David Chan is an American violinist, conductor, and a concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra.
18 Facts About David Chan
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David Chan is one of the most sought-after violinists of his generation.
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David Chan is a prizewinner at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis, among many others.
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David Chan was born to a Taiwanese American family in San Diego, California.
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David Chan began his musical education at age 3, when his parents enrolled him in a violin class.
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David Chan was the featured soloist with the San Diego Youth Symphony on their tour of Austria, Germany, Hungary and the former Czechoslovakia.
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David Chan won the 5th prize at the International Tchaikovsky Competition, and the third place bronze medal and Josef Gingold Prize at the International Violin Competition of Indianapolis.
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David Chan has performed throughout the United States, Europe, and the Far East, appearing as soloist with such orchestras as the Moscow State Symphony Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, the Aspen Chamber Symphony, the San Diego Symphony, Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra, the Richmond Symphony Orchestra, Springfield Symphony Orchestra, and the Northbrook Symphony Orchestra.
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David Chan has released two recordings: a recital album and a disc of two Paganini concertos with the English Chamber Orchestra, both for the Ambassador label.
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David Chan became one of the Metropolitan Opera's concertmasters in 2000.
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David Chan was the soloist in Sofia Gubaidulina's In Tempus Praesens with the Met Orchestra in 2012.
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David Chan has been a frequent guest at Japan's Pacific Music Festival, the Taipei Music Academy and Festival, the Seattle Chamber Music Festival, and La Jolla's SummerFest.
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David Chan joined the faculty of the Juilliard School in 2005.
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David Chan is head of the Orchestral Performance Program at the Manhattan School of Music and has previously served as a faculty member at the Mannes School of Music.
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David Chan can be heard on the soundtrack of the films Teeth and The Caller.
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David Chan has served as Music Director of the APEX Ensemble and as Music Director of Camerata Notturna chamber orchestra.
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David Chan's budding interest led to an obsession with Burgundy wine, to the point where he knew almost every vineyard on the Cote-d'Or.