FEBRUARY 1, 2025 – 7:00 P.M.
WHAT: Anna H. Wang Concert Series Returns to Takoma Park Presenting Critically Acclaimed Violinist, Paul Huang during 2025 Lunar New Year Celebration
Considered one of the most distinctive artists of his generation, Anna H. Wang Concert Series is proud to host Taiwan-born violinist Paul Huang for a performance at Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church on February 1, 2025. The concert will take place during this year’s Lunar New Year celebration, a time of special significance for the Taiwanese community. Huang is the recipient of the prestigious 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant and the 2017 Lincoln Center Award for Emerging Artists.
The performance will begin at 6:30 p.m. with a pre-concert opening with the Maryland Classical Youth Orchestras (MCYO), offering a musical experience for classical music lovers of all ages.
Known for his “unfailingly attractive, golden, and resonant tone,” recent performances include an acclaimed debut at the Bravo! Vail Music Festival, performances with the Rotterdam Philharmonic under Lahav Shani, Detroit Symphony, Houston Symphony, NHK, and Dallas Symphonies, as well as recital debuts at the Lucerne Festival in Switzerland and Aspen Music Festival. In Fall 2021, he became the first classical violinist to perform his own arrangement of the National Anthem at the opening game of the NFL at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, N.C., to an audience of 75,000.
His debut album, “Kaleidoscope,” was released worldwide in October 2023, with a second album scheduled for release in January 2025. During the 2024-25 season, he will return to the National Symphony Orchestra of Taiwan, Residentie Orkest Den Haag, Hiroshima Symphony, San Diego Symphony, Tucson Symphony, Fort Wayne Philharmonic, and Knoxville Symphony. He will also make his London debut at Barbican Hall with the BBC Symphony.
Born in Taiwan, Huang began violin lessons at the age of seven and is the recipient of the inaugural Kovner Fellowship at The Juilliard School, where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees under Hyo Kang and I-Hao Lee. He is on the faculty of Taipei National University of the Arts and currently resides in New York.
Major support for the Anna H. Wang Concert Series is generously provided by Dr. Lora Liu, MD, and Dr. Marilene Wang, MD. Special appreciation goes to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (TECRO) for its support of this event, along with media sponsor WETA.
For more about the Anna H. Wang Concert series and accompanying events, visit ahwconcerts.org.
WHEN:
Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.
WHERE:
Takoma Park Seventh-day Adventist Church
6951 Carroll Avenue
Takoma Park, MD 20912
PHOTOS:
Available for download here
COST: $35 general admission, students free with student ID
PURCHASE TICKETS: https://anna-h-wang-concert-series.ticketbud.com/paul-huang-violin
About Anna H. Wang Concert Series
The Anna H. Wang Presidential Concert Series celebrates the transformative power of music and its role in inspiring and nurturing young talent. Established in honor of Anna H. Wang, a devoted advocate for education and the arts, the series continues her lifelong commitment to empowering youth. Drawing on her life experience—fleeing wartime China, helping thousands to survive, and building a career in nursing—Anna believed in the ability of music to uplift and inspire. Her family created this concert series to preserve her legacy of faith, service, and dedication to fostering the next generation of musicians. www.ahwconcerts.org/.
