
TreasureJune 3, 2026· 管理员
Three artists from the National Treasure Orchestra have joined the Violin Temple Treasure Hall.
On June 2, 2026, the Violin Temple Treasure Hall officially welcomed three artists from the National Treasure Orchestra as resident artists—Zhang Jianli, Principal Viola; Yuan Xin, Principal Piano; and Li Houpu, Conductor. Spanning the fields of performance, teaching, and composition, their joining marks a profound expansion of the Violin Temple's artist roster.
Zhang Jianli: Principal Viola of the National Treasure Orchestra
Zhang Jianli, Principal Viola of the National Treasure Orchestra, Principal Viola of the China Philharmonic Orchestra, and National First-Class Performer. Graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music, studying under Professors Sun Dejin and Wu Yusheng. Joined the Central Orchestra in 1982, transferred to the China National Symphony Orchestra in 1996, and joined the China Philharmonic Orchestra in 2000 as Principal Viola, a position he has held to this day.
Over a professional performance career spanning more than four decades, Zhang Jianli has long been deeply engaged in symphony orchestras, chamber music, and ensemble playing. He has participated in the recording and publication of multiple Chinese quartet albums and contributed to the recording of numerous film and television works. From the Central Orchestra to the China National Symphony Orchestra and then to the China Philharmonic Orchestra, his artistic journey has traversed the critical period of China's symphonic music development, making him a firsthand participant and witness to this process.
Yuan Xin: Principal Piano of the National Treasure Orchestra
Yuan Xin, Principal Piano of the National Treasure Orchestra, teacher at the Piano Art Center of the China National Symphony Orchestra, and piano art director of the China National Symphony Orchestra's Children's and Youth Choir. Admitted to the Affiliated Middle School of the Sichuan Conservatory of Music at age 11, she later entered the Piano Department of the Central Conservatory of Music for both undergraduate and graduate studies with outstanding scores, studying under renowned pianist, educator, and doctoral supervisor Professor Wu Ying, earning a master's degree in piano performance.
From 2013 to 2021, Yuan Xin served as piano art director at the Music Department of the School of Arts, Renmin University of China. She has received the Excellent Piano Accompaniment Award at the China Finals of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory International Music Competition. She has performed with the China National Symphony Orchestra in significant concerts, including the memorial concert for the centenary of Zhu Jian'er's birth and the "Mozart and World Classic Sounds" chamber music special. Artists she has collaborated with include conductors Chen Xieyang, Fan Tao, and Chai Liang, violinists Lü Siqing and Qian Zhou, cellists Zhang Yingying and Li Cheng, and pipa player Yu Yuanchun. Since 2014, she has served as a judge for the Central Conservatory of Music's Graded Examination Committee.
Li Houpu: Conductor of the National Treasure Orchestra
Li Houpu, Conductor of the National Treasure Orchestra, composer, conductor, and council member of the Conducting Professional Committee of the Beijing Musicians Association. He studied in the Composition Department of the Affiliated Middle School of the China Conservatory of Music before entering the Conducting Department of the China Conservatory of Music, studying under renowned conductors and educators such as Wu Lingfen, Xu Xin, Yang Youqing, Jiang Jinyi, and Tang Muhai, earning a master's degree in conducting with distinction.
In 2006, Li Houpu represented the China Conservatory of Music at the National Conducting Competition in Shenzhen, winning the Excellence in Conducting Award. Since 2015, he has served as a guest conductor for the Oriental Symphony Orchestra, conducting numerous large-scale concerts including the "Long March" suite, the Macao Business New Year's Concert, the Zhuhai New Year's Concert, the CCTV 40th Anniversary of Reform and Opening-Up Gala, and the 2020 Hangzhou Grand Theater New Year's Concert. In August 2024, he conducted the Chorus of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China to win a gold medal at the Central and State Organs Chorus Performance.
As a composer, Li Houpu's representative works include the symphonic chorus "Eastern Red Flag" (premiered at the Beijing Concert Hall in 2023), songs "Guan River, My Mother River!", "Seeing", "The People's Police Came from Here", choruses "Facing the Sea, with Spring Flowers Blossoming", "Liao E", and symphonic arrangements of film music suites such as "Forrest Gump", "Pirates of the Caribbean", and "Titanic". His works have been performed by ensembles including the China National Symphony Orchestra, the Oriental Symphony Orchestra, and the Shanxi Symphony Orchestra.
Violin Temple: Connecting Through Sound, Gathering China's Musical Strength
Violin Temple·Treasure Hall, located in the Beijing Music Industrial Park, focuses on the collection and exhibition of contemporary Chinese luthiers' works, dedicated to building a professional exchange platform among luthiers, performers, and music lovers. The addition of these three artists from the National Treasure Orchestra expands Violin Temple's artist roster to encompass viola performance, piano performance, composition, and conducting, further enriching the artistic ecosystem within the hall.
Violin Temple has always upheld a belief: the beauty of sound should not be confined by industry boundaries. Luthiers use wood as paper and knives as brushes; performers use the bow as a medium and fingers as language; composers use scores as bridges and sound as paths—all three converge on the same goal, reaching the human heart through sound. Violin Temple aspires to be a meeting place for these three, allowing China's musical strength to gather and resonate here.
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