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一個離家千萬哩、勇敢聰慧的孩子,在全新陌生環境中如何克服萬難,奮戰不懈。虹文的故事,讓我想要一直看下去,因為她是如此努力地超越恐懼、愁苦,排除一路上所有的障礙,成為一位藝文雙修、才華洋溢的音樂家和作家。
–小提琴天王帕爾曼
最完美的大提琴演出
–《波士頓環球報》
飛揚的大提琴家
–《紐約時報》
“a terrific performance ... pentatonic lyricism”
尤虹文:《紐約時報》讚譽為"飛揚的大提琴家"。《波士頓環球報》評為"最完美的大提琴演出",《蘋果日報》以"驚艷旅美大提琴家"作專題報導,《哈佛紅報》票選「傑出十五大藝術家」,以時而婉轉深沉,時而清亮悠揚的琴聲,不僅直探樂曲的精髓擄獲現場聽眾的心,更讓人意猶未盡的期待再一次的相契相合。多次和知名小提琴天王帕爾曼及華裔大提琴家馬友友合作,演出於美國各大電視台實況播映,邀訪包括卡內基廳"古今迴響音樂節"擔任大提琴獨奏家,紐約林肯中心,茱莉亞樂壇新秀獨奏會,艾佛利費雪廳首席大提琴家,紐約大都會博物館,紐約現代美術館,哈佛大學第榮譽博士演出,第十屆華人高峰會,新美術館,奇美博物館,布碌崙音樂學院BAM,富朗音樂季大提琴獨奏家,以及紐約911雙子星遺址紀念音樂會。 台灣高雄市人,哈佛藝術獎得主,連續兩屆台灣大提琴冠軍。以「極優等經濟殊榮」畢業於哈佛大學經濟系,茱莉亞音樂院大提琴演奏碩士。現為茱莉亞音樂院Career Development 職業發展導師。曾擔任茱莉亞交響樂團大提琴首席,大提琴助教,榮獲"大提琴教學獎"並受邀至帕爾曼 音樂節及各大學院校指導音樂大師班和演講講座。
虹文的單曲專輯「在那遙遠的地方」五月十五日在美國上市。虹文的著作《為夢想單飛》由天下文化出版,甫出版即榮登博客來暢銷排行榜。有關虹文的訊息,請加入臉書
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Praised by the New York Times for her "soaring" playing and by the Boston Globe for "lyricism," Taiwan-born cellist Mimi Yu is known for her cutting-edge experiments in blending East and West and melding art forms.Ms. Yu's artistic vision is based on her unwavering belief in the ability to unite people through the arts. She has performed at Carnegie Hall, Lincoln Center and The Metropolitan Museum of Art, and has collaborated with the world’s greatest classical musicians such as Itzhak Perlman and Yo-Yo Ma. Her inter-disciplinary artistic vision was the motivation behind creative works such as Sound Sculpture I, a collaboration between music, sculptures and movement. Other performance highlights include solo appearances with Carnegie Hall’s ’s “Ancient Path, Modern Voices”, the New York Continuum, New Juilliard Ensemble, and Kaohsiung Philharmonic Orchestra, performances as principal cellist for Tan Dun ’s “Secret Land”, recital debut with Juilliard’s Emerging Stars, and soloist at the 10th Chinese Leader Summit. Ms. Yu is a versatile performer who believes in the promise of new music. She has premiered composers such as Pamela Z, Errollyn Wallen, Guo Wen Jing, Tan Dun, Robert Xavier Rodríguez, Dimitry Yanovsky, Laura Schwendinger, and Kayhan Kalhor of the Silkroad Project. Past season performances have featured debuts at Alice Tully Hall, MoMA Summergarden, Neue Galerie, BAM, Chi Mei Museum, Make Music NY, Aspen, American Repertory Theater, Zankel Hall, Rose Theater at Lincoln Center, Severance Hall, Taiwan National Concert Hall, TECO, Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall, MET, FOCUS festival, Fromm Music Foundation, Boca Raton Festival of the Arts, Palm Beach, Santa Barbara Lobero Theater, and 9/11 Memorial Performance at Ground Zero, which was nationally televised. Upon leaving Taiwan at the age of fifteen, Ms. Yu completed the Young Artist Diploma program at the Cleveland Institute of Music. She went on to attend Harvard College and graduated with magna cum laude distinction in economics. Upon graduation, she moved to New York to study at The Juilliard School, where she led the orchestra as the principal cellist and assisted in teaching liberal arts and orchestral repertoire. As a teaching artist, Ms. Yu has delivered lectures and master classes at more than twenty Chinese universities and taught underprivileged children in New York. She is now part of the faculty team at the Juilliard Career Development Mentoring Program. With a father from Taiwan and a mother from China, Ms. Yu was raised with help from her grandmother, who overcame poverty and illiteracy to become a small storeowner. Ms. Yu's memoir "Flying Solo," published in 2012, was a bestseller in Taiwan. Ms. Yu's EP album “In a Faraway Land” with The Shanghai Restoration Project is available on iTunes and Amazon, and her full album will debut in late 2013.
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Chi Mei Museum Sound Sculpture I
"Play Clay Love" Tainan, Taiwan
Cello Master Class, Hsin Chu, Taiwan
Cello Master Class, Taidong,Taiwan
Sun Yat Sen Memorial Hall works by J.S.Bach
Taipei, Taiwan
Harvard University Hall Recital Series
Works by Johannes Brahms
Summergarden @ Moma with works by Cory, Schwendinger and Wallen New York, NY
Perlman Music Program Israel Residency Tour of Jerusalem, Tel Aviv Alice Tully Hall Xiang Zhang conducts Juilliard Orchestra Alice Tully Hall Juilliard School presents Rising Stars Chamber Music Recital Palm Beach, FL Perlman Music Program presents Mimi Yu in Trio 66 Paul Hall Solo Recital Carter, Faure, Dvorak, Bach Paine Hall, MA Harvard University Fromm Foundation presents "Intersection" Soloist: Mim Yu New York Continuum Goddard Music Evening present Mimi Yu New York, NY
Sarasota, FL Sarasota Chamber Music Residency String Trio with Laura Seay and Megan Griffin Alice Tully Hall Carnegie Hall presents " Ancient Voices, Modern Paths" Soloist: Mimi Yu New Juilliard Ensemble Neue Galerie, NY WIP recital with Kwan Yi Alice Tully Hall Principal Cellist: Mimi Yu Conductor: Tan Daun Secret Land for 12 cellos
Juilliard School presents Mimi Yu 180 Maiden Lane Beethoven, Debussy, Popper Bar Harbor, New York chamber music concert with Don Weilerstein Dvorak, Beethoven MoMA presents Summergarden New York, NY New Juilliard Ensemble conducted by Joel Sachs
Principal Cellist Mimi Yu Juilliard Orchestra conducted by Emmanuel Villaume Boca Raton, FL Chamber Music tour with Itzhak Perlman
Metropolitan Museum New York, NY A Night of Chamber Music with Itzhak Perlman
9/11 Ground Zero Memorial Concert with Itzhak Perlman New York, NY
《為夢想單飛》演講暨音樂巡迴:
30雜誌週年論壇
2012遠見華人企業領袖高峰會
彰化縣閱讀領行演講
臺北大學
花蓮慈濟大學
遠見雜誌台灣大學校園論壇
新竹教育大學
高雄科技大學
台東大學人文學院
大仁科技大學
彰化美學館
高雄愛樂
屏東誠品
臺北故事館
台北人文空間
新舞台靜思書軒
臺北,台中,花蓮慈濟醫院
哈佛大學校友會
遠見安麗青年論壇
奇美博物館
《為夢想單飛》音樂演講系列活動,洽詢聯絡:flying.solocello@gmail.com
“In this touching book, we watch a brave and brilliant child go up against the odds in a strange new country thousands of miles from her own. We want to keep reading as Mimi Yu transforms into a tremendously gifted musician, an astonishing writer, and overcomes her fears, anxieties, and obstacles that appear along the way. Truly inspirational, this is a must-read.” – Itzhak Perlman
Mimi's first Chinese book was released in 2012 and immediately ranked second on the best seller list. Please visit books.com.tw or contact Ms. Lee at Common Wealth Publishin Group for direct shipment. (011-886-22517-3688 ext. 904)
Mimi is available for lecture, media, and speaking engagements. Please contact Common Wealth Publishing Group or write to flying.solocello@gmail.com
她,和馬友友一樣,哈佛大學、茱莉亞音樂學院畢業
她,幾度和帕爾曼同台,是國際藝文圈正崛起的新星。
她,是尤虹文――在高雄土生土長、沒有傲人背景與財富的平凡台灣女孩兒。
國中畢業後,隻身赴美念高中;一面精進音樂,一面拚命念書,以優秀成績進入哈佛經濟系。
這本書紀錄她如何以堅強信念、意志力和正確方法 在異鄉熬過重重考驗、自我成長的生命故事。
訂書專線:天下文化李經理 (TEL:011 886(2)2517-3688 分機 904)
《為夢想單飛》邀約聯絡:flying.solocello@gmail.com
感謝奇美基金會多年支持及名琴資助。
贊助支持:flying.solocello@gmail.com
Special Thanks to
Philanthropic Ventures Foundation Funds contributed by Jean Sawyer Weaver Chi Mei Foundation
for their generous support.
If you are interested in finding out more about Mimi's artistic projects, please follow her on Facebook or contact flying.solocello@gmail.com
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