2024 APR 13 SAT • 8:00 pm Altria Theater
Chia-Hsuan Lin, CONDUCTOR
LUDWIG GORANSSON (B. 1984)
Black Panther the Film
Act 1
INTERMISSION
Act 2
Jack and Mary Ann Frable Associate Conductor Chair
Hailed by the Virginia Gazette as “a rock solid” and “animated” conductor, Chia-Hsuan (jahSHWEN) Lin delights audiences throughout the world with her trademark energy and command. Appointed Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony in 2016, Lin champions the transformational power of symphonic music through her inspiring concerts for all audiences. This season Lin debuts with St. Louis Symphony, Rochester Symphony (MN), Baltimore Chamber Orchestra, and Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra. She also returns to conduct the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Williamsburg Symphony, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and covers concerts with the New York Philharmonic.
Clarke Bustard wrote of Lin’s Brahms Fourth Symphony, “I’ve never heard a more compelling live performance than this
one.” In another performance, Lin “crafted a Tchaikovsky Fourth that dancers could have danced to,” and “fine details, tone-painting of moody atmospherics, rhythmic fluidity and abundant lyricism came through almost flawlessly.” (Letter V) Other Richmond highlights include Handel’s Messiah, Classics Series, Symphony Pops, family concerts, a side-by-side orchestra of 624 musicians and community members in “Come and Play,” a record crowd exceeding 19,000 for Richmond’s Independence Day Celebration, and a single-day ticket sales record for Star Wars: Return of the Jedi in Concert. The former Assistant Conductor of the Fort Wayne Philharmonic, Lin punctuated the end of her tenure in 2016 “with the command and energy of a soccer star” before a record FWP subscription crowd. (larryhayes.com) Her interactive programs invoke her love of collaboration with audiences; with singing, body-percussion, bell jingling, and call-andresponse all adding to the joy of experiencing live music together.
An active guest conductor, she has directed Minnesota Orchestra, Virginia Symphony, Richmond Ballet, Peninsula Music Festival Orchestra, Academy of Taiwan Strings and Taipei Philharmonic Chorus. As a cover conductor, Lin has worked with the Minnesota Orchestra, National Symphony, St. Louis Symphony, and others, with conductors such as Osmo Vänskä, Jahja Ling, Marin Alsop, Gianandrea Noseda, Stéphane Denève, and many more.
In 2019, Lin was praised as a last-minute replacement in Williamsburg’s performance of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 6. Assuming the podium the day of the concert, the Virginia Gazette reported Lin as “leading them through a thoroughly top-drawer performance” in “an exceptionally absorbing interpretation and rendering.”
An advocate for the next generation of diverse musical talent, Lin has collaborated with award-winning artists Paul Huang, Sterling Elliot, Amaryn Olmeda, Kevin Zhu, Inna
Faliks, and Eduardo Rojas. Showcasing new music that often transcends traditional classical boundaries, her list of premieres continues to grow with new works by Texu Kim, Stephen Prutsman, Zachary Wadsworth, PaviElle French, Laura Schwendinger, Steve Heitzeg, and Jennifer Jolley.
delights audiences throughout the world with her trademark energy and command.
A passionate educator, Lin has worked with university orchestras throughout Virginia, and previously served as Music Director of the Richmond Symphony Youth Orchestra, University of Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor of Opera at the CCM Spoleto Music Festival in Italy. Innovative projects during her tenure as interim Music Director of the Contemporary Youth Orchestra of Cleveland include unique collaborations with Chris Thile and Michael Stanley.
Lin began piano lessons in Taiwan at the age of three. She majored in percussion at the National Taiwan Normal University while playing with the Taipei Percussion Group, only to have a life-altering incident when she was struck by a car. After this she pursued conducting with Apo Hsu and Mark Gibson, and received her Doctorate of Orchestral Conducting at Northwestern University in Chicago with Victor Yampolsky.
Lin is married to James Ferree, Principal Horn of the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra.
violin 1
Adrian Pintea
ACTING CONCERTMASTER
Alana Carithers
ACTING ASSOCIATE CONCERTMASTER
Delaney Turner
Susy Yim
Catherine Cary
Anna Bishop
Timothy Judd
Susan Spafford
Jill Foster
Claudia Chudacoff
Treesa Gold
Anna Kong
violin 2
Myles Mocarski
ACTING PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
Jeannette Jang
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL SECOND VIOLIN
Bob & Nancy Hill Chair
Alison Hall
Audrey Pride
Emily Monroe
Stacy Matthews
Elizabeth Kilpatrick
Alyssa Evans
Melanie Kuperstein
Satoko Fukasawa
viola
Stephen Schmidt
ACTING PRINCIPAL
Zsuzsanna Emödi
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Jocelyn Smith
Johanna Beaver
Kim Ryan
Amos Goldie
Danielle Wiebe Burke
Shirley Smith
cello
Neal Cary PRINCIPAL
Jason McComb
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Richmond Symphony League Chair
Schuyler Slack
Kenneth & Bettie
Christopher Perry Foundation Chair
Ryan Lannan
Peter Greydanus
Adrienne Gifford-Yang
Barbara Gaden
Charlotte Roberts
bass
Rumano Solano
ACTING PRINCIPAL
Kelly Ali
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Peter Spaar
Lee Philip
Matt Gold
Kim Parillo
flute
Shannon Vandzura
ACTING PRINCIPAL
Amy Pintea
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Matthew Ober
oboe
Victoria Chung PRINCIPAL
Kara Poling
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
clarinet
David Lemelin
PRINCIPAL
James Tobin
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Diana Ruffer
bassoon
Thomas Schneider
PRINCIPAL
Felix Ren
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Matthew Lano
horn
Dominic Rotella
PRINCIPAL
Devin Gossett
SECOND HORN
The Lucrezia Wheeler
Leisinger & George Wheeler Chair
Erin Lano
ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Roger Novak
Rachelle Jenkins
Pat Furlo
Cody Halquist
trumpet
Samuel Huss PRINCIPAL
Daniel Egan
ACTING ASSOCIATE PRINCIPAL
Michael Chen
trombone
Evan Williams
PRINCIPAL
Scott Winger
Gabe Luciano-Carson
Scott Cochran
tuba
Conrad Shaw
PRINCIPAL
timpani
James Jacobson PRINCIPAL
percussion
Clifton Hardison PRINCIPAL
David Foster
Don Johns Reid Stockdill
harp
Lynette Wardle PRINCIPAL
keyboard
Kevin Barger
ACTING PRINCIPAL