Career

Jiaxin graduated from Shanghai Conservatory of Music

Shanghai Conservatory of Music

The Shanghai Conservatory of Music , as the first music institution of higher education in China, was founded on November 27, 1927. The teachers and students have won numerous awards both home and abroad, thus earning the conservatory the name, “the cradle of musicians”.-History:The Shanghai...

, China, in 1997. She was already giving performances with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra

Shanghai Symphony Orchestra is an influential orchestra in China. The music director is Long Yu.It was founded in 1879 as Shanghai Public Band, one of the earliest orchestras in Eastern Asia. It was renamed to Shanghai Municipal Council Symphony Orchestra in 1922. Starting in 1919, an Italian...

 but left China for further studies in New Zealand where she received her Master's Degree at the University of Auckland

University of Auckland

The University of Auckland is a university located in Auckland, New Zealand. It is the largest university in the country and the highest ranked in the 2011 QS World University Rankings, having been ranked worldwide...

 in 2001.

While in New Zealand Jiaxin was principal cello of the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and played regularly with both the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra was established in the early 1980s and has become one of New Zealand's major performing organisations. The instigation of its Composer-in-Residence programme in 1990 has made the orchestra an important force in the promotion of New Zealand composed...

 and New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

New Zealand Symphony Orchestra

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra is the national orchestra of New Zealand. It is a crown entity owned by the Government of New Zealand, with 90 full-time players....

. With the Auckland Symphony Orchestra she performed cello concertos by Dvorak, Elgar and Lalo. Jiaxin was also a founding member of the Aroha String Quartet.

Since 2007 Jiaxin has been living in London where she has given several recitals. Her performance in April 2008 at Her Majesty’s Theatre with both Andrew

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber is an English composer of musical theatre.Lloyd Webber has achieved great popular success in musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on Broadway. He has composed 13 musicals, a song cycle, a set of...

 and Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...

 was described as “the emotional highlight of the evening”. She appeared as a soloist at the Royal Festival Hall

Royal Festival Hall

The Royal Festival Hall is a 2,900-seat concert, dance and talks venue within Southbank Centre in London. It is situated on the South Bank of the River Thames, not far from Hungerford Bridge. It is a Grade I listed building - the first post-war building to become so protected...

 in April 2011 and on BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3

BBC Radio 3 is a national radio station operated by the BBC within the United Kingdom. Its output centres on classical music and opera, but jazz, world music, drama, culture and the arts also feature. The station is the world’s most significant commissioner of new music, and its New Generation...

 in October 2011.

Jiaxin's first recording with the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...

, released in March 2011, is Menotti's Arioso for 2 cellos and strings, featured on the album The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber

The Art of Julian Lloyd Webber

-Track listing:Disc 1# "Cello Concerto 1st Movement" by Edward Elgar# "The Swan" by Saint-Saens# "Salut d’amour" by Edward Elgar# "Clair de Lune" by Claude Debussy# "Meditation from Thais" by Jules Massenet# "Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring" by Bach...

.

Personal

Jiaxin Cheng is married to the cellist Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber

Julian Lloyd Webber is a British solo cellist who has been described as the "doyen of British cellists".-Early life:Julian Lloyd Webber is the second son of the composer William Lloyd Webber and his wife Jean Johnstone . He is the younger brother of the composer Andrew Lloyd Webber...

. They have one daughter, Jasmine Orienta, born June 14, 2011.

External links

• Bach Suite No1 Performance
• Extract from Menotti's Arioso for 2 cellos and strings.