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July 2001, Dan
Yu won First Prize in the 5th USA International Harp Competition-the
first harpist from China ever to win this prestigious competition.
The USA International Harp Competition, which is held every three
years in Bloomington, IN, has launched the careers of some of
the top harpists in the world. Competing against 36 competitors
from 14 countries, Ms. Yu was unanimously awarded the Gold Medal,
and also captured two additional prizes for her interpretation
of the Concerto No. 1 by Ginastera, and for the solo work Maqamat
by the contemporary Israeli composer, Ami Ma'ayani. As part of
the First Prize, Dan Yu won a unique Commemorative Gold Harp made
specially for the Competition by Lyon & Healy Harps, and donated
by the Victor Salvi Foundation, as well as a recording contract,
and recitals in London, New York, France and Japan.
Dan Yu's lyrical interpretations, profound musicality, and technical
mastery have captivated and dazzled audiences across three continents.
She has performed solo recitals and chamber music concerts throughout
the United States, Europe and Asia, and this season will be presented
in two debut recitals in Alice Tully Hall, New York, and Wigmore
Hall, London. Other performances this year include solo recitals
at the World Harp Congress in Geneva, and in San Francisco, Salt
Lake City, Las Vegas, Denver and Atlanta. Her debut CD on the
Egan Records label was released this spring.
A frequent competition winner, Ms. Yu was also a winner of the
Anne Adams Competition of the American Harp Society for two consecutive
years (1995 and 1996). An experienced teacher as well as performer,
she was Director of the nationally acclaimed Roanoke County Schools
Harp Ensemble from 1999 to 2000.
Ms. Yu was born in Shenyang, in the province of Liaoning, in
China in 1974. She began studying piano at the age of 6 and harp
at 10 with Prof. Ping-Qiu Yue at the Middle School of Shenyang
Conservatory of Music, and came to the United States in 1993 to
continue her harp studies. She studied with Dr. Ruth Inglefield
at the Peabody Institute in Baltimore and is currently studying
with Susann McDonald at Indiana University.
Click here for Dan Yu's
upcoming concert information.
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Hsu, Yi-Lien
Lee, Chung-Da
Shih, Ching-Ju
Wang, Judy
Yu, Dan
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