Faculty at University of California at Berkeley and San Francisco Conservatory of Music; Studied with Hans Jorgen Jensen at Northwestern University; collaborations with Pinchas Zukerman, Carter Brey, Amanda von Goetz, Apo Hsu, and Kyung-Sun Lee; substitute cellist, Chicago Symphony Orchestra and San Francisco Symphony Orchestra; former cellist of the award winning I Palpiti Orchestra; Principal cellist of New Prospect Chamber Players; Appearances at Kennedy Center, Davies Symphony Hall, Salzburg Festival, Disney Hall, Centre National Des Arts, Taos Performing Arts Center and Tong-yong Festival Hall; recordings for NAXOS and Dora Classics labels; teaching fellow, National High School Music Institute; given numerous masterclasses across the country; former primary teaching assistant to Hans Jorgen Jensen.
Students have given recitals at Carnegie Hall (Weill & Zankel Hall); Solo performances at major venues in California including the Herbst Theatre, Legion of Honor, Napa Valley Opera House, Flint Center and San Mateo Performing Arts Center; Students have won top prizes in numerous competitions including Alexander & Buono International Competition, Individualis International Competition, MTNA State, Regional & National Competition, ASTA State Solo Competition, MTAC VOCE State Competition, Mondavi Center Young Artists Competition, Peninsula Symphony Young Artists, Palo Alto Philharmonic Young Artists, Pacific Musical Society Competition, Oakland East-Bay Symphony Young Artists, Fremont Symphony Young Artists, Silicon Valley Young Artists, San Francisco Korea Times Young Artists, CMTANC Young Artists Competition, Marin Music Chest Scholarship Competition, and U.S. Open Chamber Music Competition; Performances on From the Top (national television & radio), Napa Valley Festival del Sole, American Fine Arts Festival, Aspen Festival, Interlochen School, Muju Festival & Academy, Junior Bach Festival, and Martha Stewart Show.
Students have soloed with the following orchestras - Peninsula Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto), Pacific Chamber Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto), Fremont Symphony Orchestra (Haydn Concerto No. 1), Orchestra da Camera (Brahms Double Concerto), California Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto), Oakland East Bay Symphony Orchestra (Elgar Concerto), KAMSA Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto), California Youth Symphony Orchestra (Prokofiev Sinfonia Concertante, Shostakovich Concerto No. 1, Elgar Concerto), El Camino Youth Symphony Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto, Schumann Concerto, Elgar Concerto, Lalo Concerto, Haydn Concerto No. 1), Oakland Youth Orchestra (Dvorak Concerto), California Philharmonic Youth Orchestra (Haydn Concerto No. 1), and Palo Alto Chamber Orchestra (Haydn Concerto No. 1). |