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Pull Up a Chair: Meet David Chin

August 5, 2020 on YouTube
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​A special interview hosted by Conductor Ruben Valenzuela, Artistic Director of Bach Collegium San Diego. ​

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A dream deferred, Bachfest Malaysia shares music online

CLASSICAL 91.5 | ARTICLE BY MONA SEGHATOLESLAMI | ARRIL 30, 2020
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Bachfest Malaysia (Malaysia Bach Festival) was founded in 2015 by Artistic Director David Chin to promote the music of J.S. Bach in Malaysia and beyond through performance and education. David is well known to the Rochester music community from his time here leading many performances, focusing on music by Bach, while he was a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music. 
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[Read the featured article here]

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Malaysian classical group joins Good Friday virtual concert from Bach’s Leipzig church

THE STAR NEWSPAPER | ARTICLE BY TERRENCE TOH | ARPIL 9, 2020

Johann Sebastian Bach's classical work St John Passion to be live-streamed in a unique global collaboration from the German composer's St Thomas Church, Leipzig in Germany on Good Friday this April 10.

[Read the featured article here]

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St John Passion to be live-streamed from Bach’s Leipzig church on Good Friday

GRAMMAPHONE UK |  APRIL 7, 2020

On Good Friday, 1724, JS Bach’s St John Passion was performed for the first time, in the St Nicholas Church, Leipzig. This year, history will be rewritten with ‘Passion, proof against the pandemic’, a live-streamed chamber-music version of the work, performed beside Bach’s tomb in the city's St Thomas Church. Organised by the annual Leipzig Bachfest, the performance will take place on Good Friday at the hour of Jesus’s death – 3pm (CET).

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Bachfest Malaysia's response to the "Movement Control Order"

THE STAR NEWSPAPER | ARTICLE BY TERENCE TOH | MARCH 23, 2020

​After the movement control order (MCO) was announced last week, Bachfest Malaysia founder David Chin was worried about rehearsals with his fellow musicians. They had concerts coming up as well as a tour in Germany. How were they going to rehearse and make music together while staying home?... 

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Bachfest Malaysia featured in Berlin's event

Artistic Director David Chin appeared on the "Presentation of Bachfests" held in Berlin, Germany and spoke about the participation of the Malaysia Bach Festival Singers and Orchestra in Bachfest Leipzig 2020. David joins in at around 29:00 in the video.
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Watch and learn about the Bach activities in Germany and around the world!
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​Modern Malaysian Maestro
​Striking The Right Note!

Published on Oct 15 on CiTi-ZEN Magazine by Tiggy Munnelly

The image of a maestro is that of someone who is autocratic, serious – and old! Award-winning David Chin is the epitome of the 21st century maestro – dynamic, articulate, exuberant and, above all, young! He is very passionate about the music of seventeenth century German composer, Johann Sebastian Bach – so much so that David started Bachfest Malaysia in 2015 to promote the music of Bach in Malaysia and beyond. To understand this passion, we need to start at the beginning.

Read the entire story.

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指挥家真的只是动动手指而已吗?
​——认识大马巴赫节艺术总监陈子虔

​陈子虔创立的马来西亚巴赫节合唱与管弦乐团更备受外界青睐,受邀于2020年到德国莱比锡巴赫节上呈现数部巴赫的清唱剧。全世界共有逾40个巴赫团体,大马巴赫节合唱及管弦乐团是其中受邀在圣多马教堂内演出巴赫作品的团体之一,该乐团将派遣40位优秀的音乐家到莱锡比演出。现年34岁的陈子虔说,他期望有一天去茶餐室的时候,那里的安娣都有听过巴赫,“她不需要认识巴赫,她只要有听过巴赫,也知道巴赫是一名作曲家。能做到这样,我已经觉得很好了。”

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巴赫經典神劇:《聖馬太熟受難曲》7月麻坡登場

星洲網 |2019 年 6月 13日

配合巴赫(J.SBach)国际音乐节,马来西亚巴赫节合唱与管弦乐 (Bachfest Malaysia)逾60名团员,将于今年7月,首度南下柔佛麻坡,演绎历时3小时的经典神剧《圣马太受难曲》。
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该团部分团员也将在6月率先来到麻坡这座文化城,举行“巴赫清唱剧讲座音乐会”,为上述7月的重头节目进行造势活动。
上述两项音乐盛会是由麻坡爱的旋律音乐事工主办,麻坡中华基督教会及麻坡长老会三一堂协办。其中,6月17日晚上8时,于麻坡文打烟路基督长老会三一堂举行的“巴赫清唱剧讲座音乐会”造势活动,入场免费,主办单位欢迎有兴趣聆听巴赫音乐的民众踊跃出席。

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【专题特写】连发梦也不敢想!
​“大马之光”代表亚洲赴德国演出!

​说起大马之光,大家普遍想到的,可能就是羽毛球、壁球或者是......榴莲。不说你不知道,我国合唱和管弦乐团同样在国际舞台大放异彩! “马来西亚巴赫节”在国际间闯出名堂,受邀于2020年代表亚洲到德国演出。 国际著名指挥家陈子虔于2015年创立“马来西亚巴赫节”,旨在把古典音乐和巴赫音乐普及化,深入民心。 “古典音乐之所以叫古典不是因为它很老,古典音乐称为古典音乐是因为它能够经历这个岁月的挑战,经过岁月的考验,能够流传到今天。” 他强调,古典音乐绝不是有钱人的玩意,民众普遍对古典音乐存有刻板印象,只因从未正式接触。

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CiTY Plus Podcast
【艺术好好玩】你知道马来西亚也有“巴赫节”吗?

巴赫被认为是音乐史上最杰出,最重要的作曲家之一。他是巴洛克时期的作曲家及管风琴,小提琴,大键琴演奏家,与意大利作曲家韦瓦第,德国的韩德尔并称巴洛克三巨匠,在音乐史上和莫札特,贝多芬齐名。

为纪念巴赫330诞辰周年,马来西亚巴赫节(Bachfest Malaysia / Malaysia Bach Festival)于2015年由陈子虔博士创立。马来西亚巴赫节,这一次会有什么精彩的环节呢?

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Bachfest Malaysia on AiFM

​馬來西亞巴赫節藝術總監陳子虔受主播葉恩慈的邀請,到AiFM 「藝度空間」暢談馬來西亞巴赫節、巴赫與他的音樂、《聖馬太受難曲》音樂會以及明年到德國萊比錫演出的邀請。

Artistic Director David Chin was invited to AiFM to speak about Bachfest Malaysia 2019, Bach and his music, the St. Matthew Passion, as well as the invitation to perform at Bachfest Leipzig 2020.
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Listen to PART 1
​Listen to PART 2

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Bachfest Malaysia on 8TV 『八度空間』活力加油站

藝術總監陳子虔在《聖馬太受難曲》音樂會前與『八度空間』“活力加油站”的主持人和觀眾介紹『馬來西亞巴赫節』今年的音樂會以及明年到德國萊比錫演出的邀請。
Artistic Director David Chin was invited to "Living Delight" on 8TV to speak about Bachfest Malaysia 2019 as well as the invitation to perform at Bachfest Leipzig 2020.

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Bachfest Malaysia in Muar, Johor 

Musicians are featured on this video by Muar Tourism during our "St. Matthew Passion" concert tour in Muar, Johor. Video also features "St. Matthew Passion" final rehearsal footage at the newly-built concert hall in Muar.

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Conversing with Bach Beyond Time and Space

​PIN PERSTIGE MALAYSIA FASHION AND LIFESTYLE MAGAZINE
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FEBRUARY 2019 | TEXT BY TRACY LOW
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Who the heck is David Chin? In 2020, he will be leading Malaysia Bach Festival Choir and Orchestra, a group founded by him, to perform in Germany.


“A doctorate degree in conducting?” – A question which Malaysian conductor David Chin has often been asked by people who are not in the field of music. Is conducting as simple as merely waving one’s arm to make others sing or play?

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與巴赫隔空對話

陳子虔,究竟是何方神聖?2020年,他將帶領他所創辦的馬來西亞巴赫節合唱與管弦樂團,到德國演出。


“指揮都可以念博士?”面對不了解音樂領域的人,這是年僅34歲的馬來西亞年輕指揮家陳子虔David Chin最常被問起的問題。指揮就是揮揮兩手,“點人”演奏那麽簡單嗎?他提醒我,整個表演臺上,就只有指揮“發不出聲音”。

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BFM 89.9: Bach's B minor mass

​This piece of 18th century music was one of Johann Sebastian Bach’s last compositions. The conductor and singer, of the upcoming performance, take us on a journey to understand this sacred work, and how it gave new form to vocal music. Bach’s B Minor Mass is considered as one of the “supreme achievements of classical music.”
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[listen to the podcast]

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International conductor at helm of
Bach performance  

The Star | July 4, 2017

The Lutheran Church will be presenting a two-night music extravaganza featuring Malaysian-born international music conductor David Chin at the Luther Centre, Petaling Jaya. ​Johann Sebastian Bach’s greatest musical work – Mass in B Minor – will be performed at the concert on July 22 and 23 held in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation by Martin Luther.
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Commemorating the 500th anniversary
​of Reformation

The Malay Mail | June 24, 2017

KUALA LUMPUR, June 24 — A two-night musical, organised by the Lutheran Church in Malaysia, will be held in conjunction with the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s Reformation. Malaysian-born international music conductor David Chin will be presenting Johann Sebastian Bach’s Bach: Mass in B Minor on July 22 and 23, 2017 at the Luther Centre, Petaling Jaya. 

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Bringing Bach to Malaysia

​Interview by Andrew Psarris | Eastman School of Music | September 4, 2015

Chin, a DMA student in choral conducting, is at the crossroads of Eastman-Asian relations as one of the “Name bearers” in bringing western music to audiences in Asia for the first time.

I conducted an interview with David that highlights the importance of both the Eastman School of Music’s presence in Asia, and also the endeavor of bringing these immortal pieces to people who have never heard them.

[click here for the full interview]

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BFM89.9: Bach's St. John Passion

Hosted by Lee Chwi Lynn | 89.9 FM The Business Station | July 29, 2015

The conductor, David Chin, situates the monumental Bach’s St John Passion in its historical context and points out its significance today in the collection of sacred works. The soloists tell about singing sacred music in modern times.

[click here for the interview podcast]
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