Kim Chang
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Dr. Kim Chang graduated from the Taipei Medical School Department of Dentistry, and is an Attending Dentist at the Taipei Jen-Ai Hospital. Dr. Kim Chang was first taught to play violin by Professor Lin Tong-Che, and began studying under Professor Yang Tsu-Hsien while an elementary school pupil. Throughout the last 30 years of professional career as a dentist, Dr. Chang never ceased to pursue his passion in music. To this day, he still frequently performs in classical music concerts.
Dr. Chang started entering into violin competitions since an early age, and has received first place awards in All-Taiwan Violin Competitions and Taipei’s Municipal Violin Competition several times. He was the Second Place Winner in the 1972 All Taiwan Music Competition, and was the First Place Winner of the same competition in 1976 and 1985. In 1979, he was awarded the first place awards in both the string quartet and the piano trio categories of the All Taiwan Chamber Music Competition. In addition to the awards won, he was invited many times to perform in concerts featuring concertos as well as chamber music pieces. He has worked with many orchestras, including the Physicians Chamber Orchestra of Taiwan, the National Taiwan University Symphony Orchestra, the Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra, the Eurasia Chamber Orchestra Taipei, the Physicians Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong, the Macau Youth Symphony Orchestra, the World Doctors Orchestra, the Taipei Youth Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, and so on. His repertoire spans a wide range of musical compositions, covering classical music, modern music, as well as musical compositions by current Taiwanese composers.
In September of 2001, At Taipei’s Novel Hall, Dr. Chang held his first and very successful recital, entitled “Music Without Boundaries”. Since then, Dr. Chang has given 9 concerts under such name, to critical acclaim. At these “Music Without Boundaries” concerts, Dr. Chang challenges himself each time with different master pieces, giving professional-level performances as an amateur musician. He also has been joined by his many renowned fellow musician friends who share his passion for music.
Dr. Chang has been the Concert Master and Co-Founder of the Physicians Chamber Orchestra of Taiwan and the Taipei Civic Symphony Orchestra. He has also served as the Director of the Physicians Chamber Orchestra of Taiwan since its establishment in 1990. In addition, Dr. Chang is a lifetime member and Concert Master of the World Doctors Orchestra.
