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Since her debut with Zubin Mehta and the New York Philharmonic at the age of nine, Linda Wang has performed throughout the United States with orchestras in California, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Iowa, Missouri, Montana, Oregon, South Carolina, Texas and Virginia. She has also been the guest soloist with Sir Georg Solti and the Schleswig-Holstein Musik Festival Orchestra, Salzburg Chamber Orchestra, Paris Sinfonietta, Germany's Sächsische Kammerphilharmonie Dresden and Philharmonisches Orchester des Vogtland and The Czech Republic's Southern Bohemian Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, with whom she toured. In Asia, her appearances have included an enthusiastically received debut with the Philippines Philharmonic Orchestra.
Linda Wang's solo concerts have taken her to New York City's Carnegie Hall, Amsterdam's Beurs van Berlage and the Berlin Schauspielhaus. Festival appearances include those of Aspen, Norfolk, Savannah, Canada's Orford Centre d'Arts, Mexico's San Miguel de Allende, Italy's Festival of Two Worlds (Spoleto), Japan's Okhust, England's Aldeburgh Festival, the Holland Music Sessions and Austria's Salzburg Festival.
Domestic and international audiences have seen Linda Wang's televised performances on PBS, Arts and Entertainment, Germany's ZDF and Japan's NHK, while radio broadcasts include NPR's "Performance Today, WQXR (New York City), WFMT (Chicago), KMozart and KKGO (Los Angeles), MDR (Germany), Leipzig Rundfunk and Deutschland Radio, Berlin.
Linda Wang studied at The Juilliard School (Pre-College Division) and the University of Southern California. Awarded a Fulbright Scholarship, she pursued advanced studies at the famed Salzburg Mozarteum. Her principal teachers were Dorothy DeLay, Alice Schoenfeld and Ruggiero Ricci. Currently, Ms. Wang serves on the faculty of the University of the Pacific’s Conservatory of Music, teaching violin and chamber music, as well as frequently performing as a member of the New Pacific Trio. She also continues as a Touring Artist of the California Arts Council.
Linda Wang performs on a 1767 J.B. Guadagnini violin.
| BACH Concerto #1 in a, BWV 1041 Concerto #2 in E, BWV 1042 Concerto in d for 2 Violins, BWV 1043 Concerto in c for Violin & Oboe, BWV 1060 BARBER Concerto, Op. 14 (1941) BARTOK Concerto #2 (1938) Rhapsody #1 (1928) BEETHOVEN Concerto in D, Op. 61 Romance #2, Op. 50 BERG Concerto (1935) BERLIOZ Rèverie et caprice, Op. 8 BERNSTEIN Serenade BRAHMS Concerto in D, Op. 77 Concerto in a for Violin & Cello, Op. 102 BRUCH Concerto #1 in g, Op. 26 CHAUSSON Poème, Op. 25 DVORAK Concerto in a, Op. 53 Romance in f, Op. 11 ELGAR Concerto in b, Op. 61 GLAZUNOV Concerto in a, Op. 82 HE, Zhan-Hao Butterfly Lover's Concerto KHACHATURIAN Concerto in d (1940) LALO Symphonie espagnole, Op. 21 MENDELSSOHN Concerto in e, Op. 64 MOZART Adagio in E, K. 261 Concerto #3 in G, K. 216 Concerto #4 in D, K. 218 Concerto #5 in A, K. 219 Rondo in C, K. 373 PROKOFIEV Concerto #1 in D, Op. 19 Concerto #2 in g, Op. 63 RAVEL Tzigane (1924) SAINT-SAËNS Concerto #3 in b, Op. 61 SARASATE Carmen Fantasy SIBELIUS Concerto in d, Op. 47 TANN, Hilary Here, The Cliffs TCHAIKOVSKY Concerto in D, Op. 35 VAUGHAN WILLIAMS The Lark Ascending VIEUXTEMPS Concerto #2 in f#, Op. 19 Concerto #5 in a, Op. 37 VITALI Ciaccona VIVALDI The Four Seasons, Op. 8 Concerto for 2 Violins in D Concerto for 4 Violins WIENIAWSKI Concerto #2 in d, Op. 22 Polonaise in D |
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"LINDA WANG" Grieg: Sonata #3 in c, Op. 45 Janacek: Sonata Saint-Saëns: Sonata #1 in d, Op. 75 with Sebastien Koch, pianist (private label) |
| "Linda Wang, a brilliant young violinist, delivered virtuoso performances of Sarasate's Fantasy after Bizet's 'Carmen' and Ravel's Tzigane. Wang's pure tone, stunning technique and intensity make her a joy to watch and hear. She has an unaffected confidence that makers her performance all the more rewarding." THE GAZETTE (Cedar Rapids) "In her recital, Wang displayed the grave and delicate beauty of her Asian heritage coupled with a mature interpretive artistry." THE MONTANA STANDARD "Wang's performance of Brahms' Violin Concerto was pure gold. With a masterful technique, she was a picture of concentration and poise, a young performer of prodigious talent." CORPUS CHRISTI CALLER TIMES "Ms. Wang filled the auditorium and our hearts with an evening of glorious sound. She displayed her mature virtuosity with energy and spirit, and the results were dynamic. It was an electrifying performance with a rating of two heartfelt encores." WEST CENTRAL TRIBUNE (Minnesota) "Wang's tone was rich and full, capable of being reduced to a mere thread, yet never losing its solid core. A quick vibrato intensified her playing without being overused. Melodic lines were seamless, giving Bruch's music [Violin Concerto #1] a breadth that added greatly to its effect." THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT (Norfolk) |
| 10/13/2005 (8pm) STOCKTON SYMPHONY 10/15/2005 (6pm) Peter Jaffe, conductor Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College Prokofiev: Violin Concerto #2 10/20/2005 (8pm) DIABLO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joyce Johnson-Hamilton, conductor Rossmoor Retirement Community (Walnut Creek, CA) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto 10/22/2005 (2pm) DIABLO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Joyce Johnson-Hamilton, conductor Dean Lesher Regional Center for the Arts (Walnut Creek, CA) Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto 11/6/2005 (2:30pm) VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY CONCERTS ASSOCIATION Performing Arts Center (Victorville, CA) with New Pacific Trio 12/8/2005 (7:30pm) UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Recital Hall Crossman: Icarus Piano Trio (world premiere) with New Pacific Trio 1/28/2006 (7:30pm) LEISURE WORLD COMMUNITY CONCERTS Clubhouse Three (Laguna Woods, CA) Mozart: Rondo in C Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #2 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata #1 Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe: Caprice in the Form of a Waltz with Shari Raynor, pianist 1/29/2006 (2:30pm) HEMET COMMUNITY CONCERTS (CA) First Southern Baptist Church Mozart: Rondo in C Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #2 Prokofiev: Violin Sonata #1 Saint-Saëns/Ysaÿe: Caprice in the Form of a Waltz with Shari Raynor, pianist 2/7/2006 (8pm) BERKELEY CHAMBER PERFORMANCES Berkeley City Club Shostakovich: Piano Trio #2 Liderman: Piano Trio (world premiere) Schoenfield: Café Music with New Pacific Trio 2/18/2006 (7:30pm) UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Recital Hall Schubert: Violin Sonatine in D J.S.Bach: Chaconne Prokofiev: Violin Sonata #1 Ravel: Tzigane with Rex Cooper, pianist 4/18/2006 (7:30pm) UNIVERSITY OF THE PACIFIC Recital Hall with New Pacific Trio 4/22/2006 (8pm) VICTORIA SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (Texas) Darryl One, conductor Fine Arts Auditorium Wieniawski: Violin Concerto #2 4/25/2006 (7:30pm) GRAND JUNCTION SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Kirk Gustafson, conductor Grand Junction High School Auditorium Brahms: Violin Concerto 5/10/2006 (8pm) BERNARDO COMMUNITY CONCERTS Poway Center for the Performing Arts Recital with Shari Raynor, pianist 5/11/2006 (8pm) ESCONDIDO COMMUNITY CONCERTS Recital with Shari Raynor, pianist 5/12/2006 (8pm) FULLERTON COMMUNITY CONCERTS Fullerton Methodist Church Recital with Shari Raynor, pianist |
