$Free Admission
Enjoy a concert featuring six-time Grammy Award Winner Alexander Lipay on flute and the University of Arizona’s very own Dr. Fanya Lin on piano. They will be performing a collection of transcriptions, including Schubert’s Sonatina in A minor D. 385, Brahms’ Sonata in E minor, Op. 38, and Franck’s Sonata in A major.
Alexander Lipay, flute
Alexander Lipay is a 6-time Grammy Award winner and a 3-time Emmy Award winner. He serves as Principal Flute of Tucson Symphony and True Concord Voices and
Orchestra. He is the grand prize winner of the Bach International Music Competition, platinum winner of the Canadian International Music Competition, first prize winner of the MTNA Young Artist National Woodwind Competition, and first prize winner of the International Moscow Music Competition.
Lipay has performed as a soloist with the Seattle Symphony, Tucson Symphony, St. Petersburg Philharmonic, Hermitage Orchestra, and True Concord, among others. He has also appeared as a soloist at many music festivals, including International Music Festival “Moulin d’Ande” in France, Sunriver Music Festival in Oregon, and Galway Flute Festival in Weggis, Switzerland.
In 2016, he set the Guinness World Record for the most standing ab wheel rolls in one minute, completing 27, which he held until 2021.
Alexander holds a Master of Music degree in flute performance from the University of Southern California and a Bachelor degree from the University of California Santa Barbara, where he graduated with two majors in flute and piano performance.
Fanya Lin, piano
Described as a “striking interpreter” who gives a “committed and heartfelt performance” by Musical America and The New York Times, Steinway Artist Fanya Lin has entranced audiences worldwide with her charismatic and fiery performances. Lin’s “mesmerizing performance” of Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini in UK was depicted as “a tornado had touched down through her body and lifted her, feathers fluttering, from the piano stool as she weighed into the keys.” Her orchestral appearances include the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Utah Symphony, Savannah Philharmonic, The Jackson Symphony, among others. Her concerto album Rhapsodic featuring Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue and Rachmaninoff’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with Maestro Theodore Kuchar and the Lublin Philharmonic was released by Navona Records in 2023, and selected as Textura’s "Top 20 Classical (Instrumental: Quartet/Ensemble/Orchestra)" for 2024.
An avid soloist, Fanya promotes classical music to the public by creating innovative concert programs and engages her audience by presenting interactive performances. Her solo recitals have been featured in numerous prestigious concert series, including the Schubert Club Musicians on the Rise, the Stecher and Horowitz Young Artist Series, and The Steinway Society of Western Pennsylvania. Her albums have been released by IsoMike, Summit Records, Soundset Recordings, and PARMA recordings.
As a philanthropist, Fanya has collaborated with various non-profit organizations to create access for education and promote mental health awareness through fundraising galas and salon concerts. Inspired by her mentors Dr. Yu-Jane Yang, Professor Hung-Kuan Chen, and Professor Lydia Artymiw for their dedication in education, Dr. Fanya Lin is currently serving as the Associate Professor of Practice in Piano at the University of Arizona, where she teaches applied piano lessons, chamber music, piano literature, and the Yoga for Musicians course.
Visit www.fanyalin.com for more information.