Pan Yan

Current Position: Cello Faculty and Chamber Music Faculty Member, Shanghai Conservatory of Music.

• Master of Music in Cello Performance, Ithaca College School of Music, USA
• Performer Diploma, Indiana University Jacobs School of Music, USA

• Selected for the Young Musicians Development Program, Hamburg, Germany

• Former Principal Cellist, Ithaca College Symphony Orchestra (Youth Orchestra), USA
• Former Cellist, Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HKPhil)

Studied under renowned cellists including Professor Li Jiwu, Professor Elizabeth Simkin, Professor Peter Stumpf, and Professor Wen-Sinn Yang.

• First Prize, National Cello Competition (Youth Group), 6th Edition, organized by the Chinese Ministry of Culture
• First Prize (Piano Trio category), Melbourne International Chamber Music Competition, Australia — as a member of the Nirvana Trio, the first Chinese ensemble to win this award in the competition’s history
• First Prize, Ithaca College Concerto Competition, USA

Has performed as a soloist, chamber musician, and orchestra principal in prestigious venues worldwide, including:

• Lincoln Center, New York, USA
• Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Hong Kong
• Xinghai Concert Hall, Guangzhou, China
• National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, China
• Melbourne Recital Centre, Australia
• Indiana University Musical Arts Center, USA

Maintains an extensive repertoire spanning chamber, solo, and symphonic works, with a dedicated focus on promoting outstanding contemporary and modern compositions. Examples include the Chinese premieres of cello solo or chamber works by composers such as Benjamin Britten, Jacques Offenbach, Alexander Tcherepnin, Sulkhan Tsintsadze, and Adrien-François Servais.