| Xiang Gao | |
| Background: | solo_violinist |
| Birth Name: | 高翔 (Gāoxiáng) |
| Birth Date: | 1973–1974 (age 50–51) |
| Birth Place: | Fuzhou, China |
| Origin: | Beijing, China |
| Genre: | Classical |
| Occupation: | Violinist |
| Associated Acts: | 6-WIRE |
| Website: | https://xianggao.net/ |
Xiang Gao (; born 1973 or 1974) is a Chinese violinist.[1] Gao has performed as a soloist for numerous world leaders, including two U.S. Presidents, three Chinese Presidents, and King Juan Carlos I of Spain. He is also the director and violinist for 6-WIRE, the University of Delaware's ensemble in residence.
Gao was born in Beijing in 1973 or 1974.[2] His mother and father played the violin professionally, and when he was eight years old, he began playing the violin.[3] Gao’s skill led him to finish first in a national violin contest held in China later in his adolescence. In 1991, he moved to the United States.[4] There he attended the University of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance.[3] Gao is currently the UD Trustees Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of Delaware, which he moved to in 2001.[5]
Maggie Large of The Telegraph worte that Gao is "one of the first Chinese soloists to hit it big on the international scene".[2]
Gao is married to Renee Dong, a linguist. The couple has a daughter.[5]