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Taiwanese-Canadian musician Judy Hung enjoys a versatile career as violinist, pianist, violoncellist da spalla, artistic director, and teacher. 

Passionate about Historically Informed Performance, she recently released "Essence Baroque" (2022), recorded on Baroque violin and harpsichord, and "Essence Romantique" (2023), recorded on 19th-century historical pianos.

Judy is the founder and artistic director of L’Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges. She serves as the music director and organist at Valois United Church. Judy is a collaborative pianist at McGill University, and held a teaching position at McGill Conservatory of Music from 2010 to 2022. 

Judy Hung holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance with an Orchestral Conducting minor from Louisiana State University. She has also earned Master’s degrees in Violin, Piano, and Early Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Syracuse University, and McGill University, respectively.

Judy is currently involved in various projects supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, including research on the violoncello da spalla, recitals in the UK, and recording and concert tours with Formosa Baroque and Taipei Chamber Singers in Taiwan.

Taiwanese-Canadian musician Judy Hung enjoys a versatile career as artistic director, violinist, pianist, violoncellist da spalla, and teacher. 

Passionate in Historically Informed Performance, Judy enjoys performing period instruments including baroque violin, baroque viola, violoncello da spalla, portative organ, harpsichord, clavichord, fortepiano, and 19th century historical pianos.

Her solo baroque violin and solo harpsichord album "Essence Baroque" was released in 2022; her solo 19th century historical piano album “Essence Romantique" released in 2023. 

Judy's recent performances showcase her versatility. She has enthralled audiences by playing Tchaikovsky's Violin Concerto with the Dadaocheng Orchestra in Taipei, Taiwan, and performing Mozart's Piano Concerto K. 595 on an 18th-century Stein fortepiano with La Petite Bande Summer Academy Orchestra in Italy. 

She has also delivered solo and chamber music recitals at prestigious venues worldwide, including at Music-at-Hill Bach Festival (UK), Teatro Olimpico Vicenza (Italy), l’Église de Rougemont (Switzerland), Catedral de Cuenca (Spain), l’Église St. Julien du Sault (France), National Recital Hall (Taiwan), and Pollack Hall (Canada), among others.

Founder and artistic director of L’Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges, Judy is the music director and organist at Valois United Church; she serves as collaborative pianist at McGill University's Schulich School of Music, as well as for the Chorale Philomela Choir in Montreal, QC.

Her extensive experience as a collaborative pianist spans institutions such as Louisiana State University, Syracuse University, Le Moyne College, San Francisco Conservatory of Music Prep-division, and Lower Canada College. 

An experienced orchestral musician, she has served as violinist and violist with professional ensembles including Formosa Baroque, Montreal Chamber Orchestra, Orchestre Galileo, Ensemble Caprice, Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM), Baton Rouge Symphony, Acadiana Symphony Orchestra, Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra, Utica Symphony Orchestra, Rapides Symphony Orchestra, and Kaohsiung City Symphony Orchestra. She has also held principal pianist roles with the Acadiana Symphony Orchestra and the Louisiana State University Wind Ensemble.

As a conductor, Judy has conducted Opera de Baugé Orchestra (France), Aberystwyth Musicfest Orchestra (Wales, UK), LSU Philharmonic & Symphony Orchestras, Sewanee Repertory Orchestra (USA), Tainan University Symphony Orchestra, National Sun Yat-sen University Chamber Orchestra, and Kaohsiung Youth Symphony Orchestra (Taiwan). Judy is the founder and artistic director of L’Orchestre symphonique des jeunes de Vaudreuil-Soulanges since 2021.

An experienced teacher, Judy has received multiple Gold Star Teacher’s Certificates in both Violin and Piano from Royal Conservatory of Music. She held a teaching position at McGill Conservatory of Music from 2010 to 2022. 

Judy actively contributes to the academic realm by offering lecture recitals and masterclasses across Asia and North America, at institutions such as Syracuse University (USA), National Dong-Hua University (Taiwan), and at Les Journées de la culture events in Canada.

In the realm of contemporary music, Judy has performed for esteemed organizations such as the National Association of Composers, USA (NACUSA), and the Society for New Music. She has collaborated with notable composers, including Pierre Gallant, Steven Stucky, John Harbison, Liduino Pitombeira, Michael Daugherty, and Herbert Owen Reed.

Judy has contributed articles for The Journal of the Canadian Viola Society, Zi Zhu Diao 紫竹調. Her dissertation “The Violin Sonata of Amy Beach” has published on the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Collection of Louisiana State University.

Judy's extensive training is a testament to her commitment to excellence. Her principal teachers include Camilla Wicks, Kevork Mardirossian, Wen-liang Yiu 游文良 (violin), Jerzy Kosmala (viola), Michael Gurt, Steven Heyman, Pang-an Chen 陳盤安 (solo & collaborative piano), Laurette Goldberg (harpsichord/fortepiano), Bonnie Choi (harpsichord), Herndon Spillman (organ), Patti Thompson (voice), Jingdong Cai 蔡金冬, Julian Shew, Yencheng Yu 庾燕誠 (orchestral conducting), and Joseph Downing (composition).

Judy has also participated in masterclasses with renowned musicians such as Sigiswald Kuijen, Odile Edouard, Marilyn McDonald, Marc Destrube, Elizabeth Wallfisch (Baroque violin), Costantino Mastroprimiano, Tom Beghin (fortepiano), Enrico Baiano, Jacques Ogg, Lisa Goode Crawford, Webb Wiggins, Barbara Weiss (harpsichord), Yfrah Neaman, Aaron Rosand, Jacques Israelievitch, Daniel Nalesso, Charles Pikler, Zoya Leybin, Gerard Poulet, Xue Wei 薛偉, Carmel Kaine, Jorja Fleezanis, Edward Grach, Lina Yu 俞麗拿 (modern violin), Ann Schein, Anne Epperson, Phillip Moll (solo and collaborative piano), Max van Egmond, Phyllis Bryn-Julson (vocal coaching), James Dunham, Shostakovich String Quartet, Cassatt String Quartet, Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio, and Audubon String Quartet (chamber music), Toby Purser, Konstantinos Diminakis, Denise Ham, Alexander Mickelthwate and Gerhard Samuel (orchestral and opera conducting).

Judy expresses gratitude to the Canada Council for the Arts, Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec (CALQ), and Conseil des arts et de la culture de Vaudreuil-Soulanges (CACVS) for their invaluable supports, contributing to the success of her recording, research, and concert touring projects.

Judy holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree in Violin Performance with an Orchestral Conducting minor from Louisiana State University. She has also earned Master’s degrees in Violin, Piano, and Early Music Performance from the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, Syracuse University, and McGill University, respectively.

Judy is currently involved in various projects supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, including the research on the violoncello da spalla, recitals in the UK, as well as recording and concert tours with Formosa Baroque and Taipei Chamber Singers in Taiwan.