Yanhua Huang
In 2016, Yanhua Huang was admitted to Roberts Wesleyan University in the United States, where he studied under Jeffrey Gray, principal bass trombonist of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2020, he pursued a master’s degree in trombone performance and literature at the Eastman School of Music, studying under the trombonist and educator Larry Zalkind. He successfully obtained his master’s degree in 2022 and performer’s certificate in 2023. He is currently pursuing a doctoral degree in trombone performance and literature at Eastman School of Music, where he also serves as a teaching assistant for secondary trombone lessons.
Yanhua won the concerto competition at Roberts Wesleyan University in 2018, collaborating with the university orchestra to perform the Grondahl Trombone Concerto. Additionally, he achieved third place in the Edward Group at the 2019 Asia Brass Music Festival Trombone Competition in Shanghai. As a member of the Outer Loop Trombone Quartet, which won first place in the trombone quartet competition at the 2021 American Trombone Workshop and was invited to perform in a featured recital. In 2024, he competed in the second season of the UK International Music Competition, winning the “Absolute First Prize” and the “Expressive Performance Special Prize” in the Concerto Competition of the Professional Division. He was also the ‘Second Prize Winner’ in the Spring 2024 Charleston International Music Competition. He was selected to be the Presser Scholar at Roberts Wesleyan University in 2019 and was the winner of the Eastman Institute for Music Leadership Mentorship Grant in 2023. He is also the Founder, Director and Faculty of the China International Low Brass Elite Seminar. He is currently a member of the Syracuse Orchestra.