Episode 75: Xiao-Ming Han

Join us in Episode 75 for a conversation with 2025 IHS Punto Award Winner Xiao-Ming Han! Xiao-Ming recently retired from the German Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and returned to his native China to teach at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Episode Highlights Growing up in China in the 1960s in a musical family Choosing between music and sports Attending conservatory in Beijing at age 14. Joining the China Philharmonic at age 17. Early meeting with Richard Mackey, replacing Richard Mackey at the last minute on Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony conducted by Seiji Ozawa. Leaving China at 18 to pursue horn at Tanglewood and the New England Conservatory. Studying in Germany and winning an orchestral position at the age of 21. Coming back to his roots in Shanghai as a professor to mentor the next generation of players Promoting the IHS in China