George Gao
Virtuoso of the Chinese Erhu
Hailed as one of the most exciting, innovative and respected erhu masters today, the Gemini Award nominated erhu master George Gao began studying the erhu at the age of six. He won First Prize at the Shanghai Junior Instrumental Soloist Competition and a Silver Medal at the China National Junior Instrumental Soloist Contest in 1982. In 1985, he swept the three highest prizes of the Beijing China National Invitational Erhu Competition. In 1999, He won a Recognition Award for his appearance at the 13th World Festival for Young Students in Pyongyang, North Korea.
After winning the first prize in the Beijing National Erhu Competition, George Gao launched on a truly international performing career. He tours internationally as a soloist and as a guest soloist with many prestigious orchestras all around the globe. Billions of people around the world have watched him on CCTV, China's most watched TV station.
George was featured on the soundtrack for the popular science fiction television program Earth: Final Conflict, nominated for an Emmy Award for Outstanding Theme Music. He also played on the soundtrack for the Oscar winning short documentary THE BLOOD OF YINGZHOU DISTRICT.
An enthusiast of many musical styles, he has pioneered the development of new music for the erhu, fusing traditional Chinese music with jazz, Western, Classical music, New Age, and other ethnic music from different world cultures.
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