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Described as a “striking interpreter” who gives a “committed and heartfelt performance” by Musical America and The New York Times, pianist Fanya Lin has captivated audiences worldwide with her charismatic and gripping performances. Her orchestral appearances include the Toruń Symphony Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic, Grand Junction Symphony, the Aurora Symphony, and the Jackson Symphony Orchestra. Lin’s performance of the Prokofiev Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra was depicted as “an ethereal woman whose ruffled dress made her resemble a delicate black swan,” while her “mesmerizing performance” of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme by Paganini made it appear as though “a tornado had touched down through her body and lifted her, feathers fluttering, from the piano stool as she weighed into the keys” by the Hastings Times and Festival Flyer in the UK. A native of Taipei, Taiwan, Fanya is a top prizewinner of the Hastings International Piano Concerto Competition, Concours International de Piano France-Amériques, New York International Piano Competition, and Seattle International Piano Competition. Fanya earned her Doctoral Degree at the University of Minnesota under the guidance of Emerita Distinguished McKnight Professor Lydia Artymiw; her Master’s Degree at The Juilliard School with Professor Hung-Kuan Chen and Jerome Lowenthal; and her Bachelor’s Degree at Weber State University with Dr. Yu-Jane Yang. In Fall 2019, Dr. Fanya Lin joined the University of Arizona as Assistant Professor of Practice in Piano, where she teaches applied piano lessons, chamber music, and Yoga for Musicians course. 

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"Fanya Lin was the striking interpreter of two of Silvestrov’s piano pieces. The pointillist Elegy (1976, revised 1999) owes more than a bit to the post-Webern school. Hymn (2001).”

– Christian B. Carey, MusicalAmerica

"We were initially treated to our second finals rendition of the Prokofiev No. 3 masterfully played by the graceful Fanya Lin wearing her trademark waterfall black gown…”

– Hastings Online Times

“Pianist Fanya Lin had me speechless when I first heard her play, and it’s hard to silence an Irishman. She was absolutely breathtaking.”

– Maestro Peter Shannon, (Artistic Director and Conductor of Savannah Philharmonic & The Jackson Symphony)

"Pianist Fanya Lin offered a committed, heartfelt performance.”

– Vivien Schweitzer, The New York Times