Kevin Lin Takes on a New Challenge

March 6th – March 8th 

Nic McGegan, conductor 

Kevin Lin, violin 

Written in 1730, Bach’s Orchestral Suite No. 3 is this season’s oldest piece of music. McGegan’s traditional style of conducting and rigorous discipline requested of accompanying musicians bring the centuries-celebrated beauty of Baroque art to life on stage. When paired with Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 – a widely performed concerto that presents a new challenge for Lin – Bach’s orchestral arrangement shines.  

Lin speaks highly of Maestro McGegan’s classical approach, and anticipates the process of working with him on this solo.  

“I feel most comfortable in performing romantic concertos by composers such as Tchaikovsky and Sibelius, and have yet to take the stage with a Mozart concerto. However, I believe it is essential to challenge myself and step outside my comfort zone in order to grow as a well rounded modern-day musician. I can’t imagine a more fitting maestro to collaborate with on my debut Mozart Concerto than Nicholas McGegan!” Lin said. “I think first of all it’s very exciting to me, but it’s also quite a task.”  

In taking on this new challenge and performing Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 3 for the first time, Lin is ready to showcase the ISO’s versatility.  

“It’s a testament to show that the ISO is capable of performing in very many different styles,” Lin said. “We can do something as like this, and then we can do a movie like Elf, and then we can do Steve Hackman’s absolutely ingenious mash-ups. I think it’s pretty cool that we can do whatever we set our minds to here.” 

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