Junhong Kuang 匡俊宏,guitar

Kuang’s brilliantly clean passagework and sparkling arpeggios in the outer movements seem effortless and are balanced by a sensitively played middle movement, deeply elegant by any standard. (Concierto de Aranjuez) - American Record Guide, July 2021 (Jim McCutcheon)

Kuang’s performance is outstanding…His technical facility is mind-blowing. The way he dispatches the decorations and variations of the famous theme of the second movement is astonishing. (Concierto de Aranjuez) - Fanfare, March 2021 (Phillip Scott)

Kuang’s readings are impeccably clean, bright, and graceful enough to satisfy Rodrigo’s wish that his concerto be ‘no stronger than a butterfly’. (Concierto de Aranjuez) - BBC Music Magazine, September 2020 (Steph Power)

Kuang performs the Bach Chaconne with not only technical command but with an impressive understanding of the architecture of the piece. - American Record Guide, May 2015 (Kenneth Keaton)

 As one of the most influential young musicians today, guitarist Junhong Kuang was selected as one of the ‘30 Brilliant Classical Musicians Under 30 ' by conductor Julian Lloyd Webber. He has worked with many conductors, including Darrell Ang, Michael Francis, Tonu Kaljuste, Kevin Griffiths, Jed Gaylin, Nell Flanders, Chen Xieyang, Chen Lin, Yin Jiongjie Hu Yongyan, Zhu Qiyuan, Fu Renchang, and shared the stage with musicians: Manuel Barrueco, David Russell, Pepe Romero, Lv Siqing, Li-Wei Qin, Tao Wang, and Zeng Yun. He also works closely with composers Gerald Garcia, Yao Chen, Liu Peng, Jin Zhuosheng and Wen Ziyang. In 2017, Kuang was awarded the top prize in the classical guitar category of the prestigious ARD Music Competition, along with the Audience Prize and the Ifp-Musikpreis, making him the youngest prizewinner in ARD’s history.

Kuang has performed with some of the top orchestras around the world, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Czech Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Radio Orchestra, Basel Collegium, Peabody Symphony Orchestras, Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra, Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Sichuan Philharmonic Orchestra. Kuang’s recent performances including Tedesco’s D major guitar concerto with Sichuan Symphony Orchestra, Rodrigo’s Fantasia para un Gentilhombre with Xiamen Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra and Chengdu Symphony Orchestra, Concierto de Aranjuez with Bay Atlantic Symphony Orchestra, Suzhou Symphony Orchestra and Xian Symphony Orchestra, Vivaldi’s D major guitar concerto with Harbin Conservatory of music Symphony Orchestra and Sichuan Symphony Orchestra and Gerald Garcia’s China Sings with Zhejiang Conservatory of music Symphony Orchestra. Kuang is also the first Chinese guitarist to release guitar solo and concerto recordings on Naxos. In recent years, Kuang was invited to perform for the opening concert at the Madrid International Guitar Festival in Spain, to tour with Deutsche Grammophon recording Clarinetist Tao Wang in China and Japan, and to give a master class at the New York Juilliard School Pre-college, Hong Kong Chinese University, Peking University, and Tianjin Conservatory of Music.

Kuang began his study at the age of nine with Professor Xu Bao in Chengdu, China. He was accepted into the Peabody Institute of Johns Hopkins University at the age of 15 and is currently studying (Artist Diploma) with the legendary maestro Manuel Barrueco. He is an associate professor of classical guitar at the Sichuan Conservatory of Music and Pre-College faculty at The Tianjin Juilliard School.

才華洋溢的青年吉他演奏家 -《留聲機》

他有著無比精湛的技巧、明亮而又優雅的音色、以及對音樂細膩入微的掌控 - 《BBC音樂雜誌》
他演奏的巴哈《恰空》不僅展現了無懈可擊的技術，也呈現出了對音樂結構的完美詮釋 - 《美國錄音指南》
你將用音樂為世界帶來愛和美，神會保佑你 - 佩佩‧羅梅羅(Pepe Romero)

匡俊宏，四川音樂學院吉他副教授，天津茱莉亞學院吉他教師，拿索斯唱片公司藝術家。

2017年，17歲的匡俊宏獲得了第66屆慕尼黑ARD音樂大賽古典吉他組最高獎，同時包攬了最受觀眾歡迎獎與音樂基金會獎，是目前為止唯一一位在國際頂尖綜合賽事獲獎的亞洲吉他演奏家。

匡俊宏曾入選由指揮家兼大提琴家、英國伯明罕皇家音樂學院院長朱利安·韋伯推舉的「三十位三十歲以下的世界最傑出青年音樂家」。匡俊宏的國際演出生涯開始於12歲。 2012年，受邀與吉他皇帝 — 佩佩·羅梅羅大師在德國伊瑟隆吉他藝術節上同台獻藝。 2013年，受美國達達裡奧基金會邀請，在紐約卡內基音樂廳舉辦獨奏音樂會，全場觀眾多次全體起立鼓掌。 2015年，匡俊宏攜手愛沙尼亞國家交響樂團在愛沙尼亞首都塔林演奏新年音樂會，愛沙尼亞國家電台全歐洲轉播。 2017年，再次受邀與佩佩·羅梅羅大師在德國伊瑟隆吉他藝術節開幕音樂會上同台獻藝，分別演奏上下半場。自2017年獲獎ARD大賽後，匡俊宏在德國、瑞士、捷克、西班牙、日本、美國、墨西哥和中國巡迴演出。匡俊宏於2014及2020年全球發行了中國人在Naxos唱片公司的第一張吉他獨奏、協奏曲專輯。

匡俊宏曾多次與國內外頂尖交響樂團合作，包括：巴伐利亞廣播交響樂團、慕尼黑廣播交響樂團、愛沙尼亞國家交響樂團、捷克室內愛樂樂團、瑞士巴塞爾交響樂團、皮博迪音樂學院交響樂團、蘇州交響樂團、四川音樂學院交響樂團等。指揮家有：Michael Francis,Tonu Kaljuste, Jed Gaylin, Nell Flanders, Kevin Griffiths, 陳燮陽、陳琳、尹炯傑、胡詠言、朱其元、作曲家姚晨、洪毅全(Darrell Ang)、林木森等，同時與作曲家姚晨、文子保持著劉鵬合作。

匡俊宏近期受邀與：成都交響樂團、四川交響樂團、上海交響樂團(匡俊宏獨奏音樂會)、哈爾濱音樂學院交響樂團、浙江音樂學院室內管弦樂團、上海九棵樹交響樂團、西安交響樂團、廈門愛樂樂團等合作，同時受邀在北京大學藝術學院、香港中文大學(深圳)音樂學院、天津音樂學院、西班牙馬德里國際吉他藝術節、泰國瑪希斯特隆大學國際吉他藝術節、德國伊瑟隆國際藝術節、德國藝術音樂節、國際吉他藝術節、德國藝術音樂節、國際吉他藝術節、德國藝術音樂節、國際藝術藝術

匡俊宏畢業於四川音樂學院附中和約翰霍普金斯大學皮博迪音樂學院，師事徐寶教授、巴魯埃克(Manuel Barrueco)大師。
 

Mo Mo 莫漠,cello

Celebrated by the Weekly Music magazine for his "impeccably logical and also vivid,emotional playing",Mo Mo has firmly established himself as one of the leading cellists of his generation. In recent years,he has performed with esteemed orchestras such as China National Symphony Orchestra,China Philharmonic Orchestra,China National Opera House Symphony Orchestra,Beijing Symphony Orchestra,Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra,and the Macao Chinese Orchestra,under the baton of Tan Dun,Lv Jia,Yang Yang and Liu Sha. Mo Mo’s performances have resonated across the United States,China,and Europe at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall,Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.,National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing,Jordan Hall in Boston,and the Fontainebleau Palace in Paris. He is a regular invitee to prestigious music festivals such as Tanglewood Music Festival,the Heifetz International Music Institute,Festival Croisements,Shanghai New Music Week,and Macao Arts Festival. 

As a soloist,Mo Mo embraces a diverse repertoire and is passionate about promoting Chinese music culture. He has worked closely with leading Chinese composers such as Tan Dun,Chen Qigang,Zhao Jiping,Qin Wenchen,and Zhou Tian,on their groundbreaking cello concertos,including The Map and Reflet D`un Temps Disparu. His artistic ventures extend beyond classical realms,with notable collaborations with Ms. Han Hong,one of the most revered pop singers and music producers in China,on her debut cello composition "Chant for Life",dedicated to those suffered during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. He also left his mark on the realms of film music,recording original music for the acclaimed Full River Red by Director Zhang Yimou,and the art world,collaborating with English sculpture artist Antony Gormley for his exhibition,Living Time,at the TAG Art Museum. 

Mo Mo’s 2024-2025 season highlights include featuring in the season opening concert of New Jersey Festival Orchestra,performing Tan Dun’s cello concerto Crouching Tiger and Hidden Dragon. Solo appearance with Beijing Symphony Orchestra in NCPA China Orchestra Festival and Shanghai Spring International Music Festival,with China Symphony Orchestra in their season concert,as well as concert in International Music Festival in Yaroslavl.

An avid chamber music player,Mo Mo has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Mark Kaplan,Ilya Kaler,and Robert Diaz. He was invited to tour with artists from the Heifetz International Music Institute,performing across Rode Island and New York. In 2018,Mo Mo joined Beijing Contemporary Soloists,the first professional contemporary music ensemble in China,dedicated to promoting chamber works by both Chinese and international composers. Their debut album,Jade,released under Naxos in 2022,features chamber works by five distinguished Chinese composers.

Mo Mo began his cello studies with Professor Song Tao at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the age of 6,and later with the legendary Brazilian-American cellist Aldo Parisot at Yale School of Music. His accolades include top prizes at international competitions such as the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin,China,and the 2017 Koussevitzky Young Artist Award in New York. He is also a recipient of the Aldo Parisot Prize from Yale University,the Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Award from Tanglewood Music Center,and the Beneficent Society Scholarship from New England Conservatory. His other mentors includes Mula Na,Laurence Lesser,and Philippe Muller.
 

中國當代的年輕演奏家敢於在經典傑作中加入自我表達，本身便是值得稱讚的勇氣，何況莫漠帶來的兩個華彩樂段又確實足夠精彩。——《音樂週報》2025年4月2日

莫漠是一位技藝精湛的演奏家，也是一位成就非凡的藝術家，他以華麗的運弓，歌唱出最後一個音符…——《威斯菲爾德要聞》(Westfield Leader)(美)2024年10月3日

莫漠，大提琴演奏家，出生於北京，六歲開始習琴，接受中國大提琴教育家宋濤教授啟蒙。高中畢業後獨自赴美求學，先後受教於美國傳奇大提琴演奏大師阿爾多•帕里索特、著名大提琴家勞倫斯•萊瑟和法國著名大提琴家菲利普•穆勒先生。不同的師承加之超強的領悟力，使莫漠的演奏博採眾長，技藝日益精進，在學期間先後榮獲了耶魯大學音樂學院阿爾多•帕里索特大提琴演奏獎、勳菲爾德國際弦樂比賽大獎、庫恰文斯基音樂基金會青年藝術家大獎等多個獎項，近年則以高雅樂廳音樂節和廣泛音樂節的音樂節。

在剛剛過去的2024-2025樂季，莫漠先後與英國指揮家大衛·羅(David Wroe)合作，在新澤西節日樂團第42樂季開幕音樂會上演奏譚盾《臥虎藏龍》大提琴協奏曲(2024.9，美國新澤西)、與美國指揮家戴維·霍斯大提琴協奏曲(David Hoose)合作演奏海頓《C大調第一大提琴協奏曲》(2025.3，北京，中國交響樂團創作的《逝去的時光》(2025.4，北京)、與大提琴與管弦樂團創作的《逝去的時光》(2025.4，北京)、與大提琴與樂團指揮家合作演奏柴可夫斯基《洛可可主題變奏曲》(20205.5，上海、均北京交響樂團)、與作曲家兼指揮家譚盾合作在“2025青島·國際音藥週”閉幕音樂會上，再次演奏譚盾《臥虎藏龍》大提琴協奏曲(2025.6，青島，青島交響樂團)等。

莫漠也數度與作曲家譚盾合作，演奏其創作的大提琴及多媒體交響協奏曲《地圖》(2018，國家交響樂團；2021，深圳交響樂團、青島交響樂團)，近年來還曾與指揮家張國勇合作演奏理查‧史特勞斯的交響變奏曲《堂·吉訶德－一個騎士性格主題的幻想曲》(2023.3，杭州，杭州愛樂樂團)、與楊洋合作演奏週天大提琴協奏曲《水袖》(2023.3，上海，杭州愛樂樂團)和其鋼樂樂團去陳逝的時其鋼樂樂團。光》(2023.9，北京，中國愛樂樂團)、與指揮家俞峰合作演奏秦文琛大提琴協奏曲《黎明》(2023.5北京，中央音樂學院交響樂團)、與柴昊夫合作演奏柴可夫斯基《洛可可主題變奏曲》(2023.10，昆明，昆明樂團等。

身為獨奏家，2025年，莫漠應邀隨作曲家秦文琛赴俄羅斯參加第17屆雅羅斯拉夫爾尤里·巴什梅特國際音樂節，演奏秦文琛無伴奏大提琴獨奏《遙》，2024年8月，應邀赴美國波士頓中華表演藝術基金會音樂節，演奏舒曼與拉姆斯的獨奏與重奏作品。莫漠受邀參加的音樂節還有美國檀古屋音樂節、海菲茲國際音樂學校音樂節、法國楓丹白露音樂節等。

在曾經的特殊艱難時期，莫漠展現出了藝術家的超凡勇氣和音樂對人們所具有的精神力量，先後舉辦了“貝多芬大提琴與鋼琴作品全集”音樂會(長沙音樂廳，2020)、“如訴法蘭西——法國經典名曲音樂會”(北京中山音樂廳)、“浪漫與理性的隨想”(北京國家大大提琴劇院，均均110202020208年——大提琴獨唱音樂會」(上海東方藝術中心，2022)、「巴赫：無伴奏大提琴組曲音樂會」(北京中山公園音樂堂)、「樂見古典·勃拉姆斯的內心獨白」(北京音樂廳，均2023)，以及在北京、福州、天津、無錫等地舉辦的「大提琴的時間簡史」個人獨奏(2022222322)
 

Yinfei Wang 王寅飛,piano

Pianist Yinfei Wang made his first public appearance at the age of seven in the Shanghai Concert Hall. Since then, he has performed throughout China, Singapore, Spain, Australia and the United States. He has been a prizewinner of many national and international piano competitions, including Washington International Piano Competition, Gershwin International Piano Competition, Five Towns Piano Comeptition in New York, Jacob Flier Piano Competition, Shande Ding Piano Competition in Shanghai, Chopin Piano Competition in Connecticut and many others. As a soloist, Mr. Wang has performed with the Hudson Valley Philharmonic Orchestra, the MSM Symphony Orchestra, with conductors Vladimir Feltsman, Phillipe Entremont, among others.

An avid chamber musician, Mr. Wang has performed in many music festivals and concert series, including The Perlman Music Program, PianoSummer at New Paltz, Summer Concerts at NEC in Boston, Walnut Hill Music Festival, the Concerts on the Slope series in New York, and many others. He has collaborated with musicians such as Thomas Hill, Nai-Yuan Hu, Nicholas Kitchen, Kenneth Radnofsky and Cong Wu. His recordings could be found in the Shanghai Conservatory of Music: Seventieth Anniversary Gala Album.

Mr. Wang received his Bachelor’s degree from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, his Master’s and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Manhattan School of Music. His Principle teachers include Phillip Kawin, Yanxin Chen, Christopher Zhong and Chongfang Zhang.