Violin with Miclen L.

Violinist Miclen LaiPang is quickly establishing himself as one of the most exciting and versatile artists of his generation and has earned global recognition as a soloist, chamber musician, concertmaster, and teacher. A rave review by the New York Times said that Miclen is “a force to be reckoned with…” while German newspaper Die Welt said he is “a musician of daring virtuosity with gripping access and noble elegance”. Miclen started his first violin lesson at the age of three and by the age of 9, he had won the grand-prize of the Merit Award Competition, ASTA, MTNA, and Redlands Bowl Young Artist Competition. Since then, Miclen has performed in over 50 countries and has won multiple awards, including the Stradivarius International Violin Competition, Schoenfeld International String Competition, Grand Prize of the American Fine Arts National Competition, Grand Prize at the Vancouver International Music Competition, 1st Prize of the American Music Talent Competition, Grand Prize and two special prizes at the Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Competition, and 1st and Special Prize at the International Moscow Music Competition. Miclen has recorded numerous CD’s on both Sony RCA Red Seal and Naxos with the most recent one released in November 2020 featuring a transcribed Beethoven Kreutzer Sonata for Violin and Strings. He has appeared in festivals including IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Rheingau, Rome Chamber Music Festival, the New York String Orchestra Seminar, Verbier Festival, and the Castleman Quartet Program. He is currently the artistic director of the Miesbach Kammermusikfestival. He has had the privilege to work with international artists such as Ivry Gitlis, Janos Starker, Gerhard Schulz, Lawrence Dutton, Robert McDuffie, Irvine Arditti, Csaba Erdélyi, and Peter Serkin. His primary mentors include Ida Bieler, Charles Castleman, Ruggiero Ricci, Aaron Rosand, Alice Schoenfeld, and Linda Rose. Miclen was the teaching assistant of renowned violinist Ida Bieler under whom he completed his Konzertexamen degree with highest honors from the Robert Schumann Hochschule. He is currently studying with Boris Kuschnir at the Universität für Musik und darstellende Kunst Graz. Miclen performs on a violin by J.B. Vuillaume c.1850 once owned by Arthur Grumiaux and a bow made by D. Peccatte.