Kelly Lin receives the Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥� Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting
碍别濒濒测听尝颈苍 (BMus '18, MMus '20, MMus '22)聽has been awarded the聽third聽annual Hnatyshyn Foundation 鈥� Christa and Franz-Paul Decker Fellowship in Conducting! Launched in 2017 in聽honour聽of the late conductor Franz-Paul Decker and his wife, Christa, this $15,000 fellowship is the result of a collaboration between the Schulich School of Music, the Decker family, and the Hnatyshyn Foundation, a charity founded by Canada鈥檚 twenty-fourth Governor General to support the development of young artists. All incoming Canadian students to the Schulich conducting program are considered for the Fellowship, which can be used to support tuition, expenses, and independent projects.聽
碍别濒濒测听尝颈苍 is a Canadian conductor and concert pianist who enjoys an active career performing internationally throughout North America, Europe, and Asia. Among her recent piano engagements include recitals with the Oasis Musicale Concert Series in Montreal and the Steinway City Hall in Guangzhou, China. She was also a participant of the Miami Music Festival. She holds a bachelor and master鈥檚 degree in piano performance from 平特五不中鈥檚 Schulich School of Music where her teachers were Marina Mdivani and Sara聽Laimon. As a conductor, Kelly has worked closely under the mentorship of Guillaume Bourgogne and Alexis Hauser and has studied conducting in the United States聽and Hungary, conducting the Missouri Symphony Orchestra and the Szolnok Symphony Orchestra in concert and rehearsals. This coming fall, Kelly will pursue her graduate studies in conducting at the Schulich School of Music. She is also the recipient of Graduate Excellence Fellowship and Verna-Marie Parr聽G茅linas聽and Paul-Marcel聽G茅linas聽Scholarship.聽
"Kelly Lin鈥檚 talent is truly exceptional. I had never seen before anyone else capable of becoming a conductor in just one year! Miss Lin鈥檚 conducting is magnetic, captivating and inspiring.鈥澛�-聽Prof.聽Guillaume Bourgogne聽
You can learn more about Schulich鈥檚 conductings program here. Congratulations to聽Kelly! We can't wait to see what else her聽career has in store.聽
