Media

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Live Performances

实况演奏

Talk Show: From China to the World - The Extraordinary Musical Journey of Violinist Hu Kun (22/05/2021)

Watch full interview on Weibo

First performance of Debussy’s “La Mer” with Qingdao Symphony Orchestra at Qingdao Grand Theatre (26/03/11)

First performance of Debussy’s “La Mer” with Qingdao Symphony Orchestra at Qingdao Grand Theatre (26/03/11)

First Performance of Ravel’s “La Valse” (2011)

First Performance of Ravel’s “La Valse” (2011)

Elgar Violin Concerto (1st part) Asian Premiere with Lord Yehudi Menuhin conducting China National Symphony Orchestra - Beijing Concert Hall (18/10/97)

Hu Kun 胡坤 won the TV & Radio Public 1st Prize and the 4th Prize at the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition in - Brussels, Belgium (05/1985)

Final Performance Audio

Conducting Serenade for Strings in C, Op 48 Elegie, Finale By Tchaikovsky with Lin Yao Ji Virtuosi for the memorial concert of Prof. Lin Yao Ji - Hong Kong Cultural Centre (17/07/2011)

Bruch Concerto No.1 in G minor with the China National Symphony Orchestra - Hangzhou, China (05/09/1996)

Hu Kun's 胡坤 interview with Sir Yehudi Menuhin on FR3, Ysaye Solo Sonata No. 6 (at 7:00 am) (06/1987)

Hu Kun performs all Paganini 24 Caprices (No. 5) with only a single break at the Royal Academy of Music in London on 24/10/1998 (selection)

良宵/胡坤与友伦敦乐团首演/中国驻英使馆/查培新大使/科林.戴维斯爵士 / New Year’s Eve / Hu Kun and Friends Orchestra London / The Ambassador / debut at the Chinese Embassy - London 18/02/05

Hu Kun plays Sibelius Concerto with Lord Yehudi Menuhin/Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra at SFB Broadcasting House Grand Hall 08/10/87 (1st Mvt)

 

Documentaries

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People TV Interview: Violinist HU Kun “Menuhin Shows Me the Way to Become a Great Artist” - London (May 2015)

“The First Winner” - Historical documentary film by Beijing TV in 1981 when China Culture Minister held a celebration concert for Hu Kun and Prof. Lin Yao Ji

“The Story of Hu Kun” Documentary, Phoenix CNE TV Europe (29 & 30/06/03)

Hu Kun - World-class Musician from Chengdu (Walk in to the World of Music Explorer HU Kun). Sino - European 40th Anniversary filmed by Phoenix PNE Europe (2015). Aired over Europe, North America and Africa (08/03/2016)

 

Archive footage

历史资料

Honorary Member of The Royal Academy of Music, Awarded by HRH The Duchess of Gloucester - Marylebone Parish Church, London, UK (03/07/02)

Elgar Concerto Lesson with Lord Menuhin at Maestro's Home - London, United Kingdom (02/10/1997)

First conducting lesson with Sir Colin Davis, Beethoven Symphony No. 1 - London 02/07/04

 

Audio (live)

Aram Khachaturian Concerto in D minor - Queen Elizabeth Competition Final

Hu Kun with National Orchestra of Belgium, conducted by Georges Octors (Brussels, 31/05/1985)

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