Stella YU
MMus - Cello
Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Stella YU
Raised in Hong Kong, Stella Yu is a professional cellist and cello teacher. YU completed her Master of Music Degree and Bachelor of Music Degree at The Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts under the tutelage of Professor Ray Wang and Dr. Letty Poon. She was a recipient of the SAR Philharmonic Scholarship, Parsons Music Foundation Scholarship, The Society of the Academy for Performing Arts Scholarship, and Jackie Chan Charitable Foundation Scholarship, in recognition of her outstanding academic studies and performance at the academy.YU performed in a number of cello and chamber masterclasses and music festivals. She has taken part in masterclasses led by Philippe Müller, Gary Hoffman, Jens Peter Maintz, László Fenyö, Martin Löhr, Timothy Eddy, Li-wei Qin, Csaba Onczay, also Miami String Quartet, Endellion Quartet, Orion String Quartet, Shanghai Quartet, and Debussy String Quartet. She participated in the Festival MusicAlp 2017 in France; the Kronberg Academy’s Cello Masterclasses 2014 in Germany.
In 2013, she won a place in the ‘Share the Stage’ program with conductor Mr. Lorin Maazel and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra. Since then, YU has been a sought-after orchestra freelancer. She performed with Hong Kong String Orchestra, In-heritage Philharmonic, the Hong Kong Virtuosi, Cellistra, Gustav Mahler Orchestra, Opera Hong Kong, and Pan Asia Symphony Orchestra.
She had also performed in pop concerts, recording sessions, and business events. She recorded “The Swan” by Saint-Saëns for the film “A Pair Of” by Wong Fei Pang, director of the movie “Ten Years”. She performed in CCTV’s New Year’s Concert 2020 and CCTV Music’s Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area Cross-screen Music video. She was an orchestra member in the Hans Zimmer Live On Tour 2019 Live in Hong Kong. Also, she performed in Justin Lo’s chapter free concert (2017) and G.E.M. X.X.X LIVE (2013) as a solo cellist.
In addition to her performing career, Stella is dedicated to educating the next generation. She has many years of experience as a cello teacher, offering private lessons and teaching cello classes in schools. Her students have achieved success in music competitions. Stella has also served as an adjudicator for prestigious music contests in Hong Kong.