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Cho-Liang Lin (林昭亮)

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Cho-Liang Lin (林昭亮)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Cho-Liang Lin
  • Chinese: 林昭亮
  • Era: 1960
  • Geography: Hsinchu, Taiwan
  • Core roles: professor, artist, educator
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Violinist Cho-Liang Lin is lauded the world over for the eloquence of his playing and for the superb musicianship that marks his performances. In a concert career spanning the globe for more than thirty years, he is equally at home with orchestra, in recital, playing chamber music, and in a teaching studio.

Education

  • The Juilliard School — 1975 — Violin

Employment

  • The Juilliard School — Instructor — (1991-) — Rice University Shepherd School of Music — Instructor — La Jolla Music Society SummerFest — (2001-) — La Jolla Music Society’s SummerFest — Music Director — (2001-) — Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival — Artistic Director — National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Music Summer Camp — Artistic Director — Community — Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center — Performer — Aspen Music Festival — Performer — Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival — Performer — Beijing Music Festival — Performer

Notable Performances

Absorbed from vault-internal works (no web):

  • 1992-11-13 — World premiere of |Tyzen Hsiao (蕭泰然)‘s Violin Concerto in D at the San Diego symphony hall; Lin wrote afterward that the concert “was the realization of a personal dream” (per ourjourneys269).
  • 2001-02-10 — Performed the same concerto with the Akron Symphony Orchestra (conductor Ya-Hui Wang 王雅蕙) at E. J. Thomas Performing Arts Hall, Akron, Ohio, before 400+ Taiwanese audience members — described by 林衡哲 as the first overseas concert where conductor, soloist, and composer were all Taiwanese. See concert-by-akron-symphony-orchestra-and-violent-cho-liang-lin-akron-oh-on-021120 and ourjourneys269.
  • 1990 — Taiwan Cultural Night (台灣文化之夜, ~700 attendees): his first performance before a Taiwanese-American audience, accompanied by pianist 施大偉 — performed 蕭泰然’s 《台灣頌》 for the first time to an audience, plus Kreisler, 馬思聰’s 《跳龍燈》, and Ravel’s 《吉普賽之歌》. At this event Tyzen Hsiao first met Lin and presented him with the Violin Concerto, which Lin told Hsiao the next day was “the most beautiful violin concerto an Easterner could write” — the encounter that led directly to the 1992-11-13–15 world premiere with the San Diego Symphony under Japanese conductor 大山平一郎. Per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys301|Our Journeys #301]].
  • 1992– — Involved in the 「台灣名家演奏系列」 launched in 1992 with 吳澧培’s sponsorship (opening recital by 胡乃元; the series later hosted 陳慕融, 蘇顯達, and others) — corroborates the OJ #287 account of the Los Angeles series. Per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys294|Our Journeys #294]].
  • 1992– (series context) — The 「台灣名家演奏系列」 roster per OJ #294 also included pianists 陳泰成、陳毓襄、葉綠娜、吳涵、劉孟捷, cellists 楊文信、范雅志、陳建安, and vocalists 陳麗嬋 and 曾道雄; the series’ landmark achievements were the commissioning of three 蕭泰然 concertos (of which Lin gave the world premiere of the D-major Violin Concerto) and the 1997 「228紀念音樂會」, described as the largest 228 memorial concert held in Taiwan and abroad. Per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys294|Our Journeys #294]].
  • Taipei Music Academy & Festival — Founded by Lin to give rising musicians advanced classical training in his home country of Taiwan; described by documentary director Jordan Hwang (Between the Notes, about the festival’s students) in a taiwaneseamerican.org interview. Per Between the Notes — Jordan Hwang @ Austin Asian American Film Festival.

Timeline

  • 1960 — 出生於新竹 (born Hsinchu, Taiwan)
  • 1975 — The Juilliard School — Violin
  • 1990 — 台灣文化之夜 (Taiwan Cultural Night): first performance for a Taiwanese-American audience, ~700 attendees; first meeting with 蕭泰然, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys301|Our Journeys #301]]
  • 1991– — Instructor, The Juilliard School
  • 1992-11-13–15 — World premiere of Tyzen Hsiao (蕭泰然)‘s Violin Concerto in D, San Diego Symphony (conductor 大山平一郎), San Diego symphony hall
  • 2001– — Music Director, La Jolla Music Society SummerFest
  • Artistic Director — Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival; National Taiwan Symphony Orchestra’s Youth Music Summer Camp
  • Performer — Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Aspen Music Festival, Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Beijing Music Festival
  • 2001-02-10 — Akron Symphony Orchestra performance of the Hsiao concerto (conductor Ya-Hui Wang 王雅蕙), per Our Journeys 269

Family

  • Wife: 何瑞燕
  • Father: 林國經
  • Mother: 俞國林

Sources

Vault records (deepen pass 2026-09-10)

Facts already present in vault pages citing Cho-Liang Lin (no new sources):

  • 1977 — Won the Spanish Queen Sofia International Violin Competition (西班牙索菲亞皇后小提琴國際大賽), per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/winners27|TAH #27]].
  • Childhood training — Trained as a child in the 3B Youth Orchestra, founded in Tainan by 鄭昭明 after the 善友管弦樂團 (dissolved 1960) disbanded; 胡乃元 also trained there, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys287|Our Journeys #287 (黃東昇, 2017-05)]].
  • 1992–1993 — Performed in the 「台灣名家演奏系列」 concerts in Los Angeles, organized by Dr. 林衡哲’s committee to introduce Taiwanese musicians and composers (works by 蕭泰然、許常惠) to US mainstream audiences, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys287|Our Journeys #287]].
  • 2016-12-12 — Concert with the Taiwanese National Symphony Orchestra sponsored by the Taiwan Center / LA in Costa Mesa, CA, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/important2016-37|TAH #37]].
  • Chamber collaboration — Cited as a collaborator in pianist 王佩瑤’s TAH biography (王佩瑤).
  • The 2001-02-10 Akron performance was conducted by Ya-Hui Wang (王雅惠).
  • 1990 — At 台灣文化之夜 (Taiwan Cultural Night), 林昭亮 was honored as 「第一位台灣人成名國際樂壇的小提琴家」 and gave his first performance for a Taiwanese-American audience; 蕭泰然 presented him the Violin Concerto that night, leading to the 1992 world premiere with conductor 大山平一郎, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys301|Our Journeys #301]].
  • 2016-12-27 — The Akron 2001-02-10 concert is also catalogued as [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/concerts84|TAH #84]] (「Concert by Akron Symphony Orchestra and Violinist Cho-Liang Lin」) — same event as the ourjourneys269 account, no conflict.
  • 2014-11-30 — 李雪玟’s report 「台美人名小提琴家林昭亮, 震撼內華達的一場演奏會」 recorded as [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/153-e5-8f-b0-e7-be-8e-e4-ba-ba-e5-90-8d-e5-b0-8f-e6-8f-90-e7-90-b4-e5-ae-b6-e6-9|TAH #153]] (2014 Nevada concert).
  • 1999-09 — Profile 「林昭亮-天籟的傳釋者」 by 晨曦, recorded as [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/70-e6-9e-97-e6-98-ad-e4-ba-ae-e5-a4-a9-e7-b1-9f-e7-9a-84-e5-82-b3-e9-87-8b-e8-80|TAH #70]].
  • 2015-02-10 / 2015-12-10 / 2018-09-12 — Who’s Who / encyclopedia entries: [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/whos-who-289-cho-liang-lin|TAH #289]], [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/90-cho-liang-lin-e6-9e-97-e6-98-ad-e4-ba-ae-famous-violinist|TAH #90 “Famous violinist”]], [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/90-cho-liang-lin|TAH #90]].
  • 2014-12 — Encyclopedia record 「87. Cho-Liang Lin 林昭亮, Violinist」 catalogued as [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/87-cho-liang-lin-e6-9e-97-e6-98-ad-e4-ba-ae-violinist|TAH #87]] — previously only in Sources, now linked.
  • Chamber collaborations — Composer/pianist 邱崇德’s biography records that he frequently performed on stage with Lin and 胡乃元 in New York’s contemporary-music scene (from his 1996 FLUX Quartet era onward), per Dr. Tom Chiu (邱崇德).
  • Series attribution — The 「台灣名家演奏系列」 is attributed to 台灣人聯合基金會 (TUF) in 曾宇謙’s biography (曾宇謙); at TUF’s 2016 30th anniversary, Lin’s concerts were cited among the series’ highlights alongside 胡乃元、陳慕融、蘇顯達, per [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/ourjourneys294|Our Journeys #294]].

From the record

  • 覆核（TJJ-A09260400-26, 2026-09-26）：本 slice 文章 a244776e9eb57979（會館台灣學校音樂欣賞課報導） 正文再驗證——subject 連結為真實提及，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；含該文 wikilink 的日期事實條目已在庫 — SKIP，已飽和。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09251000-9, 2026-09-26）：slice 文章 a244776e9eb57979（海頓音樂欣賞課報導, 2023-01-29 快照）正文再驗證——subject 連結為真實提及，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；含該文 wikilink 的日期事實條目已在庫 — SKIP，已飽和。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09250900-2, 2026-09-26）：slice 文章 04f32b14d8cf8f12（台灣會館會訊 #11, 2016-12-17）正文再驗證——12/12 NSO 與林昭亮 Segerstrom Concert Hall 演出（會館共同主辦）確認見於正文，subject 連結為真，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；2016-12-12 條目（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，已飽和。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09250400-11, 2026-09-25）：本 slice 文章 b4e27e98036e15d0（海頓音樂欣賞課報導, 2016-06-06 刊） 正文再驗證——本頁 subject 連結為真實提及，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；含該文 wikilink 的日期事實條目已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 覆核（TJJ-A09240600-2, 2026-09-25）：slice 文章 a244776e（海頓音樂欣賞課報導）正文再驗證——林昭亮開場介紹記述再確認見於正文，連結為真；對應日期事實已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09240500-3, 2026-09-25）：slice 文章 04f32b14d8cf8f12（台灣會館會訊 #11, 2016-12-17）正文再驗證——12/12 NSO 與林昭亮 Orange County 音樂會（會館共同主辦、董事黃群雁領軍）記述確認見於正文，subject 連結為真，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；2016-12-12 條目（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，已飽和。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09240400-1, 2026-09-25）：本 slice 文章 99aaa4abcb78ff6d（台美人台加人分類存檔頁, 2024-04-25 快照）正文再驗證——「呂紹嘉首度帶領NSO遠征溫哥華和洛杉磯 林昭亮助陣」標題確認見於正文，subject 連結為真（無錯鏈、無虛鏈）；2016-11-28 條目（已含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09230900-2, 2026-09-25）：slice 文章 b4e27e98036e15d0（海頓音樂欣賞課報導, 2016-06-06 刊）正文再驗證——本頁 subject 連結為真實提及，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；對應日期事實條目（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09162345-15 / t_0c0e3cd1, 2026-09-24）：本 slice 文章 99aaa4abcb78ff6d（台美人台加人分類存檔頁, 2024-04-25 快照） 正文再驗證——subject 連結為真實提及，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；對應日期事實條目（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，已飽和。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09162345-31, 2026-09-24）：slice 文章 a244776e9eb57979（海頓音樂欣賞課報導）正文再驗證——「第一位進入國際樂壇的小提琴家林昭亮」開場記述再確認見於正文，連結為真；對應日期事實（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09171000-1, 2026-09-24）：本 slice 文章 b4e27e98036e15d0（海頓音樂欣賞課報導, 2016-06-06 刊）正文再驗證——林昭亮為「台灣人音樂家」專場開場介紹對象之記述確認見於正文，subject 連結為真，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；對應日期事實已在庫，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09170400-5, 2026-09-23）：本 slice 文章 04f32b14d8cf8f12（台灣會館會訊 #11）正文再驗證——林昭亮隨 NSO 於 Segerstrom Concert Hall 演出確認見於正文，連結為真；2016-12-12 條目（已掛本檔 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09221500-5, 2026-09-23）：本 slice 文章 99aaa4abcb78ff6d（台美人台加人分類存檔頁, 2024-04-25 快照）正文再驗證——「呂紹嘉首度帶領NSO遠征溫哥華和洛杉磯 林昭亮助陣」標題確認見於正文，subject 連結為真，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；對應日期事實條目已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

  • 2016-12-12 — 台灣國家交響樂團（NSO）與小提琴家林昭亮在 Orange County Rennee and Henry Segaerstrom Concert Hall 演出，大洛杉磯台灣會館為共同主辦單位之一，由董事黃群雁領軍、19 個社團參與，售出 1,400 席一半門票（台灣會館會訊 #11，林榮松董事長報告 2016-12-17）—— [[articles/taiwanjustice-net/2024/20240721101942_root_04f32b14d8cf8f12|TJJ 轉載台灣會館會訊 #11（2016-12-17）]]。

  • 2016-05-08 — 大洛杉磯台灣會館台灣學校古典音樂欣賞班「台灣人音樂家」專場以林昭亮為開場介紹對象（葉思雅、張信惠主講，同場並介紹呂泉生、李泰祥、宋如音、馬水龍、金希文、曾宇謙）—— TJJ，2016-06-06 刊。

  • 2016-06-06 — 同文另存 Wayback 2023-01-29 存檔副本：該專場以「第一位進入國際樂壇的小提琴家林昭亮」開場，並宣布 6/12 課程續「德奧國音樂家系列」介紹海頓 —— TJJ，2016-06-06 刊・2023-01-29 存檔。

  • 2016-11-28 — 台灣公義報「台美人台加人」分類存檔收錄林衡哲民報投稿標題「呂紹嘉首度帶領NSO遠征溫哥華和洛杉磯 林昭亮助陣」，記錄林昭亮以獨奏家身分參與NSO北美巡演（TJJ 台美人台加人存檔, 2024-04-25 快照）。

  • 2026-09-22 — 正文點名其與 NSO 於 Segerstrom Hall 演出（會館共同主辦）——連結為真；該紀錄日期事實已見上條 [[articles/taiwanjustice-net/2024/20240721101942_root_04f32b14d8cf8f12|台灣會館會訊 #11, 2016-12-17]]，本輪不重複。

  • 2026-09-22 — TJJ-A09220700-3 re-verify: 正文點名其與 NSO 於 Segerstrom Hall 演出（會館共同主辦），連結為真；日期事實已見上條，不重複。

  • 複核（TJJ-A09230400-2, 2026-09-24）：本 slice 文章 04f32b14d8cf8f12（台灣會館會訊#11(2016-12-17)）正文再驗證——正文點名其與 NSO 於 Segerstrom Hall 演出（會館共同主辦），subject 連結為真，無錯鏈、無虛鏈；對應日期事實條目（含該文 wikilink）已在庫 — SKIP，無新材料。

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