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Liang-Ping How began studying violin at the age of four and continued his studies at the Interlochen Arts Academy and with Jaime Laredo at the Curtis Institute of Music. How made his solo debut with the National Youth Orchestra of Taiwan at the age of seven and his Carnegie Hall debut in 1974 with the New York String Orchestra under Alexander Schneider. He has been a member of the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra since 1980, appearing both as member and soloist and often leading the group as concertmaster. He has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe, and Asia with Orpheus, among other ensembles, and has recorded on numerous occasions with Orpheus for the Deutsche Grammophon label. How is an active soloist and chamber musician. He performed as soloist with Orpheus playing the Bruch violin concerto and the Morzart G major with the New Mexico Symphony. How's chamber music activities have included performances at the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival, Grand Teton Music Festival, Spoleto, Caramoor Music Festival, the Lockenhaus Festival, and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He also appeared with the New York Philomusica at the International Music Festival of Sofia and with the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. How currently resides in Santa Fe, New Mexico, where he is a member of the Santa Fe Opera Orchestra and the Santa Fe Chamber Music Festival. He plays an 1863 J.B. Vuillaume. |
