Fang Hengjian Young Oboist & Oboe Professor with Central Conservatory of Music
Studied oboe performance with Professor Mr. Wang Jingde at Sichuan Conservatory of Music; won the Excellent Performance Award in the teenagers’ category of National Wind Music Competition for Youth; admitted into the Attached School of Sichuan Conservatory of Music and won first place in wood wind music for 4 years in a row.
Admitted into Central Conservatory of Music in 1995; studied oboe performance with the prestigious oboe educator Professor Baiyu, and acted as the chief oboist for China Youth Symphony Orchestra.
Admitted into China Beijing Symphony Orchestra in 1999 and acted as chief oboist, becoming the youngest chief oboist ever since the symphony orchestra was established; collaborated with many prestigious western and Chinese conductors and performers, and successfully performed a variety of music pieces during this period of time.
Toured Europe as a group member in 2001 and achieved great success; got admitted into Royal Northern College of Music in the same year to study for master’s degree in oboe with a full scholarship; studied with the prestigious British oboist and chief oboist of Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra professor Jonathan Small and chief oboist & conductor of Chamber Orchestra of Europe and current conductor of Detroit Symphony Orchestra Professor Douglas Boyd; awarded with a full scholarship for the second year by the College’s Board of Directors as an exceptional case after completing all his credits with flying colors thanks to his outstanding performance in his studies in oboe and positive contributions to the external exchange of the college; performed on the same stage with the prestigious oboist and former chief oboist of Berliner Phiharmoniker Mr. Hansjorg Schellenberger during his stay in the UK, and also went to study in the class of masters in Germany and Austria.
Received his master’s degree granted by the Royal Northern College of Music in June 2003, and went back to China and proceeded to work in Beijing Symphony Orchestra; published My Life in the UK and other articles in the specialized periodical Wind Music during this period.
Started to work as oboe teacher in Central Conservatory of Music in 2005, and taught chamber music part-time; competent and dutiful on his position with a strong sense of responsibility and excellent professional capability as a young lecturer; coached students to win the excellent performance award in the oboe category in the first National Wood Wind Music Solo Performance in October 2008; the wood wind quintet under his coach won the Third Grade Award in the seventh Chamber Music Ensemble Competition for the Central Conservatory of Music in August 2009, and the Bronze Award in the (first) Wood Wind Quintet Competition of the seventh China Music Golden Bell Awards; responsible for receiving foreign experts for lectures, and acted as interpreter for their lectures while teaching in the conservatory.
Successfully held solo concerts in the Central University of Nationalities and the Attached Middle School of Central Conservatory of Music in December 2008; participated in the seventh music festival of Central Conservatory of Music “Flying Spirits – Teachers’ Works Concert for the Composition Department” upon invitation, giving a solo performance Folk Song for the first time which is a modernist work written by composer Chen Gang; participated in the Large-scale Concert for the thirteenth anniversary of the Wind Music Committee under the Music Association of Sichuan Province in May 2009, performing as a guest performer; held a solo concert with students in the Concert Hall of Central Conservatory of Music in June 2010, receiving high praise far and wide.
Recorded a CD entitled Thoughts of Wood Wind – a Collection of the Seven Greatest Wind Music Performers of Central Conservatory of Music upon invitation in 2007; will soon have a CD album of his performances published by China Record Corporation.
