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Richard Chang (張立仁)

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Richard Chang (張立仁)

Identity Snapshot

  • English: Richard Chang
  • Chinese: 張立仁
  • Era: Birth Place
  • Geography: 台灣
  • Core roles: professor
  • Source: TAH Foundation Who’s Who

Richard Chang began playing the violin at the age of four in Taiwan and continued his studies with Professor One in Tokyo. In 1978, Mr. Chang attended the Julliard Pre-College and College Divisions, studying with Hyo Kang and Dorothy DeLay as a scholarship Student. He received his Bachelor and Masters degrees in 1987. He also studied with Aaron Rosand for two years at the Mannes School of Music upon graduating from the Julliard School and receiving his Professional Studies Diploma. Mr. Chang has served as Concertmaster of the Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, the Julliard Orchestra, and the Mannes Orchestra. For the three summers from 1987 to 1989, Mr. Chang received a grant form the French Government to attend the Music Festival of Nice; he also performed in the Summer Concert. Other orchestras that Mr. Chang has performed with include the Pittsburgh Symphony, the Wheaton Symphony of Chicago, and the Aspen Symphony. He has been a member of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra since 1995.

Education

  • The Julliard School — B.S. Music
  • The Julliard School — 1987 — M.S. Music
  • Mannes School of Music — Ph.D. Music

Employment

  • Pittsburgh Youth Symphony — Concertmaster
  • The Julliard Orchestra — Concertmaster
  • Mannes Orchestra — Concertmaster

Family

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Timeline

  • Violin from age 4 in Taiwan; further studies with Professor One in Tokyo
  • From 1978 — Juilliard Pre-College and College Divisions on scholarship; teachers Hyo Kang and Dorothy DeLay; B.S./M.S. 1987 plus Professional Studies Diploma
  • Two years at Mannes School of Music with Aaron Rosand
  • Concertmaster: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, Juilliard Orchestra, Mannes Orchestra
  • 1987–1989 — three summers on French Government grant, Music Festival of Nice
  • Guest performances: Pittsburgh Symphony, Wheaton Symphony of Chicago, Aspen Symphony
  • Since 1995 — member, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra

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Career Record

  • Violin from age 4 in Taiwan; continued studies with Professor One in Tokyo
  • From 1978 — Julliard Pre-College and College Divisions on scholarship, studying with Hyo Kang and Dorothy DeLay; B.S./M.S. 1987 plus Professional Studies Diploma; then two years at Mannes School of Music with Aaron Rosand
  • Concertmaster: Pittsburgh Youth Symphony, Julliard Orchestra, Mannes Orchestra
  • 1987–1989 — three summers on a French Government grant at the Music Festival of Nice
  • Performed with the Pittsburgh Symphony, Wheaton Symphony of Chicago, and Aspen Symphony
  • Since 1995 — member, Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra
  • TAH encyclopedia entries in vault: [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/5-richard-chang-e5-bc-b5-e7-ab-8b-e4-bb-81-violin||#5, Violinist]] · [[works/taiwaneseamericanhistory-org/563-richard-chang-e5-bc-b5-e7-ab-8b-e4-bb-81-201508||#563]]

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