Kun HU

Studied under the famous violin educators Yaoji Lin and Yehudi Menuhin, Kun HU won the Fifth Prize at the Sibelius Violin Competition in Helsinki in 1980, became the first person ever won an international violin competition prize in the Chinese music history. Since then, he won the media front coverage all over the country, on major television and radio programs, also a documentary film "The First Winner" has been released about him in China, performed for the state guests including President Reagan in 1983. A few years later, he became the fourth prize winner and the TV/Radio Public 1st prize winner of the prestige Queen Elisabeth Competition in Brussels in May 85. Three months later he won the 1st Prize (plus four category prizes) of the Menuhin Competition in Paris with the title “Grand Laureate de la ville de Paris” given by Madame Chirac whom invited Kun to perform at the Hotel de Ville in Paris specially for her friends, such as Madame George Pompidou... then Kun was invited by Lord. Yehudi Menuhin to London became his protégé and only private student. The teacher and student played all over the world together, as well as making several CDs, appearing on the TV/radio interviews together. 

Besides Kun’s successful career as a violinist, he has developed great interest in conducting which started accidentally when he had to conduct his formal teacher Alberto Lysy at the last minute notice in Geneva in 85. He is currently working with Sir. Colin Davis on some major repertoires.

Besides Kun's exciting performing career, he is also a dedicated professor at the Royal Academy of Music, aiming to pass on his unique experience to the younger generation violinists. Apart from his master classes in world’s top festivals and competitions, he has taught at the Music School of Indiana University in 99 and Yehudi Menuhin School from 97-2001. In recent years, Kun has produced many outstanding international competition prize winner/concert/recording artists, broke many British conservatory records. Kun was awarded by the Duchess of Gloucester as an Honorary Member of the Royal Academy of Music. He has also been appointed as a guest Prof. at the Central Conservatory of Music--Beijing, Sichuan Conservatory--Chengdu and Xinhai Conservatory--Guangzhou after his master classes tour in China which includes Shanghai Conservatory 05.