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Biography

Yan-Hong ZhaoYan-Hong Zhao plays a unique instrument in many diverse settings.

  • Yan-Hong has played the dulcimer for over twenty years.

  • She has played with famous conductors and even for the President of China!

  • Ms. Zhao has performed very successfully in hundreds of musical concerts.

  • Yan-Hong graduated with honors, earning a BFA in Dulcimer Performance from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, one of the top five music schools in China.

  • Ms. Yan-Hong Zhao was born in Liaoning, China. At a very young age, she started to learn the yangchin from her father. After graduation from the Shenyang Conservatory of Music, she played with the state orchestra.

  • Yan-Hong has performed before the leaders of the Chinese government, including President Zemin Jiang, in the Beijing Capital Theater.

  • Ms. Zhao performed with the world-renowned Conductor Seiji Ozawa.

  • Yan-Hong has also won several awards for her performances in China, including some of highest offered by the government.

  • In 1997, Yan-Hong came to the United States to continue her studies.

  • During this time, she has appeared on Los Angeles Television, Japan Tokyo TV and PBS, and conducted a number of newspaper interviews with the "World Journal" and "China Journal," among others.

  • Yan-Hong was invited by the America Buddhist Congress to play music for the Dalai Lama. (recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize).

  • Yan-Hong played music in the Hollywood movie Now Chinatown, which won the Grand Jury Prize at the New York International Independent Film Festival.

  • Yan-Hong played various special events at Disneyland in Los Angeles, California

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