Short Stories
“Who is W7?”
Hu Kun’s European teaching debut turned out to be quite an experience…
It was May 1986 when the young violinist received a call from a certain “Lucy”. The lady over the phone was requesting violin lessons for her cousin “Christian”. Little did Kun know he would end up a few days later in Roger Moore’s chalet, watching a James Bond 007 movie, in Bond’s house…
“Monsieur, we need you to get off the train”
It was the last day of April in 1985, Kun had practised eight hours a day since January of the same year, and was fully prepared to travel to Brussels to participate in one of the most demanding and prestigious violin competitions in the world - The Queen Elizabeth Competition.
