JUN-CHING LIN has been named concertmaster of Michigan’s Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra. In the 2013-14 season, he served as guest concertmaster of the Kalamazoo Symphony, and returned to the orchestra as guest concertmaster several times, also performing with the Kalamazoo Philharmonia. Lin joined the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra as assistant concertmaster in 1988 after a year as concertmaster of the Augusta Symphony. He has also been concertmaster of the Atlanta Opera Orchestra and a guest concertmaster with the Florida Orchestra, Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra, and Phoenix Symphony. Recent solo performances include appearances with the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra, Georgia Tech Orchestra, and the ATL Symphony Musicians. Lin has been the first violin coach of the Atlanta Symphony Youth Orchestra for over 25 years and has taught widely. He is first violinist of the Franklin Pond String Quartet and a founding member of the Emory Chamber Music Society of Atlanta. Lin was born in Taipei, Taiwan and grew up in Boston. He is a graduate of the Curtis and Cleveland Institutes of Music.
Posted July 17, 2018
