Hu Nai-yuan
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Hu Nai-yuan is a Taiwan
ese violin
ist. He was the first prize winner of the 1985 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
.
Nai-Yuan has recorded the Goldmark Violin Concerto and Bruch Violin Concerto #2. He plays the Ex-Hubay Stradivarius.
Mr. Hu was born in Taiwan. He began studying the violin at age five and was soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Taiwan at the age of 8. He came to the United States in 1972 to continue his studies, first with Broadus Erle
and Joseph Silverstein
. He studied with Josef Gingold
at Indiana University
and also served as Gingold’s assistant after graduation. He is considered one of Mr. Gingold's best students.
He was featured as a violinist in the 2001 film Kate and Leopold starring Meg Ryan
and Hugh Jackman
.
Taiwan
Taiwan , also known, especially in the past, as Formosa , is the largest island of the same-named island group of East Asia in the western Pacific Ocean and located off the southeastern coast of mainland China. The island forms over 99% of the current territory of the Republic of China following...
ese violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist. He was the first prize winner of the 1985 Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
Queen Elisabeth Music Competition
The Queen Elisabeth Music Competition, a founding member of the World Federation of International Music Competitions has been, since its foundation, considered the world over to be one of the most prestigious and most difficult. It is devoted to violin , piano , to composition and to singing...
.
Nai-Yuan has recorded the Goldmark Violin Concerto and Bruch Violin Concerto #2. He plays the Ex-Hubay Stradivarius.
Mr. Hu was born in Taiwan. He began studying the violin at age five and was soloist with the National Youth Orchestra of Taiwan at the age of 8. He came to the United States in 1972 to continue his studies, first with Broadus Erle
Broadus Erle
Broadus Erle was an American violinist.Born in Chicago and reared in Toronto, Erle began his violin studies at age 3, taught by his mother, Brownie Earl. At age 5, he started taking lessons from Pasquale Briglia, concertmaster of the Detroit Symphony Orchestra...
and Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein
Joseph Silverstein is an American violinist and conductor.As a youth, Silverstein studied with his father, Bernard Silverstein, who was a public school music teacher...
. He studied with Josef Gingold
Josef Gingold
Josef Gingold was a Russian-Jewish-born classical violinist and teacher, who lived most of his life in the United States...
at Indiana University
Indiana University
Indiana University is a multi-campus public university system in the state of Indiana, United States. Indiana University has a combined student body of more than 100,000 students, including approximately 42,000 students enrolled at the Indiana University Bloomington campus and approximately 37,000...
and also served as Gingold’s assistant after graduation. He is considered one of Mr. Gingold's best students.
He was featured as a violinist in the 2001 film Kate and Leopold starring Meg Ryan
Meg Ryan
Margaret Mary Emily Anne Hyra , professionally known as Meg Ryan, is an American actress and producer. Raised in Bethel, Connecticut, Ryan began her acting career in 1981 in minor roles, before joining the cast of the CBS soap opera As the World Turns in 1982...
and Hugh Jackman
Hugh Jackman
Hugh Michael Jackman is an Australian actor and producer who is involved in film, musical theatre, and television.Jackman has won international recognition for his roles in major films, notably as action/superhero, period and romance characters...
.