Category: Precious moments

As said by the title, I sometimes find myself encountering amazing conductors, soloists, or interesting individuals after concerts. This is Zeng Yun, an exceptionally talented young horn player. He is now the principal horn of the BerlinPhil. We first met in 2018. Doesn’t time fly? This is Jörgen van Rijen. He was the principal trombone…

Over the years, it has always been an honor to meet friends who could enjoy playing ensemble pieces together. Here’s a picture of our brass quintet: Yulin and Major played the trumpet, I played the horn, Charles played the trombone and Charlie played the tuba. This pic was taken in 2020. Fleeting times. Here’s another…

An extremely realistic individual, my Horn teacher appears to be a recluse, detesting commercialization and conflicts of interests. His sole focus is mastering his instrument, and he prepares for concerts very diligently. Sometimes I go to his concerts, where he rarely makes mistakes. At the backstages of NCPA, Beijing↑ I’ve known him for over seven…

I was extremely honored to be volunteering at such an event. For the first few days I was the translator of Sarah Willis, BerlinPhil’s low horn. A very honorable moment for me, who was still a young man in 2019. Met many other interesting professors and soloists as well. This is Přemysl Vojta, a great…

This picture was taken in December, 2018, when I first met Stefan at CCOM, Beijing. He was at a masterclass with the horn students at CCOM. At that time, I was still a very young kiddo. Of course, it’s very rare to have the great Berliner Philharmoniker in Beijing. Before this chance I only saw…