Happenings Archive

Beijing native Chu Yibing began playing cello at seven, studied in Paris at 17, and became the principal cellist of the Basel Symphony Orchestra, but it wasn’t until he began conducting that he started loving music – at age 35! As head of the Central Conservatory of Music’s Cello Department, he leads China’s first permanent chamber ensemble, the China Cello Philharmonic. Besides regular international touring, they have played for former Chinese president Hu Jintao and US president Barack Obama; this month he brings a cello quartet to the Bookworm. This group often sells out – book soon!

50/40rmb with the April issue of Time Out Beijing