Jenny Lin is a Taiwanese-born American pianist.

Life

She was born in Taiwan, and raised in Austria and the United States. She began her piano studies at the age of 4. At age 10, she was accepted into the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, Austria, in the studio of Noel Flores. At age 14, she immigrated to the United States, attended the National Cathedral School in Washington, D.C., and Peabody Conservatory of Music in Baltimore, studying with Julian Martin. She received an Artist Diploma from Peabody and also holds a bachelor's degree in German Literature from Johns Hopkins University. After college, she moved to Geneva, Switzerland, to study with the pianist Dominique Weber. She has also worked with

Richard Goode Richard Goode (born June 1, 1943) is an American classical pianist who is especially known for his interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven. Early life Goode was born in the East Bronx, New York. He studied piano with Elvira Szigeti, Claude Fra ...

and

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in New York, and with Leon Fleisher, Dimitri Bashkirov and

Andreas Staier Andreas Staier (born 13 September 1955 in Göttingen) is a German pianist and harpsichordist. Life Staier studied piano and harpsichord in the Hochschule für Musik in Hanover and Amsterdam. He studied piano with Kurt Bauer and Erika Haase, an ...

at the Fondazione Internazionale per il pianoforte in Cadenabbia, Italy.

Recordings and Film

Lin's discography includes recordings on Hänssler Classic,

Steinway & Sons Steinway & Sons, also known as Steinway (), is a German-American piano company, founded in 1853 in Manhattan by German piano builder Henry E. Steinway, Heinrich Engelhard Steinweg (later known as Henry E. Steinway). The company's growth led to ...

, Koch/E1,

BIS Records BIS Records is a record label founded in 1973 by Robert von Bahr. It is located in Åkersberga, Sweden. BIS focuses on classical music, both contemporary and early, especially works that are not already well represented by existing recordings. ...

, Albany Records and Sunrise Records. Albums include the 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by

Dmitri Shostakovitch Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

, "Silent Music" featuring Federico Mompou's

Musica Callada Musica (Latin), or La Musica (Italian) or Música (Portuguese and Spanish) may refer to: Music Albums * ''Musica è'', a mini album by Italian funk singer Eros Ramazzotti 1988 * ''Musica'', an album by Ghaleb 2005 * ), a German album by Giova ...

, "The 11th Finger", piano works by

Valentin Silvestrov Valentyn Vasylyovych Sylvestrov ( uk, Валенти́н Васи́льович Сильве́стров; born 30 September 1937) is a Ukrainian composer and pianist, who plays and writes contemporary classical music. Biography Valentyn Vasylyo ...

, piano works by Ruth Crawford Seeger, "InsomniMania", "Chinoiserie", music for Piano and Orchestra by

Ernest Bloch Ernest Bloch (July 24, 1880 – July 15, 1959) was a Swiss-born American composer. Bloch was a preeminent artist in his day, and left a lasting legacy. He is recognized as one of the greatest Swiss composers in history. As well as producing music ...

, Ma Shui-Long Piano Concerto, Xavier Montsalvatge's Concerto Breve with

NDR Radiophilharmonie The NDR Radiophilharmonie is a German radio orchestra, affiliated with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony. The orchestra principally gives concerts in the ''Großer Sendesaal'' of the ''Landesfunkhaus Niedersa ...

, complete Piano Etudes of

Philip Glass Philip Glass (born January 31, 1937) is an American composer and pianist. He is widely regarded as one of the most influential composers of the late 20th century. Glass's work has been associated with minimal music, minimalism, being built up fr ...

, complete Nocturnes of Chopin and complete piano music of Artur Schnabel.

Composers

Composers who have written for Lin and whose works she has premiered include Steve Antosca,

Jonathan Bepler Jonathan Bepler is an American composer of experimental music perhaps best known for his collaborative work with artists and choreographers, including many years of work with visual artist Matthew Barney. He is also multi-instrumentalist, singer, ...

, Timothy Beyer, Luc Brewaeys, Gerald Busby, Uri Caine, Unsuk Chin, Boudewijn Cox,

Cornelius Dufallo Cornelius may refer to: People * Cornelius (name), Roman family name and a masculine given name * Pope Cornelius, pope from AD 251 to 253 * St. Cornelius (disambiguation), multiple saints * Cornelius (musician), stage name of Keigo Oyamada * Metro ...

, Daniel Felsenfeld, Elena Firsova, Luca Francesconi, Jason Freeman, Vivian Fung, Stefano Gervasoni, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Robert Helps,

Huang Ruo Huang Ruo (黃若, born 1976) is a Chinese-born composer, pianist and vocalist who now lives in the United States. Biography Born on Hainan Island off the southern coast of China in 1976, Huang was taught piano and composition from the age o ...

, Vincent Ho, Ethan Iverson, Laura Kaminsky, Arthur Kampela, John King, Stefan Malzew, Jeffrey Mumford, Randy Nordschow,

Gabriela Ortiz Gabriela Ortiz (born 1964) is a Mexican music educator and composer. Biography Gabriela Ortiz Torres was born in Mexico City of parents who were folk musicians. She learned folk music at home, and then studied in Paris at the Ecole Normale de M ...

, John Psathas, Jim Pugliese, Frederic Rzewski, Elliott Sharp,

, Salvatore Sciarrino, Johannes Maria Staud, James Tenney. Among her activities, she has collaborated with Jazz pianist Chris Wiesendanger, Uri Caine, Ethan Iverson, avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, trombonist George Lewis, and Wilco members Nels Cline and Glenn Kotche. Since 2014, she has joined

in his ongoing world tour of his complete Piano Etudes.

Personal life

Lin lives in New York City. She is on the faculty at the

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, where she teaches private lessons as well as the class "A History of Piano Etudes".

Discography

* Giya Kancheli: Simple Music (2021

) * Frederic Chopin: complete Piano Nocturnes (2018

) * Artur Schnabel: complete Piano Music (2018

) *

: complete Piano Etudes (2018

) * Sergei Prokofiev and Kirill Zaborov: piano solo works (2017

) * "Melody's Mostly Musical Day" (2016

) * "The Spirio Sessions" 2-piano works with Uri Caine (2015

) *

Igor Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of the ...

Solo Piano Works (2014

) * "Night Stories: Nocturnes" (2014 Hänssler Classic) * "17 Windows": Music of David Wolfson (2013 Albany Records) * "Get Happy": Broadway Song Arrangements by pianists (2012

) * Xavier Montsalvatge: Concerto Breve (2011 Hänssler Classic) * ''Silent Music'': Federico Mompou Musica Callada (2011

) * Ma Shui-Long: Piano Concerto (2010 National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan) * Dmitri Shostakovich: Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 (2010 Hänssler Classic) * "Insomnimania": (2009 Koch/E1) * Valentin Silvestrov: Chamber Works (2009 Koch/E1) * Ernest Bloch: works for piano and orchestra (2008 Hänssler Classic) * "Nostalgia": Valentin Silvestrov Solo Piano works (2007 Hänssler Classic) * "The Eleventh Finger": (2007 Koch/E1) * "Preludes to a Revolution": Russian Piano Preludes (1905–22) (2006 Hänssler Classic) * Ma Yo-Dao: Piano Suite (2006 Poem Culture Records) *

Ruth Crawfold Seeger Ruth (or its variants) may refer to: Places France * Château de Ruthie, castle in the commune of Aussurucq in the Pyrénées-Atlantiques département of France Switzerland * Ruth, a hamlet in Cologny United States * Ruth, Alabama * Ruth, Arka ...

: Complete Piano Works (2005 BIS Records) * Guan Xia: Piano Suite (2004 Poem Culture Records) * "Chinoiserie": (2002 BIS Records) * Liszt Sonata and Schumann Fantasie: (2000 Sunrise Records)

References

External links

Jenny Lin Official Website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lin, Jenny Living people American women classical pianists American classical pianists Johns Hopkins University alumni José Iturbi International Piano Competition prize-winners Taiwanese classical pianists Taiwanese emigrants to the United States National Cathedral School alumni Peabody Institute alumni 21st-century classical pianists 21st-century American women pianists 21st-century American pianists Year of birth missing (living people)