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{{Short description|Taiwanese-born American pianist}}
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| birth_place = [[Taiwan]]
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| name = Jenny Lin
| background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| instrument = [[Piano]]
| instrument = [[Piano]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| genre = [[Classical music|Classical]]
| occupation = [[Musician]]
| occupation = [[Musician]]
| label = [[Hänssler Classic]], [[Steinway & Sons]], [[Koch/E1]], [[BIS Records]], [[Albany Records]], [[Sunrise Records]]
| label = [[Hänssler Classic]], [[Steinway & Sons]], [[Koch/E1]], [[BIS Records]], [[Albany Records]], [[Sunrise Records]]
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| website = {{URL|http://www.jennylin.net/}}
| years_active = 1980s–present
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'''Jenny Lin''' is a Taiwanese-born American pianist.
'''Jenny Lin''' is a Taiwanese-born American pianist.


== Life ==
== Biography ==
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She was born in [[Taiwan]], and raised in [[Austria]] and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in [[Vienna]], Austria, in the studio of Noel Flores. At age 14, she immigrated to the United States, attended the [[National Cathedral School]] in [[Washington DC]] and [[Peabody Conservatory of Music]] in Baltimore, studying with Julian Martin. She received an Artist Diploma from Peabody and also holds a bachelor's degree in German Literature from [[The Johns Hopkins University]]. After College, she moved to [[Geneva]], Switzerland, to study with the pianist Dominique Weber. She has also worked with [[Richard Goode]] and [[Blanca Uribe]] in New York, and with [[Leon Fleisher]], [[Dimitri Bashkirov]] and [[Andreas Staier]] at the Fondazione Internazionale per il pianoforte in [[Cadenabbia]], Italy.


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She was born in [[Taiwan]], and raised in [[Austria]] and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in [[Vienna]], Austria, in the studio of Noel Flores. At age 14, she immigrated to the United States, attended the [[National Cathedral School]] in [[Washington, D.C.]], and [[Peabody Conservatory of Music]] in Baltimore, studying with Julian Martin. She received an Artist Diploma from Peabody and also holds a bachelor's degree in German Literature from [[Johns Hopkins University]]. After college, she moved to [[Geneva]], Switzerland, to study with the pianist Dominique Weber. She has also worked with [[Richard Goode]] and [[Blanca Uribe]] in New York, and with [[Leon Fleisher]], [[Dimitri Bashkirov]] and [[Andreas Staier]] at the Fondazione Internazionale per il pianoforte in [[Cadenabbia]], Italy.
== Performances ==
Jenny Lin has given many recitals all over the world. Her concerts have taken her to [[Carnegie Hall]], [[Avery Fisher Hall]], [[Kennedy Center]], [[Miller Theatre]], [[MoMA]], [[Whitney Museum]], [[(Le) Poisson Rouge]], [[National Gallery of Art]], [[Corcoran Gallery]], [[Strathmore (Maryland)|Strathmore]], [[San Francisco Performances]], [[Spivey Hall]], [[Stanford LIVE]], Salle Cortot and Victoria Hall; and Festivals worldwide at Chopin Festival in Austria, Flanders and Ars Musica Festivals in Belgium, Shanghai New Music Festival in China, Divonne Festival in France, [[Schleswig-Holstein]], Potsdam and [[Husum]] Festivals in Germany, Millennium Festival in Spain, Festival Archipel in Switzerland, [[Winnipeg New Music]] in Canada, [[Mostly Mozart]] at Lincoln Center, BAM's Next Wave, [[MATA Festival|MATA]], [[Spoleto]] and [[Portland International Piano Festival]] in the USA.


Lin was the Executive Director of the Manchester Music Festival, now currently serving as Director of Music at the [[Phillips Collection]] in [[Washington DC]].
Her orchestral engagements have included Beethoven's Choral Fantasy with [[Collegiate Chorale]] and [[American Symphony Orchestra]], Valentin Silvestrov's Metamusik with [[Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra]], Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Garden of Spain with La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón; Ernest Bloch's Concerto Grosso No. 1 with [[SWR Rundfunkorchester]]; world premiere of Stefano Gervasoni's Piano Concerto with [[Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI]], and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. She has also appeared with Flemish Radio Orchestra, [[Nürnberger Symphoniker]], Spoleto Festival Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Philadelphia, Orquesta de Valencia, and performed with conductors such as Lothar Zagrosek, James Bagwell, Jiri Starek, Urs Schneider, Celso Antunes, Alexander Mickelthwate, Peter Bay, Jac van Steen, Ovidiu Balan, Wen-Pin Chien, Kek-Tjiang Lim, John Kennedy, Carlos Amat and Oliver Diaz.

== Recordings and Film ==
Lin's discography includes recordings on [[Hänssler Classic]], [[Steinway & Sons]], [[Koch/E1]], [[BIS Records]], [[Albany Records]] and Sunrise Records. Albums include the 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by [[Dmitri Shostakovitch]], "Silent Music" featuring [[Federico Mompou]]'s [[Musica Callada]], "The 11th Finger", piano works by [[Valentin Silvestrov]], piano works by [[Ruth Crawford Seeger]], "InsomniMania", "Chinoiserie", music for Piano and Orchestra by [[Ernest Bloch]], [[Ma Shui-Long]] Piano Concerto, and [[Xavier Montsalvatge]]'s Concerto Breve with [[NDR Radiophilharmonie]].

She is the central figure in ''Cooking for Jenny'' by [[Elemental Film]], a musical documentary portraying her journey to the north of Spain and meeting with composer Javier López de Guereña for the preparation of the world premier of his piano concerto ZAHARA. Other media appearances include [[CBS Sunday Morning]], [[NPR Performance Today]], and "Speaking for Myself", a film about Manhattan as seen through the eyes of eight contemporary artists by filmmaker Bert Shapiro.

== Composers ==
Composers who have written for Lin and whose works she has premiered include Steve Antosca, [[Jonathan Bepler]], Timothy Beyer, Luc Brewaeys, Gerald Busby, [[Uri Caine]], [[Unsuk Chin]], Boudewijn Cox, [[Cornelius Dufallo]], Daniel Felsenfeld, Elena Firsova, [[Luca Francesconi]], Jason Freeman, Vivian Fung, [[Stefano Gervasoni]], [[Marc-Andre Hamelin]], [[Robert Helps]], [[Huang Ruo]], Vincent Ho, [[Ethan Iverson]], Laura Kaminsky, Arthur Kampela, John King, Stefan Malzew, Jeffrey Mumford, Randy Nordschow, [[Gabriela Ortiz]], [[John Psathas]], Jim Pugliese, [[Frederic Rzewski]], [[Elliott Sharp]], [[Valentin Silvestrov]], [[Salvatore Sciarrino]], [[Johannes Maria Staud]], [[James Tenney]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Among her activities, she has collaborated with Jazz pianist Chris Wiesendanger, avant-garde guitarist [[Marc Ribot]], trombonist [[George Lewis (trombonist)|George Lewis]], and Wilco members [[Nels Cline]] and [[Glenn Kotche]].{{citation needed|date=July 2012}}

Since 2014, she has joined [[Philip Glass]] in his ongoing world tour of his complete Piano Etudes.

==Personal life==
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Lin makes her home in [[New York City]].


== Discography ==
== Discography ==
* [[Giya Kancheli]]: Simple Music (2021 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* [[Frederic Chopin]]: complete Piano Nocturnes (2018 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* [[Artur Schnabel]]: complete Piano Music (2018 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* [[Philip Glass]]: complete Piano Etudes (2018 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* Sergei Prokofiev and Kirill Zaborov: piano solo works (2017 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* Sergei Prokofiev and Kirill Zaborov: piano solo works (2017 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* "Melody's Mostly Musical Day" (2016 [[Steinway & Sons]])
* "Melody's Mostly Musical Day" (2016 [[Steinway & Sons]])
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* Liszt Sonata and Schumann Fantasie: (2000 Sunrise Records)
* Liszt Sonata and Schumann Fantasie: (2000 Sunrise Records)


==See also==
== See also ==
* [[Chinese Americans in New York City]]
* [[Chinese people in New York City]]
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* [[Taiwanese people in New York City]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}


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Latest revision as of 11:59, 15 November 2024

Not to be confused with Jenny Lind (disambiguation).
Jenny Lin
GenresClassical
OccupationMusician
InstrumentPiano
LabelsHänssler Classic, Steinway & Sons, Koch/E1, BIS Records, Albany Records, Sunrise Records
Websitewww.jennylin.net

Jenny Lin is a Taiwanese-born American pianist.

Biography

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She was born in Taiwan, and raised in Austria and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Austria, in the studio of Noel Flores. At age 14, she immigrated to the United States, attended the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., and Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, studying with Julian Martin. She received an Artist Diploma from Peabody and also holds a bachelor's degree in German Literature from Johns Hopkins University. After college, she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to study with the pianist Dominique Weber. She has also worked with Richard Goode and Blanca Uribe in New York, and with Leon Fleisher, Dimitri Bashkirov and Andreas Staier at the Fondazione Internazionale per il pianoforte in Cadenabbia, Italy.

Lin was the Executive Director of the Manchester Music Festival, now currently serving as Director of Music at the Phillips Collection in Washington DC.

Discography

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See also

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References

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