Steve Lin has concertized throughout the United States, Italy, the Philippines, and Taiwan. He is praised by Classical Guitar Magazine as “a confident player with a powerful sound, quick hands, and a solid musical memory” and was the first prize winner at the Boston GuitarFest Competition and the East Carolina Guitar Competition. He has two albums on VGo Recordings: Eliot Fisk Series Vol. 1 and Imagen.
He founded Boston Guitar Project, which organized over 20 community performances annually throughout Greater Boston. Now living in the San Francisco Bay Area, he continues outreach and educational performances through South Bay Guitar Society.
At present, Steve teaches guitar at San Jose State University and Northern California School of Music. He earned his masters from Yale School of Music and is completing his doctorate from New England Conservatory under Eliot Fisk. During his free time he enjoys cooking and playing table tennis.
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| "Steve possesses a natural gift for the instrument and plays with an innate and uncommon elegance. I have delighted in his remarkable growth both musical and spiritual which auger so well for the continuation of the very significant contribution he has already begun to make to the development of our beloved instrument." |
| - Eliot Fisk,
guitar virtuoso |
| “Lin is a very confident player with a powerful sound, quick hands, and a solid musical memory. His [performance of J.S. Bach’s] Prelude, Fugue, and Allegro was rendered thoughtfully and capably. … Lin finished with Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco’s No. 18 El Sueño de la Razon Produce Monstruos, fully exploiting the timbres of his Stephan Conner guitar and using dynamics to great effect.” |
- Mark Small
Classical Guitar Magazine |
| “Steve Lin’s album [Imagen] presents a selection of these delightful works in performances which fully do [the works of Agustin Barrios] justice. Lin is virtuosic when needed, elegant as required, and romantic in the works which lend themselves to it.” |
- Albert Kunze
Soundboard Magazine |
| ”Steve Lin's virtuosic technique, coupled with his impressive command of phrasing contrapuntal passages, makes his playing of Bach and Scarlatti a treat that any guitarist will appreciate. I'm amazed at his talent for quickly learning new repertoire and stoked to have him playing on one of my guitars!” |
| - Stephan Connor,
renowned luthier |
| “Steve Lin’s performance demonstrated extraordinary talent." |
| “[A] highly skilled and sensitive musician. The result is a thrilling musical journey that reaches … climaxes. One of the most innovative and exciting discs I have ever reviewed.” |
| - Timothy Smith, Minor 7th Acoustic Guitar Music Reviews |
| “Extraordinary technique! Played with passion! Connected with the audience! I wouldn't miss an opportunity to hear Steve again. The variety was pleasing, from Bach to Romantic waltzes. Great choices! “ |
| - Jean Kennedy,
audience member |
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