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Yue ZHANG/Jie SONG/Xiaoyu XU/Yihuan CHEN

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Prof. LIN Daye

LIN Daye is currently serving as Adjunct Professor of the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. He is also a music director and principal conductor of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, associate director and associate professor of the Composition & Conducting department at Shanghai Conservatory of Music, a key member of First-Class Orchestra Talent Cultivation and Practical of Shanghai Innovation Team, board member of China Musicians Association and member of Shanghai Youth Association. Besides, he has received the He Luting Art Achievement Award for year 2020 and 2022, China National Arts Fund Youth Performing Artist 2020 and won the 6th International Conductors' Competition Sir Georg Solti in 2012.

He has successively studied under Prof. Xu Xin, a conductor and an educator from the Central Conservatory of Music, Prof. Zhang Guoyong from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and Prof. Christian Ehwald of the Hochschule f¨¹r Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin , Germany, and obtained the Konzertexamen certificate.

In 2009, LIN Daye was the resident conductor of Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra. Between 2009 and 2015, he was appointed the permanent conductor of  Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra (GSO) and made several concert tours with GSO in homeland and overseas. In 2012, he won the first prize at the 6th Sir Georg Solti International Conductors' Competition which was held in Frankfurt, Germany and became the first Chinese musician to receive the award from this competition. In the same year, he was awarded the Outstanding Contribution Award by Guangdong Musicians Association.

In September 2015, LIN Daye returned to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and currently is the associate director and associate professor of Composition & Conducting Department.

In May 2016, LIN Daye was officially appointed as music director and principal conductor of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra (SZSO).

Up to now, LIN Daye has led Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra to tour around China and countries such as Germany, the United States, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Canada, the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Austria, Hungary and other countries. He has conducted SZSO at the Festival Ljubljana , Radiro - International Radio Orchestras Festival, Emilia Romagna Festival, the S¨¹dtirol Festival Merano Meran, the Donizetti Opera Festival, Festival delle Nazioni, Shanghai Spring International Music Festival among other international music festivals. Moreover, LIN Daye is often invited to conduct many well-known orchestras at home and abroad.

Yue ZHANG

Dr. Yue ZHANG is currently serving as a lecturer at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. As an active soloist, Dr. ZHANG has performed all over the world in prestigious venues such as Carnegie Hall in New York, Sala Cecilia Meireles in Rio de Janeiro, Lithuanian National Philharmonic Hall in Vilnius, Salle Bourgie in Montreal, Hong Kong City Hall, Shenzhen Concert Hall and Theater Verdi in Pordenone, Italy, etc. Dr. ZHANG has collaborated with the Lithuanian National Symphony Orchestra, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra, and has appeared with conductors including Shu-cheng Shi, Daye Lin, and Modestas Pitr?nas, among others. He has also appeared as a guest artist and played chamber music with musicians including Grammy Award violist Richard Yongjae O¡¯Neill, violinist Jin Wang, and cellist Richard Bamping.

Legendary pianist Dang Thai Son praised him ¡°This young, gifted pianist possesses the highest level of professionalism, culture, noble taste, and artistry¡±. The Director of the KNS Label acclaims him ¡°His deep feeling for the colors, harmony, and structure together with a great dose of creativity and fantasy makes ZHANG an exceptional artist.¡±

Dr. ZHANG has won the 1st Prize at the 2019 Chautauqua Piano Competition, the Grand Prize at the 2014 HKGNA Music Competition, and the award of ¡°Wenhua Prize¡± at the First National Piano Competition ¡°Wenhua Cup¡± held by the China¡¯s Ministry of Culture, etc. He is the awardee of The Talent Development Scholarship from The HKSAR Government (China). As a young artist, he has been invited to participate in many famous international music festivals, including Chautauqua Festival, Piano Texas, HKGNA Music Festival, etc. Dr. ZHANG¡¯s CD was recorded live by the Italian label Movimento Classical and released worldwide. His performances have also been broadcast and reported by Italian radio Rai 3, SinoTV, Sing Tao Daily, and other media.

Yue ZHANG completed his bachelor¡¯s and master¡¯s degree (With Distinction) at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of leading educator Gabriel Kwok. He has currently obtained his Doctorate of Music in Piano Performance at the University of Montreal under the tutelage of legendary pianist Dang Thai Son (Gold Medal of 1980 Chopin International Piano Competition in Warsaw, Poland). He also worked as a Teaching Assistant for Professor Dang Thai Son at the University of Montreal.

Jie SONG

Jie SONG, pianist, is currently serving as a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She has been praised by Martha Argerich for the ¡°serious devotion¡± of her playing. She is a member of the society of Pi Kappa Lambda.

In 2017 summer, she became a student of the prestigious International Piano Academy Lake Como in Italy, where she studied with William Grant Nabor¨¦. SONG held a doctoral degree in piano performance from Boston University, an Artist Diploma from Oberlin Conservatory of Music, a Master's degree at Bowling Green State University and Tianjin Conservatory of Music, and a Bachelor's degree at Tianjin Conservatory of Music, where her major teachers were Haewon Song, Roberto Plano, Gila Goldstein, Robert Satterlee, and Xiaoliang Lv. As a dedicated teacher, SONG was a teaching assistant at Boston University.

SONG has taught and performed in the U.S. and China. She has participated in master classes with such renowned artists as Andr¨¢s Schiff, William Grant Nabor¨¦, Tam¨¢s V¨¢s¨¢ry, Malcolm Bilson, Jeremy Denk, and Bern Goetzke, and has performed recitals at several cities, including Boston, Washington D.C., Seattle, Ann Arbor, Cleveland, as well as venues in major cities in China. She has been heard in radio broadcasts in the United States, most notably on WCLV in Cleveland.

SONG has appeared at numerous international festivals, among them the Gilmore Keyboard Festival, and Seattle Piano Institute. An active chamber musician, SONG has performed Brahms's Piano Quintet with the Calder Quartet. She also appeared in many chamber music recitals. Meanwhile, she puts a lot of passion into collaborative music. She served as a collaborative pianist at many universities, including Boston University, Oberlin Conservatory of Music, and Bowling Green State University.

Xiaoyu XU

Xiaoyu XU is currently a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. She graduated from the Composition and Conducting Department of the Shanghai Conservatory of Music in 2022 and became the first Master of Arts in Opera Coaching at the conservatory.

She studied under renowned vocal coach Professor Wei Fugen, conductor Professor Wang Yan, and Vienna State Opera Vocal Coach Alessandro Amoretti. Additionally, she received guidance in vocal performance from Professor Li Mingyue and opera artist Chi Liming.

As an opera coach, she has rehearsed for the original ethnic opera A Letter to My Wife, a project supported by the China National Arts Fund, at the Fujian Opera and Dance Theater; the operas Cos¨¬ fan tutte, Le nozze di Figaro, and The Cloth Peddler produced by Tianjin Opera and Dance Drama Theater; and the opera Tosca jointly produced by the National Centre for the Performing Arts, Shanghai Opera House, and Shanxi Grand Theater. She served as the piano accompaniment of the Youth Chorus of the China National Symphony Orchestra, piano accompaniment of the Xi¡¯an Symphony Orchestra-Chorus, and vocal coach of the Tianjin Opera and Dance Drama Theater. She was invited to serve as the vocal coach for the China division of the 2019 Bologna International Vocal Competition and the collaborative piano coach for the 2022 Poly (Tianjin) Orchestral Art Festival.

As a choral conductor, she established the Youth Chorus of the Silk Road International Art Center and led the chorus, along with the vocal department of the Tianjin Conservatory of Music, in successfully hosting a choral concert at the Silk Road Center Concert Hall.

In terms of academic research, her paper received the third prize in the Vocal Music category at the "Wanye Cup" Paper Collection and Evaluation event held during the 2022 National Music Education. Her article titled An Exploration of the Characteristic of Opera Director in Rehearsal Practice was published in the journal "Art of Singing". She was invited to participate in the International Forum on Musical Performance Studies (IFMPS 2023) and deliver a keynote speech.

She won multiple awards in international vocal and piano competitions, such as the 2017 Hong Kong International Vocal Competition and the 2015 Hong Kong International Piano Competition. She also coached her students to win gold awards in national piano and vocal competitions, and she received several awards for Outstanding Coaching Teacher.

She also performed as a solo pianist, singer, and choral conductor at various prestigious venues, including the Universit?t f¨¹r Musik und darstellende Kunst Wien, Shanghai Grand Theater, Shanghai Opera House, Beijing Concert Hall, Tianjin Grand Theater, and Silk Road International Art Center. Her performances left a lasting impression at these prestigious venues.

Yihuan CHEN

Yihuan CHEN is currently serving as a Collaborative Piano faculty at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen, and a guest pianist of the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra. At the age of 17, Yihuan CHEN received scholarship admission letters from seven music colleges worldwide, including the Central Conservatory of Music, Shanghai Conservatory of Music, and the Royal College of Music. In the same year, she entered the Yong Siew Toh Conservatory of Music of the National University of Singapore on a full scholarship and studied for a bachelor¡¯s degree with the renowned pianist and head of the Piano Department Professor Albert Tiu. Later, she was admitted to Kyung Hee University in South Korea with a full scholarship for a master¡¯s degree, under the tutelage of the famous music producer and pianist Jeon YoonHan. She has been taught by many top musicians in China and abroad, including Gabriel Kwok, Sheng Yuan, Helen Sim, Zhao Yinyin, Sir Stephen Hough, etc.

In 2012, Yihuan CHEN was invited to Vietnam to participate in the Keppel Scholars Appreciation Concert music event. She was selected by the famous international pianist Mr. Dang Thaison as the only scholarship student to study at the Kirishima International Music Festival in Japan in 2013. After returning to China in 2019, she attended many large-scale concerts with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, including China Media Group's 2021 New Year Concert - Sail to the Greater Bay Area, "Ode to Heroes" Concert - Celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Founding of the Communist Party of China (Shenzhen), etc. Yihuan CHEN has cooperated with many world-class musicians, including LI Xincao, LiIN Daye, TAN Dun, HU Yongyan, LU Siqing, SHI Yijie, DAI Yuqiang, etc. She was praised by pianist Dang Thaison as "Her performance is full of delicate emotions, and indicates a free spirit."