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Le Yu has travelled the world as a soloist, chamber musician and educator. He has collaborated with Keiko Abe, Dame Evelyn Glennie, Ian Wright, Simone Rebello, Eric Sammut and Michael Burritt. In 2016, Le was the soloist for the World Percussion Group, and he was made an Associate Member of the RNCM in 2020. He is an adjudicator of the Chinese National Percussion Competition and the South Percussion International Competition.
Le’s accolades include the Gold Medal of the China National Youth Percussion Competition in Shanghai, First Prize at the seventh Italy International Percussion Competition, the Best Percussion Award with Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band, the RNCM Concerto Competition (three times), the Solo Percussion Competition (twice) and First Prize at the 2013 Yamaha Music Foundation Scholarship Competition.
He performs in concert halls worldwide and has also performed on BBC Radio 3 and 2, BBC Manchester, BBC Chinese, HZTV (China) and CCTV Music. As a concerto soloist, Le has performed with the NSO of Mexico, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Luzern Symphony Orchestra, Xi’an Symphony Orchestra, Orquesta Sinfónica de Minería, Manchester Camerata, BBC Singers, Brighouse and Rastrick Brass Band and Shenyang Symphony Orchestra.
Le is the founder of the Aurora Percussion Duo, alongside Delia Stevens. Following their win at the 2012 Royal Over-Seas League Competition, Aurora was asked to perform for the Royal Family, and in 2013 the duo won the Park Lane Group New Year Young Artist Series.
Born in China, Le began his percussion studies aged 14 at the Xi’an Conservatory of Music High School. In 2007 he began his studies at the RNCM with a full scholarship, and in 2012 he earned his Master of Music with Distinction and Bachelor of Music with Honours. In July 2013 Le received the RNCM’s first International Artist Diploma in Solo Percussion. His studies were sponsored by Yamaha.
Since 2010, Le has been an endorser and performing artist of Encore Mallets Inc., which made his signature mallets in 2015. He is a Yamaha Artist, a Sabian Artist and Professor of Marimba at the Royal Northern College of Music.
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