Jun-Ching
Lin
Violin, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra
Jun-Ching
Lin
was born in Taipei, Taiwan and grew up in Boston, Massachusetts. He studied
with Sara Scriven, Roman Totenberg, and Robert Koff through high school. At
the age of nine, Jun-Ching debuted with the New Hampshire Philharmonic. Subsequent
appearances included performances with the Boston Pops and many recitals in
the Boston area. His high school years culminated in his being named one of
the first Presidential Scholars in the Arts. He continued his studies at the
Curtis Institute of Music where he earned a Bachelor's Degree in Music. His
teachers included Jascha Brodsky, David Cerone, and Ivan Galamian. He then
went on to complete a Master's Degree at the Cleveland Institute of Music.
While in graduate school Mr. Lin participated in the Indianapolis, Montreal,
and Naumberg International Violin Competitions. After a year as concertmaster
of the Augusta Symphony, he assumed his present position in the Atlanta Symphony.
Mr. Lin is also an affiliate artist at Emory University, a member of the Emory
Chamber Music Society of Atlanta, and plays violin and viola with the new
music ensemble Thamyris. He maintains a private teaching studio and spends
part of each summer teaching at Encore School for Strings as well as Franklin
Pond Chamber Music.