Xiang Gao Explained

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.

Biography

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]

Personal life

Gao is married to Renee Dong, a linguist. The couple has a daughter.[5]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Xiang Gao . 2023-12-24 . Xiang Gao . en-US.
  2. News: Large . Maggie . 2007-03-02 . From China, With Style - Violinist Xiang GAO Joins Mso . . 2024-02-24 . https://archive.today/20240224115829/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/117BEB2A82ABF9A8&f=basic . 2024-02-24 .
  3. News: Fields . Greg . 2003-05-02 . Double Dipping - MSO Holding Events Saturday and Sunday . . 2024-02-24 . https://archive.today/20240224120324/https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=WORLDNEWS&docref=news/0FBE6DB7A5269C7F&f=basic . 2024-02-24 .
  4. News: 1999-02-23 . Violinist to be featured at ISU . . . 2024-02-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224114046/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pantagraph/141977402/ . 2024-02-24 .
  5. News: Price . Betsy . 2015-10-01 . 10 things about Xiang Gao and his expensive violins . https://web.archive.org/web/20240224121305/https://www.delawareonline.com/story/life/2015/10/01/things-xiang-gao-expensive-violins/73151250/ . 2024-02-24 . 2024-02-24 . The News Journal.