于红梅 Yu Hongmei Yu Hongmei is a celebrated soloist with the Chinese National Traditional Orchestra and other ensembles, Yu is the first erhuist to receive the coveted Pro Musicis International Award, and has since performed to great acclaim at such venues as Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and The Kennedy Center. She is joined this evening by Zhi Ming Han (yangqin) and Cynthia Hsiang (piano) for a program of classical Chinese and European repertoire. Yu Hongmei, associate professor of Central Conservatory of Music, soloist of China Central Nationalities Orchestra. Yu is the first Chinese musician to win the coveted Indie Award (1999) in the category of Best Traditional World Music for the CD entitled String Glamour. In May, 2001, Yu won Promusicis International Award in New York City. In February, 2002, her solo concert was successfully held in Carnegie Hall. And she is the first Chinese folk instrument player to hold solo concert in Carnegie Hall. She has toured extensively in dozens of European, American and Asian countries and regions and introduced Chinese music to world audiences in such prestigious halls as Avery Fischer Hall in NYC, the Eisenhower Theater at the Kennedy Arts Center in Washington DC, Chicago Symphony Orchestra Center, Davis Symphony Hall in San Francisco, and the Theatre des Champs-Elyses in Paris. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.