ARCANGELO PIANO QUARTET,Chamber ensemble

Xi Yang, Violist & Violinist

Mr. Yang Xi began his distinguished music career when he

was a student at the Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China

where he studied both violin and viola Performance. He had

his first solo debut when he was 9 years old. By the age of 12

he made an average of 200 solo appearances a year in China.

He won the National Violin Competition in Shanghai and made

his solo debut with the Beijing Philharmonic Orchestra. He

then, toured China with the Beijing Youth Symphony as

soloist and concertmaster. At the age of 17, he was a semi-

finalist in the prestigious Jacques Tibaud International Violin

Competition in Paris, France which earned him a place in the <<Encyclopedia of Major Events in Modern Chinese History>>.

Arriving in the United States, Mr. Yang won a National Strings Competition in Arkansas and has performed numerous solo recitals, chamber music concerts and gave master classes to young string players from many public schools and colleges. A graduate of Indiana University School of Music, he studied violin and chamber music ensemble, from baroque style to modern composers, under the guidance of James Buswell, Nelli Shkolnikova, Josef Gingold and Rostislav Dubinsky. "Mr. Yang has all the ability and potential to become one of the greatest solo violinists in the world today..." ( Isaac Stern 1987, Indiana University )

Mr. Yang was the Principal Violist for the Florida Philharmonic Orchestra, Florida Grand Opera and the Principal Viola with the Symphony of the Americas. He is also the Assistant Concertmaster and recently a guest conductor with the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra. A well established viola and violin teacher in the Triangle area and beyond, his students are age from 7 years old to adults. He is a member of string faculty with the Resurrection Music School and member of the Duo Appassionato. In addition, he is the founding music director and conductor of the Youth Symphony of Florida.

Reviews:

Durham Symphony Orchestra

Raleigh Symphony Orchestra Solo Reviews

Sound:

Bruch Violin Concerto1 ( Yang Xi, violin. / Raleigh Symphony Orchestra )

Bruch Violin Concerto2

Bruch Violin Concerto3

Sinfonia Concertante W. A. Mozart (Izabela, violin / Yang Xi, viola)

Sinfonia Concertante1

Sinfonia Concertante2

Sinfonia Concertante3

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