Chu Yibing (Chinese: 朱亦兵) (born 1966) is a Chinese cellist. He contributed to spreading ensemble music all over China. His ensemble
China Philharmonic Cellists, made up of 12 Chinese cellists, gives concerts all over the country.
Biography
He was imparted rudimentary knowledge of music by his parents, both of whom were professors in the
Central Conservatory of Music
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in
Beijing
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, when he was a child. His mother is half-Swiss half-Chinese. Chu's father was an excellent cellist and a strict teacher, so Chu laid a solid foundation before he studied abroad in Europe.
He went to Europe to pursue music studies in 1983. In France, he studied with
Maurice Gendron
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. In 1986, he was awarded several prizes in an international cello competition in
Geneva
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, which made him the first Chinese cellist that had won an international competition.
Chu graduated from the
Conservatoire de Paris
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in 1987 with
Premier Prix, becoming the third Chinese musician (after
Ma Sicong
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and
Xian Xinghai
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) who ever got a degree with merit from the Conservatoire de Paris. Then, Chu began to study on
20th-century music
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, working with
Inter Contemporain and
Pierre Boulez
Pierre Louis Joseph Boulez (; 26 March 1925 – 5 January 2016) was a French composer, conductor and writer, and the founder of several musical institutions. He was one of the dominant figures of post-war Western classical music.
Born in Mont ...
.
Chu became the principal cellist of
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, Switzerland, in 1989. In 1999, he was the guest principal cellist of
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
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. Chu was invited by his German cellist friends as one of the 6 members of the
Cologne Philharmonic Cellists and gave many performances all over Germany. A large amount of traditional works have been revised by this group into cello ensemble works, with modern perspectives and popular styles. Besides, as an outstanding cellist, Chu had opportunities to play with other great cellists such as
Rostropovich
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,
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, etc.
For knowing music from a new approach, he decided to study conducting at the
Basel Music Academy
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. Then, he began to conduct symphony orchestras in Switzerland. Chu has conducted the
Hallé, Britain's longest-established symphony orchestra,
Munich Symphony Orchestra
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, Düsseldorf Symphony Orchestra and
Berlin Symphony Orchestra.
In 2004, after 21 years studying and playing in Europe, Chu came back to China and was appointed as Professor of Cello at the Central Conservatory of Music. After that, he and his followers began to spread music as well as ideas of music education over China by giving concerts in various forms and propagating western music studies.
Chu believes that Chinese people are the most suitable group of people for appreciating chamber music because of the Chinese historical backgrounds. So, he founded the China Philharmonic Cellists and tour around the country giving performances with amazing energy and exquisite tastes. Chu's efforts have been well-recognized and highly appraised by mainstream media in China.
References
Qkzz.net
External links
Official website which provide his latest achievements and concert arrangements.
1966 births
Chinese classical cellists
Living people
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