Hui-Chun Lin (cello) + Yumiko Yoshimoto (guitar) duo

Hui-Chun Lin (cello) from Berlin
Yumiko Yoshimoto (guitar)

林惠君 Hui-Chun Lin

born 1979 in Taiwan. Classical piano and cello education. Studied with Professor Peter Bruns at Dresden Conservatory. Postgraduate studies in improvisation with Tilo Augsten at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig. Worked as solo cellist and ensemble musician Improvisation, theatre music, contemporary music, dance performance, classical music, world music and cello solo with live electronics.

Participated in a workshop with "Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road  Ensemble" at Carnegie Hall in New York 09/2006, also participated the workshop "Dave Douglas: Composition and Improvisation in New York 02/2010", Leipziger Jazztage 2007 (jazz festival) with "Beat Freisens Spelunkenorchester", Lectureship for improvisation at the University of Music and Theatre Leipzig 2006-2008. Conducted an improvisation class at a middle school in Tainan/Taiwan 2008/09, "Artist in Residence" in Cite des Arts Paris 07/2010-01/2011.

She has given concerts in Germany, France, Poland, Italy, Spain, Taiwan and also China with her ensemble "12° - Eins Zwei Hoch Null" (impro.world music), "Spelunkenorchester" (Fusion Jazz-classical music), "Nereden" (World Music), Vasana String Trio, with the Japanist Piano Player Chino Suichi (free Improvisation), Berlin Improvisiers Ensemble.

Hui-Chun Lin is a musician who moves fluidly among work in avantgarde music, world music, jazz and improvisation and also performance. Her repertoire encompasses traditional, experimental and classical music in equal measure. Her musical work is concerned above all with sounding out the intersections, boundaries and connections among genres, epochs and cultures. She is now als musician, performer and cello teacher in Berlin, since 2011.

Since 2015, she starts to produce her own music, working with the Berlin Music Label "Maybee Records", and making music albums with variable musicians.

吉本裕美子 YOSHIMOTO Yumiko

Born in Tokyo, Japan. After played in some rock bands, started free style guitar improvisation in 2006 as participating the performance of visual artist, HIGUMA Haruo in Echigo Tsumari Triennale. Since then performed as solo, with other musicians, and also with dancers, poets, films etc.

In 2008, make the music of YAMADA Isao's film "daydream" (8mm/20min). 2014 Jul. release selfmade live recording solo CD-R "Midnight Pendulum". 2014 Jul. Tour in Lithania (Vilnius, Kaunas).

Play in the band "Aun no Kakokyu" (w/ SUGO Fumito: drums, 4+4=8: bass), "lammtarra" (w/ KIRA Ken'ichi: double bass, TSUYUKI Tatsuya: drums), "To Chu Ka So" (w/ HASHIMOTO Hideki: trumpet, SUZUKI Chiho: bandoneon, SHIMADA Toru: drums).

2016 Apr. digital release solo live recording "OJP007 : Yumiko Yoshimoto / Midnight Pendulum #0" (Off - Record label). 2016 Jun. Tour in Europe (France, Netherlands, Germany, Switzerland, Serbia, Bulgaria, Slovakia, Poland). Participate the Water Tower Art Fest 2016 (Bulgaria).