MUSIC

Carnegie Hall
Steven Lin - Piano

Two days ago Carolyn and I attended a recital performance by Garrick Ohlsson at Carnegie Hall.  As we were entering we noticed a placard showing an upcoming performance by Steven Lin.

http://www.concertartists.org/concerts-nyc/steven-lin

Steven Lin is an artist we heard last year at a recital at Juilliard.  He is really good.

Below is the note I wrote about him in April 2013.

Below is a video that shows him in Japan playing through the earthquake.  Give it a look.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEtVwY77gPw

The setting and the performance were magical.

Weill Hall is a smaller venue within the Carnegie Hall complex.  It is first class.

The audience was about half and half.  One half young friends of Steven Lin and one half of adults who really appreciated music.

Lin was wonderful.  Even though, he's in a tough business and is not guaranteed to make it big.  If he does, we'll know we knew him first.

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April 2013

Several weeks ago Carolyn and I were leaving a performance at Juilliard.  The performance venues at Juilliard are primarily in the same building in the same area.  We went that evening to hear a horn performance in a smaller venue and walked past the larger Paul Hall as we were leaving.  Inside Paul Hall we could hear some really beautiful piano playing.  We entered Paul Hall and listened to a solitary young man practicing on the stage in an empty room.  He was exceptional.

Tonight we went to hear him perform in a filled to capacity Paul Hall.  We were about 15 yards from him and able to see both the keyboard and his face.  Amazingly, it was free to attend!  It was a wonderful way to see and hear an extremely talented young pianist.  I promise that this young man is going to succeed in his career.

Steven Lin was spectacular.  Hearing him is fundamental to why we moved to New York City.

Here is a video that shows him in Japan playing through the earthquake.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qEtVwY77gPw

A site specificallly about Steven Lin.

http://www.concertartists.org/artist/steven-lin