Congratulations to Menuhin Scholars who absolutely delighted the residents at the Peninsula Regent Community Concert on Sunday, March 1st. Continue reading >

As the head of the Menuhin-Dowling Program at Nueva School,  I’ve had the pleasure planning field trips for students. Our first field trip this year was CCRMA (The Center for Computer Research in Music and Acoustics ) Open House in Stanford.   Continue reading >

Congratulations to Heerod, who obtained a First Class Honor with Distinction (that’s 90 or over out of 100!) for his Level One RCM (Royal Conservatory Music) exam in 2018. He was chosen to play at the Northern California Annual Celebration of Excellence Concert. Continue reading >

Being a big fan of Debussy’s work, I planned an all-Debussy concert in commemoration of the centennial anniversary of his death in 2018. Little did I know the concert was destined to relief some weight from the wildfire disaster throughout California. Continue reading >

Kevin and I decided to bring our cello and piano duo program to Taipei music lovers, since we received so many positive feedback from our audience in California after our Portola Valley concert. It was time to give a concert in Taipei. Although I have been a performer all my life I mostly performed outside of my home country. Continue reading >

Congratulations to all students on your wonderful performances in our annual student recitals this year. Your perseverance striving for a higher standard of playing and your focus have yet again inspire me. You showed me the infinite possibilities in music pursuit and gave me the greatest pleasure to see you reach for the higher self on stage. Continue reading >

My warmest congratulations to Pablo Molano for his success in being accepted as a student at the San Francisco Conservatory 2017.

In the past year Pablo played five solo and chamber Community Outreach Concerts as a CSMA (Community School of Music and Arts) Merit Scholar Continue reading >

Kevin and I had an amazing time playing our Duo recital at the Valley Presbyterian Church, it was one of the most moving performing experience I’ve ever had. I could not dream a better space for us to perform our repertoire: the glass panel look out to the majestic redwood forest as the backdropped to the dark and sensual sound of Barber; the sun gradually sets as the de Falla melancholic melody suspends long above us. Finally our program ends with Poulenc’s light-hearted whimsical dialogues between cello and piano. Continue reading >