David Chan.
The Shepherd School of Music at Rice University in Texas has announced the appointment of David Chan as professor of violin, starting full time in the fall of 2025. Chan has been concertmaster of the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra for 25 seasons and is a faculty member at the Juilliard School and Manhattan School of Music. At Shepherd, Chan will maintain a violin studio, teach orchestral repertoire, coach students, and help lead creative labs. A native of San Diego, Chan has performed throughout the U.S. and internationally, appearing as a soloist with the Met Orchestra, Moscow State Symphony, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Taiwan National Symphony, Aspen Chamber Symphony, and the San Diego, Indianapolis, Richmond, Springfield, and Northbrook orchestras. He was recently named artistic director of the Taipei Music Academy and Festival, and serves as principal conductor of the Apollo Orchestra in the Washington, D.C. area and as director of the Credo Festival, an orchestral institute in Chicago’s Symphony Center. He received his bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and his master’s from Juilliard. Chan will gradually phase out his roles at Juilliard and Manhattan School, where he has led the Orchestral Performance program. The Metropolitan Opera has granted Chan a one-year leave of absence.
