Burchard Tang joined 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 principal violist of the Philadelphia Orchestra, and Choong-Jin Chang, the orchestra’s current principal. Mr. Tang has served as principal violist with the Curtis Symphony and the New York String Seminar, and he has performed with the Brandenburg Ensemble.

A 1993 winner of the Philadelphia Orchestra Albert M. Greenfield Student Competition, Mr. Tang performed with the orchestra as a soloist. As a chamber musician, he has performed at festivals across the country, including Marlboro, Seattle, Angel Fire, Caramoor, Kingston, and Ravinia.