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Jenny Lin

enny Lin is one of the most respected young pianists today, admired for her adventurous programming and charismatic stage presence. She continues to receive accolades worldwide as an orchestral soloist, recitalist, and chamber musician. The New York Times writes: "No one who has heard [her] will need to be told that Ms. Lin has a gift for melodic flow" and "remarkable technical command", the Washington Post praises "Lin’s confident fingers... spectacular technique..." and Gramophone magazine has hailed her as "an exceptionally sensitive pianist". Her performances have taken her to venues such as Carnegie Recital Hall, Kennedy Center, Miller Theatre, Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum in New York, as well as at Chopin, Archipel, Flanders, Divonne, Ars Musica, BAM's Next Wave and Spoleto USA Festivals, with orchestras such as Orchestra Sinfonica Nationale della RAI, SWR Rundfunkorchester, La Orquesta Sinfónica de Gijón, the Flemish Radio Orchestra and the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan. She is the subject of the documentary, "Zahara", by Elemental Films Spain. Jenny records for Koch International Classics, Hänssler Classic, BIS Records, Sunrise Records, and Poem Culture Records

Elliott Sharp: Port Bou

by Mark Sullivan
March 15, 2017

Composer/multi-instrumentalist Elliott Sharp chose a dramatic subject for Port Bou: the last minutes in the life of philosopher Walter Benjamin at Port-Bou (a town in Catalonia, Spain) as he was fleeing Nazi-occupied France. This is a man preparing to commit suicide, so the music is appropriately intense. I'm reminded of Laurie Anderson's performance piece about Difficult ...

Thirsty Ear at Stone Curated by Peter Gordon: October 1-15

September 28, 2011

In 1990, Thirsty Ear made its emergence as a record label of its own, quickly accelerating its position and becoming one of the top alternative independent labels within the U.S. music industry. Since its beginning in 2000, the story of the Blue Series has been one of focused, organic evolution. From free jazz masters, legends in ...

Thirsty Ear at The Stone (NYC) October 1st to the 15th

August 25, 2011

Tapping into the vast resources of Thirsty Ear's much-heralded Blue Series, President Peter Gordon will be curating two weeks at The Stone, from October 1st to October 15th. From free jazz masters, legends in their own time, to some of the most innovative hip-hop and electronic music producers, to individuals whose music defies any such labeling, ...

Chinoiserie

By Jenny Lin

Label: BIS (Sweden)
Released: 2000