Miclen LaiPang
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, and concertmaster. The New York Times acclaimed Miclen as “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 has performed with numerous orchestras and has had solo recitals in halls such as Carnegie Hall, Vienna Musikverein, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Elbphlharmonie in Hamburg, Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Berlin Philharmonie, Victoria Hall in Singapore, and many more.
Miclen started his first violin lesson at the age of three, inspired by the work of his brother, a violinist in the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. By the age of 9, he went on to win numerous competitions, including the grand-prize of the Merit Award Competition, the ASTA Competition, 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 and two special prizes at the Nouvelles Étoiles International Music Competition, Grand Prize at the Vancouver International Music Competition, and 1st and Special Prize at the International Moscow Music Competition.
As an avid chamber and orchestral musician, he has participated in festivals including the IMS Prussia Cove Open Chamber Music, Rome Chamber Music Festival, iPalpiti, Tanglewood, Lyricafest, and the Castleman Quartet Program. Other festivals he has appeared in include Verbier, Ghent, Heidelberg Frühling, Aspen, Rheingau, Spectrum, Salzburg, Port City, and more. He is a scholarship holder of Villa Musica Rheinland-Pfalz and is a member of the highly acclaimed O/Modernt Chamber Orchestra.
He has recorded on multiple labels such as Naxos and Sony RCA Red Seal with the former encompassing a transcription of the Beethoven Kreutzer Violin Sonata for solo violin and strings with the Echo Klassik nominated LGT Young Soloists. In 2020, Miclen won the Woordfees Festival Award for “Best Classical Instrumental Performance” when he gave the African premiere of the Kreutzer Sonata in Stellenbosch.
He has had the privilege to work with international artists such as Ivry Gitlis, Janos Starker, Lawrence Dutton, Jens Peter Maintz, Matt Haimovitz, Christoph Richter, Gerhard Schulz, Robert McDuffie, Irvine Arditti, and Peter Serkin. His primary mentors include Charles Castleman, Ruggiero Ricci, Aaron Rosand, Alice Schoenfeld, and Linda Rose.
He 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.
Currently, Miclen resides between Cologne and Vienna where he keeps a busy schedule as guest concertmaster, teaching, chamber music projects, and solo performances. He is the artistic director of the Miesbach Kammermusikfestival and teaches chamber music at the International Chamber Music Academy at the Landesakademie Ochsenhausen.
Miclen performs on the ‘ex-Grumiaux’ J.B. Vuillaume c.1850 and a bow made by D. Peccatte.