1990-2000
< 1980-1990 2000-2010 >
1999: Kun plays Bach Double Concerto with sister Zen Gothoni
Rauma Festival
Rauma Festival Orchestra
Rauma, Finland
July 1999
1999: Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s only masterclass at the Royal Academy of Music in London
Hu Kun initiated and assisted Lord Yehudi Menuhin’s masterclass at RAM two months before he passed away.
18th January 1999
1999: World Symphony Series
Durban City Hall, South Africa
20th May 1999
1998: Barber Concerto and Saint-Seans Introduction Rondo Capriccioso
10th Anniversary of winning the Lipizer Violin Competition (1988) with Orchestra Philharmonic de Macau Romania on Italian tour
Auditorium di Gorizia
Gorizia, Italy
December 1998
Messaggero Veneto - Gorizia, Italy 02/01/99
1998: Kun performs all Paganini 24 Caprices with a single break in between!
(Click image to watch)
Recital Room, Royal Academy of Music
London, United Kingdom
24th October 1998
1998: Brahms Violin Concerto with Hong Kong Sinfonietta
City Hall Concert Hall
Saturday 5th September 1998
1998: Kun’s debut performance of Paganini’s 24 Caprices at Dartington International Summer School & Festival of Music
18th July - 29th August 1998
1997: Elgar Violin Concerto
Far East Premiere with Lord Yehudi Menuhin & China National Symphony Orchestra
CCTV (China Central TV) coverage
Conductor: Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Beijing Concert Hall, China
16th-17th October 1997
Menuhin’s first visit to China in 1979 (Kun was in the audience!)…
…and Menuhin’s last visit in 1997 (Kun is on stage with him with the same orchestra, China National Symphony! ) - 79 to 97, what a coincidence!
Beijing Weekly front cover
1997: 50th Dartington International Summer School & Festival of Music
26th July - 30th August 1997
1997: Spanish Tour with Italian Sinfonietta
Valencia, Spain
28th April 1997
1996: Bruch Concerto with China National Symphony Orchestra (on its debut tour)
Conductor: Chen Zuo Huang
Shanghai TV Centre & Zhejiang Satellite TV Live Broadcast | Watch here
Shanghai and Hangzhou, China
September 1996
Shanghai Television Headquarter
1996: Masterclass at Central
Conservatory
of Music Beijing
Forbidden City Music Festival
Student: Lu Lu
Beijing, China
August 1996
1996: Performing Saint-Saëns Rondo Capriccioso with Britten Pears Symphony Orchestra
Chinese Embassy
London, United Kingdom
June 1996
1995: Masterclasses and Concert at Dartington International Summer School
Dartington, United Kingdom
19th-26th August 1995
1995: Arjeplog Festival
Arjeplog, Sweden
July 1995
1994: Concerto with Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra
Hong Kong, China
8th October 1994
Cape Town, Durban, Port Elizabeth, Johannesburg
Cape Town Symphony
Natal Philharmonic
National Symphony Orchestra
Pianist: Lamar Crowson
9th November 1993
1993: 9 Concerts in 21 Days - Debut Tour in South Africa
“Wow ! A new concert Superstar”
“Remarkable artist”
“World-class firecracker”
“Breathtaking performance”
Eastern Province Herald 17/11/93
The Angus 11/11/93
South African Airways in-flight magazine
1993: St-Florent-le-Vieil Festival
St-Florent-le-Vieil, France
17th July 1993
1992: The Strad Magazine Article “Mao to Menuhin”
London, United Kingdom
July 1992
“One of the most individual string players to burst onto the scene in recent years”
1992: Sinfonia Española in Málaga
March 1992
1991: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Bicentenary Celebration Concert in Athens with Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Lord Yehudi Menuhin
4th December 1991
1991: Mozart Bicentenary Recital Tour in Rossini’s Hometown - Pesaro, Italy
Pesaro, Italy
9th November 1991
1991: Hu Kun performs Beethoven, Schumann and Fauré Sonatas
Les Mées, France
10th August 1991
1990: The New York Times & Hong Kong Evening Standard Reviews
International Herald Tribune
New York, USA
Hong Kong
10/11/91
1990: Mozart Concerto No.4 with Asian Youth Orchestra on debut tour
Conductor: Lord Yehudi Menuhin
Tokyo Bunkamura Orchard Hall, Japan
Taipei National Concert Hall, Taiwan
Victoria Hall, Singapore
Culture Centre, Hong Kong
August 1990
1990: Performance in Whitehaven (24h notice)
Whitehaven, England
Saturday 14th July 1990
1990: Croisière Musicale - Danae
Monaco, Villefranche-sur-Mer, Malte, Delos, Mykonos, Volos, Météores, Le Pirée, Athènes, Palerme
10th-20th May 1990