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Slatkin and DSO head for home with Mahler's 'First' in tow
The star violinist Midori was originally supposed to play William Walton's Violin Concerto this week with the DSO, but she had to withdraw for medical reasons. She was replaced Thursday by fast-rising young Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang, who has already received a 2015 Avery Fisher Career Grant.
Mark StrykerDetroit Free Press
23 May 2015
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Paul Huang to step in for Midori with the DSO
Violinist Paul Huang has graciously stepped in for Midori to appear with the DSO performing the Sibelius Violin Concerto
Detroit Symphony Orchestra
12 May 2015
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Paul Huang Receives Avery Fisher Career Grant
Pianist Michael Brown, violinists Paul Huang, Kristin Lee and Simone Porter and violist Matthew Lipman have each been awarded an Avery Fisher Career Grant, which consists of $25,000 for career needs.
Brian WiseWQXR
18 March 2015
Youth and elegance mix in Paramount recital
Although he was carded at Roots the Restaurant immediately after his Paramount recital Saturday, 24-year-old violinist Paul Huang had qualities few virtuosi his age have — refinement and elegance, as well as passion and virtuosity.
Jim LoweRutland Herald
09 February 2015
Paul Huang at Lincoln Center
Mr. Huang is a rising artist... he played with a coppery, wiry bite, and ample vinegar laced his honeyed tone. This gave his sound focus and cut away at the sentimentality, even in the most poignant lyrical passages.
Zachary WoolfeThe New York Times
26 January 2015
Nurture and Nature
The contours of natural talent, education, and unlimited personal support from his family all blend together for young Taiwanese/American violinist Paul Huang. Beyond that recognizable personality, there is an element of absolute necessity in his playing, making listening to him a gripping experience.
Ilona OltuskiGetclassical.com
23 January 2015
Camerata Pacifica at Hahn Hall
It is a testament to just how persuasive and pedagogically effective Spence has been all these years, pressing the case for new music against aesthetically conservative audiences. The second half of the concert belonged to 24 year-old Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang, who dazzled the audience with his commanding tone and confident diction.
Joseph MillerSanta Barbara Independent
22 January 2015
Passion and Precision: Young violin sensation in ASO Masterworks concerts
The concert's headliner was William Walton's Violin Concerto. Paul Huang, filling in for the originally scheduled soloist Elissa Lee Koljonen, displayed a brilliance that few 23-year-olds can. Huang captured its furiosity while delivering penetrating volume and sparkling technique that would be the envy of violinists twice his age.
Michael Huebneral.com
11 October 2014
Paul Huang's Debut with Orchestra of St. Luke's
The 23-year-old Paul Huang was one of three solosists featured in a gala concert for the 53rd season of Young Concert Artists (YCA). He played the Barber Violin Concerto in a programme with a clarinettist at the beginning and a pianist at the end. It was a joyous testament to what three exceptional talents can achieve before their 25th birthdays. Each seemed ready to take his place on the concert stage as a mature artist.
Dennis RonneyThe Strad Magazine
01 August 2014
Paul Huang makes Lincoln Center concerto debut
The Taiwanese-American violinist Paul Huang, a boyish-looking 23, gave a masterly account of Barber’s Violin Concerto. His warm, glowing sound and youthful energy were perfect for the opening movement of this justly popular work, in which a soaring melodic line flows atop the harmonically charged, restless orchestra.