YunZhe Lin
YunZhe Lin is a classical guitarist originally from Shenzhen, China. Described as "possessing a refined, flawless, and powerful technique, along with a state-of-the-art knowledge of performance practices from all style periods," Lin, as an active performer, has been met with high praise for his numerous performances across the United States and Asia.
Lin is an award-winning artist. In 2018, Lin received an Honorable Mention Award in the Matinee Musicale Collegiate Scholarship Competition. In 2019, he was awarded the Dennis Organ Tribute Award in the NSAL instrumental music competition and earned the Fourth Prize in the University of Louisville Guitar Solo Artist Competition. In 2022, Lin won the Eastman Guitar Concerto Competition with an outstanding performance of Mario Giuliani's Guitar Concerto No. 1, Op. 30, and performed the work with the Eastman Philharmonia Chamber Orchestra. In the same year, Lin was a semi-finalist in the Baltimore International Guitar Competition and won Third Prize in the Chicago Guitar Festival and Competition, Second Prize in the Boston Guitar Festival and Competition, Second Prize in the East Carolina Guitar Festival and Competition, and First Prize in the Canares International Music Competition in Vienna. In 2023, Lin earned the Third Prize in the Philadelphia Classical Guitar Competition and the First Prize and Alhambra Award in the Texas Guitar Competition and Festival. Most recently, he was invited to 22nd Taxes Guitar Competition and Festival as an artist and jury.
Lin is currently in pursuit of his Doctor of Musical Arts degree at Eastman School of Music, studying under Dr. Nicholas Goluses. Holding a Performer's Certificate from Eastman, Lin also serves as a Teaching Assistant in the Guitar Department, where his role encompasses teaching fretboard harmony, guitar pedagogy, guitar history, guitar chamber music, and private lessons. Lin earned his Master of Music degree and Performer Diploma from the Jacobs School of Music at Indiana University, where he studied with Maestro Ernesto Bitetti. He received his Bachelor's degree from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China. In 2023, Lin serves as an Adjunct Artist in Music at Vassar College.