TMAF News

We regret to announce that our horn faculty, Mr. Philip Myers, has withdrawn from TMAF due to family reasons. We are delighted and grateful that both Mr. Lin Jiang and Ms. Katy Woolley have agreed to step in as our new horn faculty. Mr. Jiang is the Principal Horn of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. ...

We are honored to have Ms. Jelena Dirks join the oboe faculty. Ms. Dirks currently serves as the Principal Oboist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra. Known for her “luminous solos” (Chicago Classical Review), she is a highly praised teacher, performer and chamber musician. We warmly welcome Ms. Dirks to 2024 TMAF. For more information ...

TMAF welcomes Joel Smirnoff to TMAF 2023 as faculty! TMAF’s former Artistic Director, Cho-Liang Lin, will not be participating in all activities for TMAF 2023. We are delighted and grateful that Joel Smirnoff has agreed to step in as our new violin faculty. Smirnoff has performed on four continents over 23 years as a member of ...

TMAF will take place the San Francisco Conservatory of Music （SFCM） Last year, when concert halls around the world faced indefinite closure as the pandemic swept across the globe, Taiwan was a fortress of health and safety. It offered perhaps the safest music sanctuary in the world. Concerts took place and musicians played to packed houses. ...

TMAF welcomes the prominent pianist Garrick Ohlsson as guest artist of TMAF@SF 2021! 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 ...