Steinway Artist, Dr. Eric Fung with Special Guest, Ai-Lin Hsieh, cello

Dr. Eric Fung was the second-prize ex aequo winner at the Thirteenth International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in Leipzig, Germany. He was also awarded first prize at the Corpus Christi Young Artists International Competition (1996), second prize at St. Louis Symphony Concerto Competition (1997), and first prize at the Juilliard School Concerto Competition. Dr. Fung has collaborated with the Juilliard Orchestra, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and Manhattan Chamber Orchestra among many others. His orchestra debut at Lincoln Center with the Juilliard Orchestra and his Carnegie Hall solo debut won rave reviews from the New York Times and New York Concert Review, respectively. Dr. Fung is a Steinway Artists and is currently a tenured associate professor of piano at Lebanon Valley College in Pennsylvania.

Dr. Ai-Lin Hsieh’s performance highlights include a collaborative performance with legendary cellist Mistislav Rostropovitch in Taipei and a concerto performance with the University of Maryland Philharmonia Ensemble that won critical acclaim from the Washington Post. She is currently Assistant Principal Cellist of the York Symphony, and is on the music faculty of Messiah College teaching cello performance.