Yukuang Jin
Founder of the Novus-Classica Camerata
Convener of "Project Spring Bird", Shanghai
Award winner of Khachaturian International Conducting Competition
Award winner of Only Stage International Conducting Competition
"Ten Outstanding Chinese Young Conductors"
- Musicians' Association of China
- Beijing Music Festival, 2021.10
"New artist of the Year"
"Young Musician Award"
Ganlan Art Awards, China, 2022.2
Jin Yukuang started his conducting career in 2015, under the guidance of Professor:
Zhao Xiao-ou 2015-2018
Director of High School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music’s Ensemble Department
Zhang Guoyong 2018-2019
Vice president of Chinese Musicians' Association
Lin Daye 2019-2021
Music Director and Principal Conductor of Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra
Yu Long 2021-now
Artistic Director of the China Philharmonic, Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Music Director of the Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra
Jin has been interviewed by China Central Television (CCTV), China Daily, Beijing Daily, China Culture Daily, China Art Daily, Beijing Youth Daily, Liberation Daily, Morning News, Wenhui Daily, classical music magazine “Philharmonic”, Music Weekly and Beijing Radio & Television Station (BRTV).
Whether Jin Yukuang is working with young musicians of his age, such as Chen Yibai, Lin Ruifeng, Serena Wang, Ju Xiaofu, etc., or with senior musicians such as Li Weigang, Ning Feng, Huang Zheng, he is always able to revel his unique charm and vitality of the new generation to everybody around him.
Since September 2021, Jin Yukuang has become the only undergraduate student of the internationally renowned conductor Yu Long.
In June 2021, as the youngest contestant and the only one born after 2000, he won the runner-up of two International Conducting Awards: Khachaturian International Conducting Competition and Only Stage International Conducting Competition, both of which were the first Chinese to receive the award.
Project “Spring Bird“ is a project that aimed at creating a "revolution" among young Chinese classical musicians and boosting their careers.
On 25th of September 2021, as the convener of the project, Jin designed the 2021/22 Music Season and kicked off with the season-opening concert of Kapustin and Piazzolla with his own Camerata.
The Beijing Music Festival (BMF) is an annual music festival held in Beijing, is one of the most well-known musical events in the world.
Artists that have appeared at the festival include Argerich, Zukerman, Maisky, Penderecki, Thibaudet, Issac Stern, Gergiev, Vengerov, Eschenbach, Lang Lang and so on.
