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THE STRINGS DEPARTMENT
Students have weekly individual and studio lessons with internationally-acclaimed faculty members. In the fourth year, students work towards a full length senior recital which is performed in the Conservatory Concert Hall. Performance is seen as the heart of the training: every semester, students work towards performing in solo or chamber concerts presented by the Conservatory on campus as well as in the community. Large Ensembles All string players are also members of one of two large ensembles - the Conservatory Orchestra (Jason Lai, Principal Conductor) and the Conservatory New Music Ensemble. Both ensembles provide training and performance opportunities, exposing students to the music of the 18th through 21st centuries. Seating arrangements in large ensembles are rotated as much as possible so that students learn to take on different roles in ensemble performance.
The New Music Ensemble focuses on repertoire created in the last 40 years and performs twice yearly at the Esplanade as part of the Spectrum series. Chamber Music Students receive coaching in chamber music with the award-winning T'ang Quartet, the Conservatory's Quartet-in-Residence. The Rin Collection String students at the Conservatory are extremely fortunate in having been lent over 60 rare instruments from the unique collection of Mr and Mrs Rin Kei Mei.
International Competitions: Du Shuaili violin First Prize, Cynthia Woods Mitchell Young Artist Competition (USA) Jiang Hansong viola Robertson Award, 11th Primrose International Viola Competition (United States), 2008 Hsien Jou violin Grand Prix, International Music Festival Competition (Rhodes, Greece), 2010; Bronze, 6th International Tchaikovsky Competition for Young Musicians (South Korea), 2009; Finalist (Junior Category), Menuhin International Violin Competition (United Kingdom), 2008 Zhou Mi cello The Honorary Award, The Jozef Drohomirecki 3rd International Competition for Cello Solo (Poland), 2008; The Faber Prize, Performing Australian Music Competition (United Kingdom), 2008 Cao Qi violin Winner, Kennedy Centre/National Symphony Orchestra Summer Music Institute Concerto Competition, 2007 Tan Suyin Elizabeth cello Winner, HSBC Classic String Concerto Competition (Malaysia), 2007 Ling Yunzhi violin 1st Prize, Gisborne International Music Competition (New Zealand), 2006 Du Rui violin Grand Prix, Canetti International Violin Competition (France), 2006 Loh Jun Hong violin 2nd Prize, 13th Andrea Postacchini International Violin Competition (Italy), 2006 Ye Lin violin Prize Winner, Wienawski International Violin Competition (Poland), 2003
Nie Jiapeng cello, Hong Kong China philharmonic Orchestra (Hong Kong), 2009 Zhou Mi cello, Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (Vietnam), 2008 Ekachi Maskulrat cello, Tokyo City Philharmonic Orchestra (Bangkok) and Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (Bangkok), 2007 Tran Duc Minh double bass, Ho Chi Minh City Ballet & Symphony Orchestra & Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (Vietnam), 2006 Du Rui violin, Qingdao Symphony Orchestra (China), 2006 Participation in Festivals Yang Liuying viola, Great Mountains International Music Festival in 2008 Zhang Lei viola, Great Mountains International Music Festival in 2008 Liu Hang viola, Texas Music Festival in 2010 Wei Li viola, Great Mountains International Music Festival in 2010 Yang Liuying viola, Great Mountains International Music Festival in 2010 Going Yi viola, Great Mountains International Music Festival in 2010 Lu Bingxia cello, The Holland Music Sessions, 2008 Lin Chu-Yun cello, Lake District Summer Music International Festival, 2008 Lu Bingxia cello, Inaugural Adelaide International Cello Festival, 2008 Wu Daidai cello, Inaugural Adelaide International Cello Festival, 2008 Li Mengqi cello, Pacific Music Festival, 2008 Xu Jueyi concertmaster, Pacific Music Festival, 2007 Feng Yue viola, Pacific Music Festival, 2006 Full-time Orchestral Appointments Du Rui concertmaster, Annapolis Symphony Orchestra Guo Shuai assistant concertmaster, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra Xu Jueyi violin, Singapore Symphony Orchestra Ye Lin violin, Singapore Symphony Orchestra Ling Yunzhi violin, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra Chen Hui violin, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra Zhang Xu violin, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Cheng Xianwei violin, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Gu Bingjie viola, Singapore Symphony Orchestra Jiang Hansong viola, Singapore Symphony Orchestra Lu Xuanrong viola, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Tao Yuanyuan viola, Hangzhou Philharmonic Orchestra Tan Suyin Elizabeth cello, Malaysia Philharmonic Orchestra Tang Jia cello, Singapore Chinese Orchestra Wang Luyao double bass, Singapore Chinese Orchestra Zhang Xin double bass, Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Visiting Artists
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