Piano Competition, cited for his excellence in baroque and contemporary music as well as his overall pianism.

Steven Lin earned both Bachelor’s and Master’s Degrees at The Juilliard School, studying with Robert McDonald and Matti Raekallio.  Beginning in fall 2013, he pursues a Performance Diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, under the guidance of Robert McDonald.  When not making music, Steven Lin describes himself as an ‘NBA basketball fanatic,’ a source of great pride and commitment which began when he was eight years old.