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| Type: | Guitar |
| Genre: | Orchestral |
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General | | Biography: | Born in Beijing, Fei began playing the guitar at the age of seven, taking formal tuition at ten from Chen Zhi. She has been in England since 2000 and has studied with Michael Lewin, John Mills and Timothy Walker at the Royal Academy of Music. Fei was awarded the Dip.RAM – the highest performance award conferred by the Royal Academy. In 2005, her outstanding achievements helped her earn the “Associate” title granted by the Academy.
Fei has given concerts throughout the UK, Europe, Asia and North America. Her success has led her to be invited to many prestigious venues including the Wigmore Hall, Purcell Room and Queen Elizabeth Hall in London as well as the Philharmonie Berlin, Musikhalle Hamburg, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Lincoln Center New York and the Herbst Theatre San Francisco. In Asia she has appeared at the National Concert Hall Taipei, Hong Kong City Hall, Hong Kong Cultural Center, Esplanade Singapore, Guangzhou XingHai Concert Hall and the Beijing Concert Hall. In 2003 she performed 54 concerts for the “Night of the Proms” Tour, appearing in Belgium, The Netherlands and Germany to an estimated total audience of over 800,000. Last season Fei performed concertos with the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Seoul Philharmonic and Macao Orchestras. Future concerts include the Northern Sinfonia, Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Hong Kong Philharmonic. Fei performs recitals in the UK, Europe Asia and North America.
Her second CD album ‘Si Ji’, inspired by music from her homeland, was released in 2005 by GSP. Later that year she signed an exclusive international contract with EMI Classics and her debut album “Romance de Amor” was released in April 2006, reaching gold disc status in Hong Kong. Fei has also appeared on numerous radio and television programmes including BBC Radio 4 Woman's Hour and China Central Television, who recently made a biographical documentary on Fei for their classical musician series.
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