Cho-Liang Lin

Cho-Liang Lin is a violinist born in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on 29 January 1960, who has established himself as a soloist and chamber musician in the United States. His training combines study in Australia with the New York school, which places him within the violin tradition of the second half of the twentieth century.

He first performed in public at the age of seven. In 1972 he won the Taiwan National Youth Competition, which enabled him to study with Robert Pikler at the Sydney Conservatorium until 1975. He then became a pupil of Dorothy DeLay at the Juilliard School in New York, from 1975 to 1978. In 1977 he won first prize at the Queen Sofía International Competition in Madrid. He made his American debut in 1979 at the Mostly Mozart Festival and, in 1981, thanks to the influence of Isaac Stern, undertook a tour of mainland China and East Asia.

Lin has built an international reputation as a soloist and as a member of a trio with the pianist Yefim Bronfman and the cellist Gary Hoffman. He is also a member of the Juilliard faculty. His discography includes outstanding recordings of violin concertos by Sibelius, Stravinsky and Prokofiev. He is valued for his precise intonation, impeccable technique and a firm sense of musical architecture. He plays a 1734 Guarneri del Gesù violin known as 'The Duke of Camposelice'.