Frank Huang

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Frank Huang
Born (1978-09-05) September 5, 1978 (age 42)
Beijing, China
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)concertmaster, professor
InstrumentsViolin
Associated actsNew York Philharmonic

Frank Xin Huang (born September 5, 1978) is a Chinese-born American violinist and teacher. Since 2015 he has been the concertmaster of the New York Philharmonic. [1] [2] Previous to his position in New York, Huang was the first violinist of the Ying Quartet and a professor of violin and chamber music at the Eastman School of Music, [3] then served as the concertmaster of the Houston Symphony from 2010 to 2015. He has won several international music competitions, most notably the 2003 Naumburg Competition. Huang has concertized widely as a soloist, and his debut recording on Naxos was critically acclaimed.

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Early life and musical training

Frank Huang was born in Beijing and moved to the United States when he was two, living with his grandparents until age seven, when his parents joined him in the U.S. [4] As a child in the Houston area, he began violin lessons with his mother then commenced study with Fredell Lack in Houston. He first soloed with orchestra at nine. At 10 he received eight curtain calls for his solo performance of Wieniawski's Scherzo Tarantelle with the Houston Youth Symphony Philharmonia Orchestra. At 11 Huang was a soloist with the Houston Symphony in a nationally broadcast performance. At 16 he enrolled in the pre-college program at the Cleveland Institute of Music, where he studied with Donald Weilerstein; he continued studies with Weilerstein in college and earned his Bachelor of Music degree from CIM in 2002. Subsequently, he attended the Juilliard School in New York City, studying violin briefly with Robert Mann.

Career

As a winner of several international music competitions (see "Awards and distinctions" below), Frank Huang is much in demand as a soloist, both in recital and with orchestra, and as a chamber musician. Huang performed his New York debut recital at Alice Tully Hall in 2004 to high acclaim (see "Reviews and commentary," below). He has performed as a soloist with the Amadeus Chamber Orchestra, the Cleveland Orchestra, the Genoa Orchestra, the Houston Symphony Orchestra, the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the NDR-Radio Philharmonic Orchestra of Hanover, and others. Huang has appeared on American Morning (CNN), Good Morning America (ABC), and Performance Today (National Public Radio). He has performed at many of the most prestigious music festivals in the U.S., including the Caramoor Festival, the Marlboro Music Festival, and Ravinia, and has participated in The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center's CMS II program.

Awards and distinctions

In 2017, Huang was named a recipient of the Lincoln Center Emerging Artist's Award. [5]

Reviews and commentary

Discography

Violin Recital. With Dina Vainstein, piano. "Fantasies" by Schubert, Ernst, Schoenberg, and Franz Waxman. Naxos Records 8.557121 (recorded 2002; released 2003).

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References

  1. Frank Huang to Succeed Glenn Dicterow as New York Philharmonic Concertmaster by Robin Pogrebin. The New York Times, 8 Apr 2015. Retrieved 2015-04-08.
  2. Meet the Orchestra: Roster. New York Philharmonic. Retrieved 2015-09-21.
  3. Reguero, Anna. Huang: the Ying Quartet’s Newest Member Archived 2012-07-15 at archive.today . Rochester Democrat and Chronicle, 27 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-04-27.
  4. Frank Huang, Quietly Intense Violinist, Becomes New York Philharmonic Concertmaster by Brian Wise. WQXR. 24 Sep 2015. Retrieved 2015-09-25.
  5. Concertmaster Frank Huang Receives Lincoln Center Emerging Artist Award. New York Philharmonic, 15 Feb 2017. Retrieved 2017-02-20.

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