Hu Kun
Hu Kun (Chinese: 胡坤) is a Chinese violinist and conductor.
Biography
Hu Kun was born in China just before the Cultural Revolution and started playing violin and piano at age of six with his parents, and moved in the 70s to Beijing to be the soloist of the China Central Radio Symphony Orchestra, in 1980 he won the fifth prize of the Sibelius International Violin Competition, being the first Chinese citizen to win prize at a major international violin competition, in 1984 he graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He has also won prizes in the Queen Elisabeth Violin Competition, Francescatti Violin Competition, Lipizer Violin Competition, Palm Beach Violin Competition and the Menuhin Violin Competition.
Hu Kun has been soloist with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra, MDR Symphony Orchestra, BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Halle Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Tonhalle Orchester Zürich, Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, National Orchestra of Belgium and the China National Symphony Orchestra conducted by conductors such as Tadaaki Otaka and Yehudi Menuhin. He has performed in many major concert venues and been broadcast by the BBC, Classic FM, Rundfunk Berlin-Brandenburg, New York Classic FM and NHK. In 2002 he gave the premier of Tan Dun’s violin concerto with the Dresden Philharmonic and was featured in a documentary film, produced by Phoenix CNE Europe.
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Peter and the Wolf / Classical Symphony / Violin Concerto no. 1
- Peter and the Wolf - A musical tale for children, Op. 67
- Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Classical", Op. 25: I. Allegro
- Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Classical", Op. 25: II. Larghetto
- Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Classical", Op. 25: III. Gavotta, non troppo allegro
- Symphony No. 1 in D major, "Classical", Op. 25: IV. Finale, molto vivace
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: I. Andantino
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: II. Scherzo, vivacissimo
- Violin Concerto No. 1 in D major, Op. 19: III. Moderato
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Highway One
by: Slim DustyI gotta itchin’ shoes and a dose of the blues this
morning,
A simple story too beer and fun,
I won’t feel so bad when I'm back in the cab an' I'm
movin',
Headin’ out on the Highway Number One.
When I left my mates I was feelin' great I remember,
We were full of noise and ready for the run.
I didn't think I had too much drink so it shows ya,
Oh it must be the sleep that brings a man undone.
Heading interstate with a load of freight at sunrise,
No maps to read I got all I need in my roadmap eyes,
Oh Let the diesels roar but don’t slam the doors when
you’re leavin’,
As I find my way on the Highway Number One.
[yodel]
[Instrumental]
Hey!
I put a cartridge in, it starts to spin and it’s
playin’,
Something about a sad hangover song,
Oh my head's so sore from the night before that I'm
sayin',
Oh diesel won’t you take me gently home.
Headin’ interstate with a load of freight at sunrise,
No maps to read I got all I need, here in my roadmap
eyes,
Oh Let the diesels roar but don’t slam the doors when
you’re leavin’,
As I find my way on the Highway Number One.
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