Burchard Tang
Burchard Tang joined the viola section of The Philadelphia Orchestra in September 1999. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in May 1999 from the Curtis Institute of Music, where he studied with Joseph dePasquale, retired Philadelphia Orchestra principal viola, and Choong-Jin Chang, the Orchestra’s current principal viola. Mr. Tang has served as principal viola with the Curtis Symphony and the New York String Seminar, and he has performed with the Brandenburg Ensemble.
Mr. Tang is an avid chamber musician, and has attended such festivals as Marlboro, Music from Angel Fire, The Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Ravinia, Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, and Caramoor.
He also has served on faculty at Temple University and numerous summer festivals.
A 1993 winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition, Mr. Tang performed with the Orchestra as a soloist in a Student Concert in November 1993. Other honors include the Temple University Preparatory Division Concerto Competition and second prize in the Senior Division of the Fischoff Competition in 1996
Mr. Tang is an avid chamber musician, and has attended such festivals as Marlboro, Music from Angel Fire, The Seattle Chamber Music Festival, Kingston Chamber Music Festival, Ravinia, Chamber Music Festival of Lexington, and Caramoor.
He also has served on faculty at Temple University and numerous summer festivals.
A 1993 winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition, Mr. Tang performed with the Orchestra as a soloist in a Student Concert in November 1993. Other honors include the Temple University Preparatory Division Concerto Competition and second prize in the Senior Division of the Fischoff Competition in 1996