Chia-Hsuan Lin
Biography
Conductor
Hailed by the Virginia Gazette as “a rock solid” and “animated” conductor, Chia-Hsuan Lin (pronounced “jah-shwen”) delights audiences throughout the world with her trademark energy and command. The Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony, Lin also debuts in 2023 with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra, and returns to conduct concerts with the Minnesota Orchestra, Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra, Williamsburg Symphony, and Fort Wayne Philharmonic this year. Appointed Associate Conductor of the Richmond Symphony in 2016, Lin has established herself as a stalwart champion of the orchestra through her masterful concerts for all audiences. Clark Bustard wrote of Lin’s Brahms Fourth Symphony, “I’ve never heard a more compelling live performance than this one.” In another performance, Lin “crafted a Tchaikovsky Fourth that dancers could have danced to,” and “fine details, tone-painting of moody atmospherics, rhythmic fluidity and abundant lyricism came through almost flawlessly.” (Letter V)