Jean Huang, Concertmaster

"Left speechless after having the chance to watch and listen to Jean Huang close up." –The WBUR-FM (2020).
As a consummate artist, Taiwanese violinist Jean Huang is equally passionate about all three career roles: performer, music scholar, and educator. Jean holds a Doctoral of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance from the New England Conservatory with the thesis topic "A Performative Analysis and the Critical Edition: Francis Poulenc Violin Sonata", and her active performing career has brought her to concert halls internationally and has impacted listeners throughout the United States. Passionate for teaching, Huang currently maintains a private studio in Boston, with students ranging from six years old to adults. She also teaches violin lessons at the New England Conservatory School of Continuing Education and Preparatory School. 

 "Superior leading." –The Boston Musical Intelligencer (2019).
Maintaining an active performing career, Jean serves as the Concertmaster of the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra as well as the Phoenix Orchestra in Boston and received recognition for her leading artistry from the Cape Cod Times and other prominent music critics. In addition to formal concert halls, Huang seeks to reach untapped potential classical music lovers through various approaches. Praised for her emotive and expressive playing, Jean enjoys presenting standard repertoire alongside contemporary music. Finding the common language and connection between professional musicians and music-lovers alike invigorates her passion. This has led to valuable experiences such as a residency at the Chamber Music Conference at the Colgate University.

 “A consummate artist -- so poised, in control, expressive, and exciting and moving to listen to.” –Victor Rosenbaum (2018).
Jean loves performing, and believes music can provoke the wildest imagination. As a result, she often looks for a three-way connection between composer, performer, and audience. Jean is recognized for her lecture-recitals discussing topics such as "The Musician's role," "Baroque Dances," and "The Evolutionary Violinist." During these lecture recitals, she combines virtuosic violin playing, her musicology background, and multi-media commentary that audience members of all experience levels can engage with.

 “Our eyes and ears concentrated on the elegant and outgoing Huang. With both serious attitude and a million-dollar smile, she gave a riveting account of the 28-minute ‘Turkish’ concerto.” –Boston Musical Intelligencer (2022).
Praised for her “transcendent tone,” Jean’s recent concerto appearances include a sold-out Vaughan William’s Lark Ascending concert, Mozart sinfonia Concertante concert, and Piazzolla’s The Four Seasons of Buenos Aris concert with the Cape Cod Chamber Orchestra, and Mozart’s Violin Concerto No.5 with the Music for Peace Orchestra. Her other affiliations include Miclot Chamber Series, Vangarde Orchestra, Anastasia String Quartet, and a founding member of Trio Flamecrest.