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小提琴／林昭亮
Violin: Cho-Liang Lin

出生於臺灣，林昭亮五歲時就因鄰居的小提琴聲而立志學琴。十二歲時，林昭亮搬到雪梨，師從耶諾‧胡拜的弟子羅伯特‧皮克勒。而在大師課程中為伊扎克‧普爾曼演奏後，這位年僅十三歲的男孩便決定要投入普爾曼的老師桃蕾絲‧迪蕾門下精進琴藝。十五歲時，林昭亮單獨前往紐約參加茱莉亞音樂學院的面試，並在後續的六年間向迪蕾女士學習。

林昭亮於1980年首次登台，與紐約愛樂及祖賓‧梅塔同台演出孟德爾頌協奏曲，並就此展開他精彩的演奏生涯。此後，他便以獨奏家的身份與各國知名管弦樂團合作，繁忙的演出場次讓他至今仍於世界各地奔走。然而，他廣泛的興趣也讓他投入各種多元領域。三十一歲時，林昭亮的母校茱莉亞音樂學院邀請他擔任教員。2006年，他受萊斯大學聘用為教授。林昭亮目前擔任聖地亞哥拉荷亞夏季音樂節及香港國際室內樂音樂節的音樂總監；出於對教育的極大熱忱，他也曾於國立臺灣交響樂團音樂營與青年管弦樂團擔任四年的音樂總監。

林昭亮在各方面都多才多藝，且達專業水準，更致力於支持當代作曲家。他在委託創作新作方面的努力，使得各種領域的作曲家都樂於為他創作，包括約翰‧哈伯森、克里斯多福‧勞斯、譚盾、約翰‧威廉斯、史蒂芬‧史塔基、沙隆年、盛宗亮、保羅‧蕭恩費德、拉羅‧西夫林、瓊‧陶爾等都名列其中。最近由他擔任獨奏合作演出的樂團則有：紐約愛樂、底特律交響樂團、慕尼黑愛樂、多倫多交響樂團、辛辛那提交響樂團、納許維爾交響樂團及英國皇家愛樂管弦樂團。

林昭亮使用的是1715年史特拉底瓦里製作的名琴「提香」，或由奇格姆托維茲2000年製作的小提琴。他為索尼古典唱片、迪卡古典音樂唱片、BIS唱片公司、芬蘭Ondine唱片所錄製的許多協奏曲、獨奏會與室內樂專輯，均可於Spotify或Naxos.com欣賞，並曾獲留聲機雜誌年度唱片獎，也數度獲葛萊美獎提名以及《企鵝唱片指南》戴花肯定。

Cho-Liang Lin was born in Taiwan. A neighbor’s violin studies convinced this 5-year old boy to do the same. At the age twelve, he moved to Sydney to further his studies with Robert Pikler, a student of Jenő Hubay. After playing for Itzhak Perlman in a master class, the 13-year old boy decided that he must study with Mr. Perlman’s teacher, Dorothy DeLay. At the age fifteen, Lin traveled alone to New York and auditioned for the Juilliard School and spent the next six years working with Ms DeLay.

A concert career was launched in 1980 with Lin’s debut playing the Mendelssohn Concerto with the New York Philharmonic and Zubin Mehta . He has since performed as soloist with virtually every major orchestra in the world. His busy schedule on stage around the world continues to this day. However, his wide ranging interests have led him to diverse endeavors. At the age of 31, his alma mater, Juilliard School, invited Lin to become faculty. In 2006, he was appointed professor at Rice University. He is currently music director of La Jolla SummerFest and the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival. Ever so keen about education, he was music director of the Taiwan National Symphony music camp and youth orchestra for four years.

Lin performs on the 1715 Stradivari named “Titian” or a 2000 Samuel Zygmuntowicz. His many concerto, recital and chamber music recordings on Sony Classical, Decca, BIS, Delos and Ondine can be heard on Spotify or Naxos.com. His albums have won Gramophone Record Of The Year, Grammy nominations and Penguin Guide Rosettes.