Yi-Bing Chu, Cellist

In 1986 Yi-Bing Chu was prize winner at the 42nd Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva, after graduating with a Premier Prix from Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Dance de Paris where he studied under the tutelage of Maurice Gendron. He was the first Chinese cellist ever to win a prize in a major international Cello competition. He served as principal cellist in Basel Symphony Orchestra, Switzerland between 1989-2004, Yi-Bing Chu was also guest principal cellist of Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in Munich and member of Cologne Philharmonic Cellists, in Germany. Since August 2026 Chu is faculty member of the Colburn School, Los Angeles

Yi-Bing Chu was visiting professor at Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Dance de Paris. He is the first professor of chinese nationality since the establishment of this famous institution in 1795. Yi-Bing Chu was appointed as cello professor and head of the cello department at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, where he taught between 2004 and 2018. He founded the Chu Yi-Bing Cello Ensemble with his students, the first Cello Ensemble in China. Yi-Bing Chu founded the SuperCello festival in Beijing, the first cello festival in China and the biggest of this kind in Asia.