Prof. Le YU
Programme Director of Percussion, School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen

Le YU is currently serving as Programme Director of Percussion, Deputy Director of International Relations Office, and Deputy Director of Orchestra Office at the School of Music, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shenzhen. 

Born in China, Le has traveled around the world as a soloist, chamber musician, orchestral musician and a educator. He has also enjoyed success in competitions including Gold Medal at China National Percussion Competition; the Winner of Italy PAS International Percussion Competition 2009 and the Yamaha European Scholarship Competition 2012. He has been awarded as a Young Artist of Philanthropy in China by UNESCO in 2019.

Le has performed in front of the British Royal Family at the 60th Royal Over-seas League Competition Award Ceremony in London’s Southbank Centre, where he won the first prize in the mixed ensemble category with his Aurora Percussion Duo, they have also won the Park Lane Group Competition at Southbank Centre. The duo has been chosen by “Live Music Now” to deliver exciting projects to special educational needs across the UK. The Duo has been invited to play at some of the best venues and festivals including Edinburgh International Festival, BBC In Tune, Cambridge Music Festival, Bridgewater Hall, Queen Elizabeth Hall, Purcell Room, Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, RNCM Day of Percussion, and many more.

As a concerto soloist, Le has premièred a number of concertos including Keiko Abe’s The Wave marimba concerto in Asia, the UK, and America. He has worked with Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, National Symphony Orchestra of Mexico, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Manchester Camerata, BBC Singers, and Guangzhou Symphony Orchestra. Le performed live on BBC Radio 3, BBC Radio 2, BBC Manchester, European Television 4, and CCTV Music. Le was a Soloist of the 2016 World Percussion Group, he has been given Solo recitals, Masterclasses, and ensemble concerts across the USA.

Since 2016, Le is a jury member of the China National Percussion Competition, Royal Philharmonic Society Award, Southern Percussion International Competition, and Croatia International Percussion Competition Rhythm-O-Phonia. He has been invited to give Masterclasses in the United States, Mexico, Singapore, the UK, Australia, Japan, South Korea, China, and Europe.

Le is also the Professor of Marimba at the Royal Northern College of Music in the UK, where he was the Deputy Director of Percussion from 2019 until 2022. He was also the Marimba/Solo Percussion tutor at Chetham’s School of Music from 2018-2022, his pupil Fang Zhang has won the BBC Young Musician of the Year 2020. Le also holds Visiting Professorship at Wuhan, Xi’an and Shenyang Conservatory of Music in China. He was the first percussionist who has been awarded an Associate Member of the Royal Northern College of Music in 2020. 

He is a Yamaha Artist, Sabian Artist, and Kolberg Artist.