Violinist Chia-Fei Lin, a graduate of Cleveland Institute of Music, is currently member of Des Moines Symphony. Ms. Lin is the winner of 1995 Taiwan National Violin Competition, 2006 Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City Concerto Competition and 2006 UMKC Concerto Competition. Ms. Lin is also a recipient of 2004 and 2006 Kansas City Musical Club Fellowship. As a soloist, she has performed with the Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City, National Taipei University of Arts String Orchestra and UMKC Conservatory Orchestra. Ms. Lin has participated and performed in numerous music festivals and summer programs in Europ, Asia and the United States: Taiwan Connection Festival, Salzburg Mozarteum Academy, Carl Flesh Academy and Aspen Music Festival, to name a few .  Ms. Lin is also a Doctor of Musical Arts candidate at UMKC Conservatory under the tutorlage of Professor Benny Kim; she joined the UMKC Conservatory Academy violin faculty in 2004.

chia-fei lin, violin