A Viennese Holiday

Conductor | Michael Wheatley
Violin | Mae Lin
Cello | Eric Han
Piano | Jessica Choe

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Sleigh Ride

Ludwig van Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Op. 56

Michael Wheatley – Weihnachten: A Christmas Concerto for Orchestra

Johann Strauss II – On the Beautiful Blue Danube

Artist Bios

Mae Lin, Violin

Mae Lin joined the Seattle Symphony in 2008. Having grown up in Bellevue, she was very excited to return home to join her hometown symphony. She previously served as Associate Concertmaster of the Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra and Artist in Residence at the University of Evansville with the Eykamp String Quartet. Ms. Lin received a Bachelor of Music and a Master of Music in performance from The Juilliard School, where she studied with Naoko Tanaka, and was the recipient of the Irene Diamond Scholarship. Ms. Lin served on the board of the Seattle Youth Symphony from 2013-2021. As an alumnus, she is excited to be a part of this organization which helps guide young students through music. Born in Taipei, Taiwan, Ms. Lin began the piano at age 4 and violin at age 7. She enjoys playing tennis and going on family walks with her husband, Brett, and dog, Scotch.

Eric Han, Cello

Korean born Canadian cellist Eric Han made his concerto debut with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra at the age of 14. Following his debut led to many engagements with Toronto Sinfonietta, Toronto chamber players and Symphony by the Sea in Boston. In collaboration with world-renowned conductor Sir Andrew Davis, he recorded a live performance of the Elgar cello concerto on the Yamaha Canada label.

As an avid chamber musician, Eric has performed with many of world’s leading musicians such as Joseph Silverstein, Roberto Diaz, Ani and Ida Kavafian, Cho-Liang Lin, Chee Yun, Lynn Harrell, Gray Hoffman, Paul Coletti, Jörg Widmann, Jan Vogler, Thomas Demenga, Classical guitarist Jason Vieaux and the members of the Altenberg Trio, Borromeo quartet and Orion String Quartet. As a recitalist, Eric has performed in many of world’s prestigious halls, including Zankel Hall Carnegie, 92nd St. Y, St. Martin in the fields, and the Queen’s Hall in Edinburgh.

Eric has been the recipient of many awards in Canada and the US, including the Tom Thomas Scholarship, Toronto Symphony Orchestra Scholarship, and Schimidbauer international string competition and 2012 Sylva Gelber Award. As a guest artist and artist-in-residence, Eric has participated at numerous festivals, including the Moritzburg Festival, La Jolla Summerfest, Music@Menlo, Sarasota Music Festival, the Banff Centre, Orford Arts Centre and is on faculty at Marrowstone music festival.

Eric studied with David Hetherington at the Glenn Gould School, and holds a B.M. from the Colburn School of Music, under the tutelage of Ronald Leonard. He is a recent recipient of an Artist diploma from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Peter Wiley and Carter Brey.

Eric has joined the Seattle Symphony Orchestra as their 4th chair cellist. He plays on a cello made by Frank Ravatin (2003 Vannes) on generous loan to him from the Maestro Foundations.

Jessica Choe, Piano

Korean American pianist Jessica Choe began her musical studies at the age of three in Seoul, Korea, where she was a winner of several national youth piano competitions including Samick Piano Competition and Korea Daily Times Music Competition. Since immigrating to the US in1988, she has performed in many American concert halls including The Kennedy Center, Lincoln Center, Seiji Ozawa Hall at Tanglewood and The Wolf Trap.

In 2003, Jessica made her European debut at Fondation Bemberg in Toulouse, France and her New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall, both under the auspices of La Gesse Foundation. She was also awarded The Presser Award during that year.

As a soloist, she has most recently appeared with Seattle Symphony, Bellingham Symphony, Juneau Symphony, Cascade Symphony, Pennsylvania Chamber Orchestra and Northwest Sinfonietta.

As an avid chamber musician, she has collaborated with Avi Avital, Marc-Andre Hamelin, Philippe Quint, Alexei Lubimov, Joseph Swenson on such series as Mostly Nordic Series, Chamber Music Series and Untitled of Seattle Symphony, and Lee University Presidential Series. Jessica also regularly for Music of Remembrance with whom she has premiered and recorded works by Jake Heggie and Tom Cipullo. Her upcoming concerts include performances with Reno Chamber Orchestra, Bellingham Symphony, Skagit Symphony and Sammamish Symphony.

Jessica studied at The Juilliard School and Peabody Conservatory of Music with Herbert Stessin, Benjamin Pasternack and Eleanor Sokoloff. She lives in Chicago with her husband and two children.