YI KEFEI

VIOLIN

Professor of Viola, Orchestral Department, Sichuan Conservatory of Music; Master’s Supervisor; Deputy Director of the Violin/Viola Teaching and Research Section; Visiting Scholar at the Elisabeth University of Music (Japan).

He has extensive teaching and performance experience. Her students have won numerous awards in national and international competitions, including:

● 2nd Prize (Category C, Viola String Solo) at the 11th International Young Musicians Competition, Massa (Italy), 2022

● Silver Prize in the Youth Professional Category at the J.S. Bach International Music Open Competition, 2022

● 2nd Prize in the Professional Youth Category at the First “Tianlong Cup” National Viola Concerto Competition, 2022

Individual teaching awards include:

Outstanding Instructor at the Chengdu Arts Talent Competition; Outstanding Instructor Award at the Melbourne International Youth Music Competition; Best Teacher Award at the Hummingbird Competition in Germany; Outstanding Instructor Award (China Division) at the Singapore-China International Music Competition; Outstanding Instructor Award at the 11th International Young Musicians Competition, Massa (Italy); Outstanding Instructor Award at the J.S. Bach International Music Open Competition, 2022.

He has been invited to serve as a jury member and mentor in various domestic and international competitions, including the Viola Category of the Sichuan Division of the Melbourne International Youth Music Competition; the String Category Invitational of the European Elbe Valley International Music Festival (Chengdu Division); and the Chengdu Division of the Hummingbird String Competition in Germany.

He has published several academic papers in core Chinese journals and independently led multiple research projects at both university and provincial levels. She is the author of the academic monograph Practical Technical Training and Application for Professional Viola Performers, which has received wide acclaim in the field.

He has long served as Principal Viola of the Symphony Orchestra of Chengdu City Music Hall and the Sichuan Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra, accumulating rich experience in orchestral and chamber music performance.

In 2023, she served as the viola soloist for the National Arts Fund project Symphonic Suite of the Tibetan, Qiang, and Yi Ethnic Groups, performing the concerto movement Ancient Watchtower Post – Jiarong Moon Song. The world premiere and subsequent touring performances were held at Chengdu City Music Hall and were a complete success.