When she was a kid, Beata Moon just wanted to fit in. Born in North Dakota and raised in Indiana, she found that being Korean-American set her apart. So…

When the pandemic began, violist Phillip Ying watched his concert schedule dry up. Like many musicians, he found himself with free time and a host of new,…

When Wang Jie was a child, her mom called her “????” which roughly translates into “mad exhilaration when guests arrive.” Her spirit and musical…

When David Chin graduated with Doctor of Musical Arts and Master of Music degrees from the Eastman School of Music, he embarked on a fascinating journey…

Hwang was born in Los Angeles, California; her parents are immigrants of Chinese ancestry. Hwang began playing the cello at the age of 8. In March of…

Ruth Taiko Watanabe, Pianist & Music LibrarianRuth Taiko Watanabe was a Japanese-American music librarian who ran the Sibley Music Library at the Eastman…

Leah Ou, who performs under the name O’s Pipa, moved from Chengdu, China to Rochester just last year. On her previous visits to Rochester, she took to…