Yuan Yuan
Clarinet
Professor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Peking
Professor Yuan is a renowned clarinetist, professor of clarinet and doctoral advisor at the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM) in Beijing, where he also serves as Head of the Orchestral Studies Department and Artistic Director of the International Clarinet Art Festival at CCOM. He is also the Artistic Director of the China Buffet Crampon Youth Clarinet Competition. He graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music and the Conservatorium van Amsterdam, studying under Huang Yuanfu, Tao Chunxiao, and Herman Braune.
A frequent jury member at international competitions, he has served on the panel of numerous major events, including as Chair of the Jury at the 42nd Belgrade International Music Competition, and as a juror at the 2nd & 4th Belgian Ghent International Clarinet Competitions and the 2nd & 4th Jacques Lancelot International Clarinet Competitions (Japan).
He regularly gives solo recitals across China and has been invited to perform and teach masterclasses at leading conservatories and festivals worldwide, including the Royal Conservatory of Brussels (Belgium), the Sibelius Academy (Finland), the 3rd European Clarinet Festival, the Shanghai International Clarinet Festival, the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra Clarinet Week, and the Lanzhou Clarinet & Saxophone Festival.
From 2005 to 2018, he served as Associate Principal Clarinetist of the China Philharmonic Orchestra. To further promote the development of clarinet art in China, he founded the International Clarinet Art Festival at the Central Conservatory of Music, which continues to attract top international artists and young talents.