Jenny Lin
piano

Jenny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. Her ability to combine classical and contemporary literature has brought her to the attention of international critics and audiences. She has been acclaimed for her "remarkable technical command" and "a gift for melodic flow" by The New York Times. The Washington Post praises "Lin's confident fingers... spectacular technique..." and Gramophone Magazine has hailed her as "an exceptionally sensitive pianist".

Jenny's orchestral engagements have included Manuel de Falla's Nights in the Garden of Spain with the La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón; Ernest Bloch's Concerto Grosso with the SWR Rundfunkorchester; the world premiere of Stefano Gervasoni's Piano Concerto with the Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI; Messiaen's Oiseaux Exotiques with the Spoleto Festival Orchestra; and Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1 with the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan.

Her concerts have taken her to Carnegie Recital Hall, Miller Theatre, Museum of Modern Art, Whitney Museum in New York; Kennedy Center, Strathmore, Corcoran Gallery in Washington DC; as well as Festival worldwide at Chopin Festival in Austria, Ars Musica Festivals in Belgium, Divonne Festival in France, SoundaXis Festival in Canada, BAM's Next Wave, MATA, and Spoleto Festivals in the USA. Upcoming season include performances at Carnegie Hall with the American Symphony Orchestra, Victoria Hall in Geneva, Salle Cortot in Paris, and recital tours in Belgium and China.

Jenny's extensive discography includes critically acclaimed recordings on Koch International Classics, HŠnssler Classic, and BIS Records. The Wall Street Journal called her latest CD of the 24 Preludes and Fugues Op. 87 by Dmitri Shostakovitch "...stunning renditions...". All-Music Guide raved: "The 11th Finger (music by Gyšrgy Ligeti, James Tenney, Claude Vivier) is a thrill ride for musical adventurers" and "Jenny Lin's playing is nothing less than superhuman". Other notable releases in her catalogue include music for Piano and Orchestra by Ernest Bloch with the SWR German Radio Orchestra, InsomniMania (Bolcom, Cage, Rzewski), Preludes to a Revolution (Russian Piano Preludes), and music by Valentin Silvestrov. Her album of Federico Mompou's Musica Callada is due for release in 2009/10.

Jenny is the central figure in Cooking for Jenny by Elemental Films, a musical documentary portraying her journey to the north of Spain and meeting with composer Javier López de Guereña for the preparation of the world premier of his piano concerto ZAHARA.

As one of the most sought-after players of the music of our time, Jenny has numerous premieres and dedications to her credit. She has worked alongside composers such as Jonathan Bepler, Cornelius Dufallo, Daniel Felsenfeld, Luca Francesconi, Jason Freeman, Vivian Fung, John King, Frederic Rzewski, Elliott Sharp, Valentin Silvestrov, Salvatore Sciarrino, Johannes Maria Staud and James Tenney, several of whom have written pieces for her. Among her multifaceted activities, she has collaborated with Jazz pianist Chris Wiesendanger, avant-garde guitarist Marc Ribot, trombonist George Lewis, and Wilco members Nels Cline and Glenn Kotche.

Born in Taiwan and raised in Austria, Jenny studied with Noel Flores at the Hochschule für Musik in Vienna, with Julian Martin at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore, and with Dominique Weber in Geneva. She has also worked with Leon Fleisher, Richard Goode, and Blanca Uribe, and with Dimitri Bashkirov and Andreas Staier at the Fondazione Internazionale per il pianoforte in Como, Italy. She holds a bachelor's degree in German Literature from The Johns Hopkins University and currently resides in New York City where she also serves on the faculty of the 92nd Street Y.

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