lin he,
associate concertmaster
Interviewed by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, violinist Lin He made his Carnegie Hall solo debut in November 2014, after a performance there earlier with principal players from the Metropolitan Opera, New York Philharmonic and Philadelphia Orchestra in orchestral setting. Over the past seasons, he performed the Beethoven Triple Concerto, Bruch Scottish Fantasy, Korngold Concerto, Mendelssohn Concerto and the Sibelius Concerto with various orchestras. Inspired by the complete sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Faure, Mozart and Schubert for violin and piano in the past several seasons, 2021-2022 season of concerts include Amy Beach and Magnard Sonatas for violin and piano in multiple venues; chamber recitals as the violinist of Caladium Piano Trio; violin soloist of the Vivaldi/Piazzola Four Seasons; and series of concerts and masterclasses in mainland China and Taiwan. He has presented recitals at universities across the United States and China. Recently, he shared stage with Shanghai String Quartet and violinist Charles Castleman; performed solo recitals and gave master classes at Arizona State University, Florida State University, Longy School of Music, San Francisco Conservatory of Music, University of Houston, University of North Texas, and University Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. As an orchestral player, Mr. He has performed with the Shanghai Symphony, Rochester Philharmonic and New World Symphony. He is a regular addition to the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra. Summer festival appearances have taken Mr. He to venues such as the Music Academy of the West, the Tanglewood Music Center and the Aspen Music Festival. Mr. He is now serving as the Associate Professor of Violin at the Louisiana State University and the Associate Concertmaster of the Baton Rouge Symphony. During the summer, he teaches at the Sewanee Summer Music Festival. Mr. He received his doctorate from the Eastman School of Music, where he studied under the tutelage of Zvi Zeitlin. Other major influences include Steven Staryk, Sylvia Rosenberg, Kyung Sun Lee and Paul Kantor.
website:
linheviolin.com