Admitted Students Welcome Reception & Welcome Concert

Please join us in welcoming the newly accepted students and scholars (including undergrads, graduate and professional students and Yale World Fellows) entering Yale this fall, as well as new Beijing arrivals and interns. We look forward to meeting new members as well as all those who are interested in participating in the Yale Club this year. This event is co-hosted by the Yale Club of Beijing, Association of Chinese Students and Scholars at Yale and Yale Center Beijing. Afterwards, Chris Wong (99' MA, Yale School of Music) and cellist Yi-bing Chu are invited to present the Welcome Concert. 

Event Details

Date: Saturday, June 30th

Time: 

1:30~2:00pm   Registration

2:00~3:20pm   Welcome Reception & Q&A

3:20~3:30pm   Break

3:30~5:00pm   Concert & Q&A                   

Eligibility: Welcome reception only open to Yale alumni, current students and new admit.

Concert open to all. 

Language: Chinese

Costs: Free for new admits and Yale current students, RMB 60 for Yale alumni, RMB 100 For non-Yale alumni.  

Venue: Yale Center Beijing

About the Musicians

黄文锦 （耶鲁大学音乐学院99届硕士校友）

美国耶鲁大学音乐硕士，著名吉他演奏家、资深教育家。黄文锦师从古典吉他大师大卫‧罗素（David Russell）。他早年一举夺得香港吉他大赛冠军，并获西班牙政府颁发的奖学金前往西班牙参加近代吉他之父西戈维亚（Segovia）创办的“圣地亚哥国际吉他音乐节”（Santiago de Compostela Guitar Festival）。他还先后与香港管弦乐团、世界著名小提琴家西崎崇子、中提琴家Rivka Golani等乐团和音乐家合作。2010年，黄文锦与著名华人大提琴家王健合作演出。黄文锦与王健演奏的《咖啡1930》视频：https://v.qq.com/x/page/p05639njbhb.html

Chris Wong (99' MA, Yale School of Music)

Chris Wong won a scholarship to study at the Yale University, School of Music and graduated with a master degree, majoring in guitar performance in 1999. Chris was the winner of the Hong Kong Guitar Festival. He was chosen to attend the “Santiago de Compostela International Guitar Festival” in Spain with the sponsorship of the Spanish Consulate General.

朱亦兵

朱亦兵，中国音乐家协会理事，室内乐学会副主席，国家大剧院管弦乐团特邀首席。自幼随父朱永宁教授学习，为法国大师让德隆关门弟子，巴黎国立高等音乐学院一等奖毕业，1986年在日内瓦成为首位重大国际比赛获奖的中国大提琴家。旅居瑞士二十一年，担任瑞士巴塞尔交响乐团首席大提琴，客座担任德国巴伐利亚广播交响乐团首席大提琴。2004年回国创建朱亦兵大提琴乐团，在国内五百多所社会机关及院校举办公益演出。连续三年举办了以“超级大提琴”命名的全天候中国古典音乐狂欢节。

Chu Yi-Bing

Chu Yi-Bing was the last student from Maurice Gendron, great french master, at the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique in Paris. In 1986 Chu was prize winner of the 42nd Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva, becoming the first Chinese cellist ever winning a prize in an important international Cello competition. In 1987 Chu graduated from the Conservatory in Paris with a Premier Prix. From 1989 to 2004 Chu was principal cellist of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, Switzerland. He was also guest principal cellist of the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1999. Chu Yi-Bing Cello Ensemble has played for several leaders of China and many other nations. In 2016, 2017 and 2018, Chu Yi-Bing planned and organized SuperCello, the first Full-Day Classic Music Festival in China.