After winning the Silver Medal at the 1993 International Queen Elizabeth Competition, violinist Keng-Yuen Tseng has been active performing and teaching worldwide. Currently a faculty member at the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University, Mr. Tseng also serves as a member of the Honorary Advisory Council of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in Taiwan. Over the years, his brilliant musical and technical abilities together with his humorous and caring teaching styles have made their marks with students and parents here and abroad. Looking back at the 1998 ”Jen Hsiang International Music Festival” in Kaohsiung, the 1999 ”Taiwan International Music Festival” in Hsin Chu, and every master class he has given, Keng-Yuen Tseng always carries with him a passion to help students through a serious yet humorous approach, hardworking yet patient teaching philosophy. To this day, he is frequently invited to perform and give master classes in his native Taiwan. Having left his country to pursue his musical career at a young age, Mr. Tseng is familiar with the difficulties and the process to becoming a professional musician. It is Mr. Tseng’s wish to help point out a path, to layout guidelines, and to share insights with those who seek to pursue a musical career. His passion to help is the driving force, which give birth to the inaugural season of the Shuan Yin International Music Festival.

Mission

　　It is our mission to bring world-class musical experience to our participants. Every summer, numerous students from Taiwan travel abroad to participate in music festivals worldwide. Not only is it costly to travel half way around the world, but also, language barrier dampens actual learning experience. Lead by Artistic Director, Keng-Yuen Tseng, 2005 Shuan Yin International Music Festival has invited world-class pianists Boris Slutsky, Alexander Shtarkman, Meng-Chieh Liu, violinists Dmitri Berlinsky, Hao-Tun Teng, and bow maker Yung Chin to serve as faculty members. In addition, to ensure most effective learning experiences for our participants, we have carefully selected professional musicians as interpreters. Our faculty members are unique, exceptional artists who travel extensively around the world and teach at prestigious music institutions. In addition, faculty members will present a gala concert with open rehearsals for participants to observe. Furthermore, faculty forums provide opportunities to share with participants and parents, their very own personal experience as musicians, providing insights to the becoming of professional musicians, their lives, and training process. Through this intensive and comprehensive program, we hope to bring a rewarding and insightful experience to our participants.