Yuan-Qing Yu, Assistant Concertmaster
Yuan-Qing Yu joined the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in 1995. A year later, Daniel Barenboim appointed her Assistant Concertmaster.
An international award-winning violinist, Yuan-Qing Yu won the Chinese National Violin competition at age 17. The following year, she captured second prize at the world renowned Menuhin International Violin Competition in England. Yuan-Qing Yu also took the third grand prize in the 50th Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris, and a special prize for outstanding performance of the contemporary work written specifically for the competition. As a soloist, she has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic, and the London City Orchestra, collaborating with Christoph Von Dohnany, Marek Janowski, Ingo Metzmacher, James DePriest and the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
In Chicago, Yuan-Qing Yu leads an active life in music as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and advocate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She is often featured as soloist with many ensembles and orchestras. Yuan-Qing Yu has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zuckerman, Menahem Pressler, Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma. Yuan-Qing shares her love for the art of violin playing with students throughout Chicago.
As a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yuan-Qing Yu regularly offers her services as a performer, teacher, and interviewee on the CSO Radiothon. She has donated her services to church and community music-education programs. She has also enjoyed performing in CSO-sponsored events for patrons and school concerts. Yu was on the faculty at Northwestern University from 2000 to 2003. She currently serves on the faculty at Roosevelt University. She is a founding member of the chamber music group Civitas Ensemble.
Prior to joining the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yuan-Qing Yu earned an artist certificate in violin and a master of music degree from Southern Methodist University.
Civitas Ensemble website
Civitas Ensemble Facebook page
An international award-winning violinist, Yuan-Qing Yu won the Chinese National Violin competition at age 17. The following year, she captured second prize at the world renowned Menuhin International Violin Competition in England. Yuan-Qing Yu also took the third grand prize in the 50th Jacques Thibaud International Competition in Paris, and a special prize for outstanding performance of the contemporary work written specifically for the competition. As a soloist, she has performed with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Monte Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio France Philharmonic, and the London City Orchestra, collaborating with Christoph Von Dohnany, Marek Janowski, Ingo Metzmacher, James DePriest and the late Sir Yehudi Menuhin.
In Chicago, Yuan-Qing Yu leads an active life in music as a soloist, chamber musician, teacher and advocate of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. She is often featured as soloist with many ensembles and orchestras. Yuan-Qing Yu has collaborated with Daniel Barenboim, Pinchas Zuckerman, Menahem Pressler, Lang Lang and Yo-Yo Ma. Yuan-Qing shares her love for the art of violin playing with students throughout Chicago.
As a member of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yuan-Qing Yu regularly offers her services as a performer, teacher, and interviewee on the CSO Radiothon. She has donated her services to church and community music-education programs. She has also enjoyed performing in CSO-sponsored events for patrons and school concerts. Yu was on the faculty at Northwestern University from 2000 to 2003. She currently serves on the faculty at Roosevelt University. She is a founding member of the chamber music group Civitas Ensemble.
Prior to joining the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Yuan-Qing Yu earned an artist certificate in violin and a master of music degree from Southern Methodist University.
Civitas Ensemble website
Civitas Ensemble Facebook page