个人简介
Recognized for her virtuosic technique and superb artistry, violinist Xika Huang has performed on five continents, including in famous venues like Carnegie Hall in NYC, Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles, Place Flagey Hall in Belgium, KKL Concert Hall in Lucerne Switzerland and more. Ms.Huang has performed with the New York Philharmonic under the leadership of Maestro Lorin Maazel at the Shanghai Grand Theatre. She has performed as the soloist with the China National Symphony Orchestra, Xiamen Philharmonic Orchestra, Fujian Philharmonic Orchestra, Aspen Music Festival Orchestra, OCSA Orchestra, LA Dream Orchestra, The Colburn Conservatory Orchestra, Zhengzhou Symphony Orchestra, and more. Ms. Huang has served as concertmaster of the USC Thornton Symphony Orchestra, the Colburn Conservatory Orchestra the Shanghai Conservatory Symphony Orchestra.
Ms. Huang is the Grand Prize winner of the Concert Artist International Competition in 2019, Gold Prize winner of the Manhattan International Music Competition in 2018, She has also won top prizes at the Mozart International Music Competition in 2010, Loeb/Louviere International Music Competition, 2011, Menuhin International violin competition in Beijing, 2012, and the Queen Elisabeth International Violin Competition in Brussels, Belgium in 2015.
Ms. Huang has participated in a number of Festival programs. She performed as a full scholarship scholar in the Holland International Music Sessions in 2013. She was a New Horizons Fellow in the Aspen Festival (2010-2013). In 2007, she participated in the Goslar Music Festival in Hannover, Germany at the invitation of the renowned Hatto Beyerle.
Born in Gulangyu, China, Ms. Huang began violin lessons with her father at age five. Subsequently, she received professional education at the University of Southern California, the Colburn Conservatory of Music, and Shanghai Conservatory on full scholarships. Her prominent artist teachers include Glenn Dicterow, Robert Lipsett, Arnold Steinhardt, and Xiaolei Ding. She also performed at master classes for Midori Goto, Hatto Beyerle, Gary Graffman, Elizabeth Pitcairn, Gil Shaham, the Tokyo String Quartet, and the Ébène String Quartet.
Currently, Ms. Huang is on the violin faculty of Azusa Pacific University and she holds the Distinguished Master Studio Violin Chair at the Xiamen Music School. She has given masterclasses at major schools around the world. Ms. Huang’s goal is to share the beautiful musical fabric that she creates with audiences throughout the world.
黄茜卡是当今最杰出的青年音乐家之一。欧美知名古典音乐届曾评价她:无论在情感上还是技术上,她都是一位非常自然、专注、热情的音乐家。她的音乐风格优雅大气,演奏技术游刃有余,并拥有高贵、浓郁、甜美的音色。
她长期在国内外音乐节大师班任教,并担任国际赛事评委。鉴于黄茜卡的卓越成就,美国政府为她颁发了杰出人才奖并列入高层次人才引进计划,年仅26岁被美国Azusa Pacific大学聘为最年轻教授。由于她卓越的教学成就,Quebec国际音乐大赛、伦敦国际古典音乐大赛、Birmingham国际大赛等十余项国际大赛授予黄茜卡最佳指导教授奖。
黄茜卡曾在许多国际大赛中获奖,如:入围比利时伊丽莎白女王国际小提琴大赛,美国曼哈顿国际音乐大赛金奖,纽约艺术家国际大赛首奖,Loab/Louviere国际音乐大赛金奖,入围梅纽因国际小提琴比赛, 美国阿斯本(Aspen)音乐节最高荣誉奖(HORIZON PRIZE),以及中国金钟奖传承者荣誉称号等。
黄茜卡频频活跃于各大音乐舞台,已在世界众多著名的音乐厅独奏演出如纽约卡内基音乐厅、洛杉矶迪斯尼音乐厅,比利时Flagey音乐厅,瑞士KKL音乐厅等。 她以独奏家的身份受邀于中国及欧美国家50多个城市的著名音乐厅进行巡回演出,并在国际知名音乐节如瑞士琉森音乐节、荷兰International Music Sessions 音乐节、德国Gosla音乐节、美国阿斯本音乐节等举办个人独奏音乐会。她亦曾受邀到世界许多知名电视台采访及现场演奏。作为一名独奏音乐家,黄茜卡也活跃于音乐界的不同领域,包括作曲、编曲、室内乐演奏等。她的原创歌曲《别再犹豫去练琴,趁着我们还年轻》在各大艺术类综艺节目以及音乐平台引起轰动。
她曾与世界著名音乐大师Lorin Maazel 指挥的纽约爱乐乐团合作演出并作为独奏家与中国国家交响乐团,厦门爱乐乐团,Colburn 交响乐团,美国Dream Orchestra、美国APU交响乐团,美国ASPEN交响乐团、美国OCSA交响乐团、郑州交响乐团等合作获得巨大成功。黄茜卡现在使用的是由美国财团资助的300万古董小提琴Joseph Rocca。
黄茜卡出生于鼓浪屿音乐世家,幼年就读于厦门市音乐学校,10岁以第一名的成绩考入上海音乐学院附小,后以全额奖学金考取美国Colburn音乐学院及美国南加州大学。
白宫教育奖传承者伟大小提琴教育家罗伯特李普赛特评价茜卡:无论是在情感上还是在技术上,都是一个非常自然、专注、热情的音乐家,茜卡是一位真正的艺术家。
世界著名小提琴大师美岛丽(GotoMidori)曾评价黄茜卡:演奏风格优雅而大气,演奏技术游刃有余并拥有高贵浓郁甜美的音色。
前纽约爱乐乐团首席格伦迪克特洛( Glenn Dicterow)评价:茜卡是一位拥有罕见连顿弓演奏技术的奇才和拥有丰富技法创造性作曲天赋的超高琴技小提琴演奏家。
格莱美奖、留声机大奖获得者国际著名小提琴大师吉尔沙汉姆(Gil Shaham)评价茜卡:她天生自然的音乐气质,经常给观众和聆听者带来不一样的灵感。
"茜卡演绎的巴赫作品,温润恬静声音如阳光般令人温暖。" — 德国汉诺威音乐周报
“茜卡有着对不同时期音乐作品的确切把控以及自然的融入。用她独特的揉弦技艺传出的的琴声有一种丝绸般绵密的质感,她的音乐处理自然深沉,感情丰富。“ — 荷兰艺术时报
Colburn Conservatory of Music
科尔本音乐学院
Violin Performance
小提琴演奏 学士、硕士学位
Bachelor of Music; Performance Diploma
Master of Music
Thornton School of Music
南加州大学,桑顿音乐学院
String Department
弦乐系
Doctor of Music Art
演奏家博士学位
Music Middle School Affiliated to Shanghai Conservatory of Music
上海音乐学院附中附小
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