Violin and Piano Concert

Week of September 3, 2022

Pei-Chun Tsai, from Tainan, Taiwan, is two-time first-prize winner of the Taiwan National Violin Competition. She has performed in Carnegie Weill Recital Hall, Alice Tully Hall at Lincoln Center and the National Concert Hall in Taiwan. Pei-Chun has participated in many music festivals in the United States and Europe. After receiving Bachelor and Master’s degrees in violin performance from The Juilliard School, she completed her Doctorate in Musical Arts from the City University of New York. Pei-Chun is the founder and director of the Campanile Music Festival at San Diego State University where she curates innovative residencies of visiting artists from across the country. Recent guests include the Formosa Quartet and Brooklyn Rider. Pei-Chun has been a member of the San Diego Symphony since 2006. As a violin lecturer at San Diego State University, Pei-Chun performs with the San Diego State University Chamber orchestra regularly. She has recently released her solo violin album “Chaconnes” which you can find on Apple Music or Spotify.

 

Pianist Tina Chong is a sought-after recitalist and chamber musician in North America. Since her orchestral debut at the age of nine, Tina has appeared as a guest soloist with orchestras throughout the world including the Calgary Philharmonic, Brazilian Symphony Orchestra, and Mississippi Symphony Orchestra. Her recital career has also brought her to the Kennedy Center, the Sala Chopin, and the National Arts Centre. Tina is a graduate of the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and Indiana University’s Jacobs School of Music and a recipient of multiple artistic grants from the Canada Council for the Arts. A native of Banff, Canada, Tina currently serves on faculty at San Diego State University and plays regularly with the San Diego Symphony Orchestra.