Hai-Ye Ni
Hai-Ye Ni joined The Philadelphia Orchestra as principal cello at the beginning of the 2006-07 season after having served as associate principal cello of the New York Philharmonic since 1999. She first came into prominence after her critically praised New York debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1991, a result of her winning first prize at the Naumburg International Cello Competition.
Among the symphony orchestras with which she has appeared as soloist are Chicago, San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Orchestre National de Paris, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony, and China Philharmonic.
A respected musician, Ms. Ni has served on the jury of Finland’s V Paulo International Competition in April 2013, and has given master classes at Curtis Institute of Music, Mannes College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, and the Central Conservatory in Beijing.
Born in Shanghai, China, Ms. Ni studied at the Shanghai Conservatory, the San Francisco Conservatory, and the Juilliard School.
Among the symphony orchestras with which she has appeared as soloist are Chicago, San Francisco, Vancouver, Singapore, Hong Kong, the Orchestre National de Paris, Vienna Chamber Orchestra, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Symphony, and China Philharmonic.
A respected musician, Ms. Ni has served on the jury of Finland’s V Paulo International Competition in April 2013, and has given master classes at Curtis Institute of Music, Mannes College of Music, Manhattan School of Music, Shanghai Conservatory, and the Central Conservatory in Beijing.
Born in Shanghai, China, Ms. Ni studied at the Shanghai Conservatory, the San Francisco Conservatory, and the Juilliard School.