Pauline Bai
Cello
From a musical family, Pauline Ping Bai started to learn
the cello at the age of eight. When she was thirteen she
won the third prize at the First National Youth Cello Competition
in Beijing, China. She received both her Bachelor of Music
degree and her Master of Music degree from the Shanghai
Conservatory of Music as a holder of the Outstanding Performance
Scholarship. In the United States Ms. Bai studied under
Eleanore Schoenfeld and Rajan Krishnaswami. Later she played
in the West Australian Symphony Orchestra in Perth and studied
with Rod McGrath, the former Associate Principal Cellist
of the London Symphony Orchestra and Principal Cellist of
the West Australian Symphony Orchestra. Since the 2001-2002
season Ms. Bai has been playing cello with the Honolulu
Symphony.
Ms. Bai has been active in playing solo recitals and chamber
music, including recitals at the Lyceum Theatre in Shanghai
and other venues in China. She was the cellist of the Shanghai
String Quartet at the International Festival of Chamber
Music and Ensemble Music in Lyon, France, and in concerts
at the Hong Kong City Hall. In 1995 Ms. Bai toured Hong
Kong and Taiwan and recorded throughout China, playing Principal
Cello in the Shanghai Youth Symphony Orchestra. She also
played Cello in the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra during her
time in Shanghai.
Ms. Bai taught at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music as a Lecturer in Cello
for three years. She was also active in establishing cello
teaching at the Shanghai Music Kindergarten. Since 1993
she has been teaching cello privately. Besides the cello,
she enjoys playing the piano, traveling, and reading.
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