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Pianist Garrick Ohlsson will join TMAF@SF 2021 and perform as a guest artist in the TMAF Faculty All-Star Concert on August 4 in the Piano Quintet of Dvořák.

Since his triumph as winner of the 1970 Chopin International Piano Competition, Garrick Ohlsson has established himself worldwide as a musician of magisterial interpretive and technical prowess. He commands an enormous repertoire, which ranges over the entire piano literature. As one of the most sought-after concert pianists today, he is a frequent guest of leading orchestras and festivals worldwide. To date, he has at his command more than 80 concertos and numerous recordings.

We are very thrilled about this concert and the opportunity to hear this great artist!

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Application for Stern@101 starts now! Stern@101, an incredible opportunity for violin students to study with some of the best violinists and teachers in the world. TMAF welcome you to enroll in this rare opportunity to learn from the best.

Our violin faculty, Frank Huang, is forced to cancel his trip to Taipei due to a change of New York Philharmonic's summer schedule. Many American orchestras are emerging from the pandemic induced work stoppage. As a result, the summer schedules of these orchestras are undergoing drastic changes.TMAF, however, is elated to announce the appointment of Martin Chalifour as our new violin faculty. Mr. Chalifour is an esteemed soloist, the concertmaster of the Los Angeles Philharmonic and a professor at University of Southern California (USC). Mr. Chalifour eagerly looks forward to working with the tremendous talents at TMAF. For more information on Mr. Chalifour, Please click here!

Our esteemed flute faculty, Emily Beynon, has to withdraw from TMAF due to personal and family reasons. We will miss her presence and superb artistry. We are delighted to announce the appointment of Jeffrey Khaner as our new flute faculty. Mr. Khaner is the principal flutist of the Philadelphia Orchestra. He is a renowned soloist and serves on the faculty of Curtis Institute and Juilliard School. TMAF welcomes this great player and highly sought-after teacher. For more information on Mr. Khaner, Please click here!