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Yao Jue (姚珏)
In 2006 virtuoso Jue Yao became the first Chinese musician ever owned a 1713 Stradivarius in the history. Born in Shanghai, China, Ms. Yao is the only violinist to be included in the 1995 book "China's Famous Females" published by the International Women's Congress in Beijing. Her photo graces the cover with the caption "Jue Yao's playing shows that the Chinese have reached a world class level in music making."

Ms. Yao was awarded a full scholarship by the San Francisco Conservatory of Music to continue her violin studies with Zaven Melikian. Later she graduated from the Juilliard School of New York where she studied under Dorothy DeLay

Music critics since then have universally employed phrases such as, "technically impressive and intensely moving", "impeccable technique", “captivating", "poetic", "stylish" and "lustrous" to describe her performance. Miss Yao's professional career has been punctuated by widely acclaimed performances throughout Asia, Europe, and the United States.

In a relatively short period of time Miss Yao has performed numerous concerts and at music festivals world-wide and has also appeared on radio and television both in China and the United States, including national “live” telecast concerts in Los Angeles, Shanghai, Beijing, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Her expanding discography includes many classic works of the Chinese repertoire. Her most popular compact disc, Butterfly Lovers Violin Concert, with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra was also filmed as an MTV music video.

Ms Yao founded the "Yao Jue Music Academy" and the "Hong Kong Children’s Chamber Orchestra” in Hong Kong. She is also the first Chinese musician to be received by President Castro of Cuba.

Ms Yao now holds a number of important seats on various committees and organizations. She is a member of Arts Development Council; a Programme Committee of the Hong Kong Arts Festival Society; a Council Member of the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts (2000-2006) In January 2008, she was appointed as the Shanghai Political Consultative Committee Member by the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.

In 2002, Ms Yao was awarded the “Outstanding Violinist-Rado Timeless Award”. She also served on the International Jury Panel for the Montblanc Arts Patronage Awards in 2003. In 2004, Ms Yao was awarded “Ten Outstanding Young Persons” in Hong Kong. She has also achieved the status of being one of Hong Kong’s “Ten Most Successful Women”. Last, but not least, Ms Yao was awarded “The Outstanding Women Professionals” from Hong Kong Women Professionals & Entrepreneurs Association in July 2008.