Cui Can

Cui Can began learning the ruan with Xu Yang of Xi’an Conservatory of Music at the age of nine. In 1994, she entered the middle school affiliated to the Conservatory, and in 2000, the Conservatory proper, with top marks in both admission examinations. During her years there, she also received coaching from the famous virtuosi in ruan, Lin Jiliang, Ning Yong and Liu Xing.

In 1999, Cui won a Class One Award for Solo at the Conservatory’s 9th Chinese Instrumental Music Competition. In 2002, she won a Bronze Award for Ruan – Youth Section in that specialism at the First Traditional Instrumental Music.

 

Cui joined the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra in 2005. She collaborated with the famous virtuoso, Feng Xiaoxian, in the premiere performance of An Autumn Gathering by the Campfire in the HKCO concert, ‘Musical Journeys with Three Virtuosi’ in 2011. In April the same year, she gave successful solo performances in the concert ‘HKCO4U – Ge Yang and Cui Can’. Cui and Ge reprised their collaboration in the concert, ‘Maestro Peng Xiuwen – A Tribute’, in October 2014 with their double ruanxian concerto, Spring Capriccio.