French Horn with Xin H.

New World Symphony

2023-2024 Season: Sergei Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 6, Richard Strauss's An Alpine Symphony, Igor Stravinsky's Rite of Spring

National Repertory Orchestra

Notable repertoire this season: Antonin Dvorak's Symphony No. 7, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5, Richard Strauss's Ein Heldenleben.

Tanglewood Music Center

Notable repertoire performed: Richard Strauss's Death and Transfiguration, Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 5, Sergei Rachmaninoff's Symphony No. 2.

Tanglewood Music Center

I was selected to come back for a second year at the Tanglewood Music Center, during which I was Principal horn for pieces such as Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 and Ligeti's Violin Concerto. I also participated in chamber works such as Mihauld's La cheminée du roi René Woodwind Quintet and Lindberg's Ottoni for Brass Ensemble. This is a full-tuition program sponsored by generous donors.

New York String Orchestra Seminar

I was a fellow who participated in the (unfortunately first-ever) online NYSOS seminar! Despite the limitations of Zoom, we had an intensive week of music-making during which I learned about chamber repertoire I've never played and certain orchestral repertoire as well.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids

I am a substitute teaching artist for the BSO's OrchKids program, an El Sistema-based program in Baltimore City providing free music education.

Tanglewood Music Center

I was selected to be a fellow at the Tanglewood Music Festival for summer 2020. The in-person requirement of this festival needed to be postponed, so I will be attending this festival online! I'm re-invited back for next year, so if you happen to visit the Berkshires in Massachusetts, see you there!

Sarasota Music Festival

I attended the Sarasota Music Festival, a chamber music-focused music festival during the summer of 2019. I had an absolutely amazing time going out of my comfort-zone experiencing all there is to offer in the world of chamber music!

Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra

Notable Repertoire: Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring and The Firebird, Strauss's Also Sprach Zarathustra, and Rachmaninoff's The Isle of the Dead.

National Orchestral Institute + Festival

I was a fellow with the National Orchestra Institute + Festival at the University of Maryland, College Park. I performed in various community outreach during my time here and gained valuable orchestral playing experience and connections.

Baltimore Symphony Orchestra OrchKids Summer Program

I supported group Brass class for the upper and lower levels and gave individual lessons for those who wanted them every week. I mostly taught horn players but I also taught trumpet players.

Peabody Preparatory

Yale School of Music

Eastman School of Music

Yale School of Music

Since 1970, The International Horn Society (IHS) has been an organization of people from around the world drawn together with a mutual interest in the horn. We are dedicated to the performance, teaching, composition, research, preservation, and promotion of the horn as a musical instrument.

Native Proficiency