Hsin-Yun Huang

Violist Hsin-Yun Huang has appeared as soloist with leading orchestras in Berlin, London, Tokyo, Beijing, Taipei, and Bogota, amongst others. Her upcoming project “Sisila ila ila,” a multidisciplinary musical poem in collaboration with theater director Doug Fitch and composer Shih-Hui Chen, will debut in the 2026–27 season. She has commissioned compositions from Steven Mackey, Shih-Hui Chen, Poul Ruders and Lei Liang. Her 2012 recording for Bridge Records, Viola Viola, won accolades from Gramophone and BBC Music Magazine. Her most recent release is the complete unaccompanied sonatas and partitas of J.S. Bach, in partnership with her husband, violist Misha Amory, as well as an album, VivaViola, which includes exclusive arrangements for the viola. Huang regularly appears at festivals, including Marlboro, Spoleto, Ravinia, Santa Fe, and Music@Menlo, among many others. She was the gold medalist in the 1988 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competition, the top-prize winner in the ARD International Competition in Munich, and was awarded the highly prestigious Bunkamura Orchard Hall Award. She now serves on the faculties of Juilliard and Curtis.