Zhu Mu

Zhu Mu is a cellist, Professor of Cello and doctoral supervisor at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing. He is a council member of the String Society of the China Musicians Association, a recipient of the 15th Fok Ying Tung Young Teacher Award, and has served as a guest faculty member for the National Arts Fund’s cello education programme. Zhu began studying the cello at the age of five and studied with Hu Guoyao and Professor Song Tao. From 1989 to 2002, he completed his studies at the Central Conservatory of Music’s primary school, middle school and undergraduate programme with outstanding results. During this period, he also received guidance in masterclasses from artists including Mstislav Rostropovich, Mischa Maisky and Bernard Greenhouse. After graduating in 2002, he joined the faculty of the Central Conservatory of Music. He later continued his studies in Germany, entering the Hochschule für Musik Hanns Eisler Berlin in 2005 to study with Stephan Forck. In 2007 he completed his master’s degree with distinction and then entered the Hochschule für Musik Carl Maria von Weber Dresden, studying with Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt. In 2010 he received Germany’s highest performance diploma. Zhu Mu’s career combines performance, international training and a long-term commitment to cello education in China.

朱牧是大提琴演奏家，中央音乐学院大提琴教授、博士生导师，中国音协弦乐学会理事，第15届霍英东青年教师奖获得者，并曾担任国家艺术基金“大提琴音乐教育人才培养”特邀授课专家。 朱牧5岁开始学习大提琴，先后师从胡国尧、宋涛教授。1989年至2002年，他以优异成绩完成中央音乐学院附小、附中及管弦系本科阶段的学习。在学习期间，他还曾在罗斯特洛波维奇、米沙·麦斯基、Bernard Greenhouse 等大师班中接受指导。2002年本科毕业后，朱牧留校任教，长期参与中央音乐学院大提琴教学与人才培养。 之后，他赴德国深造，2005年考入柏林汉斯·艾斯勒音乐学院，师从 Stephan Forck 教授；2007年以优异成绩获得硕士学位。同年，他又以第一名成绩考入德累斯顿音乐学院，师从 Wolfgang Emanuel Schmidt 教授，并于2010年获得德国音乐最高学历——演奏家文凭。朱牧的艺术道路融合了扎实的中国音乐学院训练、欧洲深造经历和长期教学实践，是中国当代大提琴教育的重要代表之一。