Cheng Jiaxin

Cheng Jiaxin, 2018

Cheng Jiaxin ( Chinese  程嘉欣 , Pinyin Chéng Jiāxīn ; born October 2, 1974 ) is a Chinese cellist .

life and career

Cheng attended the Shanghai Music Conservatory until 1997 . She has already performed with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra , but then left China for further studies in New Zealand , where she obtained her master's degree from the University of Auckland in 2001 .

During her stay in New Zealand, Cheng was principal cellist with the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and played regularly with both the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra. With the Auckland Symphony Orchestra she played cello concertos by Dvorak , Elgar and Lalo . Cheng was also a founding member of the Aroha String Quartet.

Cheng has lived in London since 2007, where she gave several recitals. Her appearance in April 2008 at Her Majesty's Theater with Andrew and Julian Lloyd Webber was described as “the emotional highlight of the evening”. She performed as a soloist at the Royal Festival Hall in April 2011 and with Julian Lloyd Webber on BBC Radio 3, Classic FM, CNN Global TV and BBC TV. They made recordings for Universal Classics and Naxos. Further recordings and tours with the European Union Chamber Orchestra are planned for 2013.

Cheng's first recording with cellist Julian Lloyd Webber, released in March 2011, was Menotti's Arioso for two cellos and strings and was featured on the album The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber .

Cheng Jiaxin is married to cellist Julian Lloyd Webber. You have a daughter (* 2011).

Individual evidence

1. ^ Julian Lloyd Webber becomes father for second time at 60 timesofmalta.com, accessed December 30, 2012.

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Chinese. Cheng is the family name here, Jiaxin is the first name.