December 2, 2023 – Pasadena, California

Celebrate Christmas concerts

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November 15, 2023 – João Pessoa, Brazil   

Online masterclass with the Instituto Cultural Paraiba 

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November 3, 2023 – Azusa, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Ryan Cheung, violin

Sarah Lianne Lewis: Tourmaline (2022) (United States premiere)

Saint-Saens: Violin Concerto No. 3 in B minor (I) 

Schumann: Symphony No. 3 in Eb, Op. 97 “Rhenish”                                                                                                                     

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October 27, 2023 – Fullerton, California 

Competition Judge for the 2023 Cal State Fullerton Concerto Competition

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September 29, 2023 – Azusa, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Marquez: Danzon No. 2 – Raphaela Lacerda, conductor

Miguel Bernal Jimenez: Angelus

Moncayo: Huapango

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September 8-9, 2023 – Harbin, China 

Competition Judge for the 2023 Schoenfeld International String Competition

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September 7, 2023 – Harbin, China

Harbin Symphony Orchestra

Gala Opening of the 2023 Schoenfeld International String Competition

Shostakovich: Festive Overture 

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen – Jinjoo Cho, violin

Massenet: Meditation from “Thais” – Alexander Markov, violin

Vivaldi: Summer from “The Four Seasons” – Alexander Markov, violin     

Penderecki: Concerto Grosso for Three Cellos and Orchestra – Arto Noras, Marek Szpakiewicz, and Josephine Knight, cellos

Chengqian Xue: Wusuli Barcarolle for solo violin, youth violin ensemble, and orchestra – Suli Xue, violin;  young violinists from Harbin, China

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August 19, 2023 – Soka Performing Arts Center, Aliso Viejo, California

IAPMT Orchestra (made of members from the Pacific Symphony Orchestra, Long Beach Symphony, San Diego Symphony, and more)

Kabalevsky: Violin Concerto (I) – Ayden Kim, violin 

Dvorak: Cello Concerto (I) – Juhee Hwang, cello 

Grieg: Piano Concerto (I) – Ian Park, piano 

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 (I) – Everett Leigh, piano

Prokofiev: Piano Concerto No. 1 – Xingyao Li, piano

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August 2023 – Online

Judge for the Irvine Conservatory International Music Competition

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May 11, 2023 – Santa Ana, California

Orange County School of the Arts Symphony Orchestra

Masterclass on Britten’s Four Sea Interludes from “Peter Grimes”

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April 21, 2023 – Azusa, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Guoping Jia: Falling Leaves into Deep Valley (United States premiere)

Brahms: Symphony No. 4

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March 31, 2023  – Shenzhen, China (postponed until the 23-24 season)

Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra

Suli Xue, violin

Mendelssohn: Hebrides Overture

Bruch: Scottish Fantasy

Ives: Symphony No. 2

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March 25, 2023  – Chengdu, China (postponed)

Chengdu Symphony Orchestra

Suli Xue, violin

Beethoven: Name Day Overture, Op. 115 

Chengqian Xue: Three works for Violin and Orchestra 

Sarasate: Zigeunerweisen 

Ives: Symphony No. 2

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February 23-26, 2023 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Lang Lang plays Grieg”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmonic

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February 5, 2023 – Azusa, California

Azusa Pacific University Symphony Orchestra

Marek Szpakiewicz, cello

Mozart: Symphony No. 40

Lalo: Cello Concerto 

Margaret Bonds: Montgomery Variations (1964)

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February 3-4, 2023 – Walt Disney Concert Hall, Los Angeles

“Ray Chen plays Mendelssohn”

Pre-Concert lecture for the Los Angeles Philharmon