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Celebrated by the Weekly Music magazine for his “impeccably logical and also vivid, emotional playing”, Mo Mo has firmly established himself as one of the leading cellists of his generation. In recent years, he has performed with esteemed orchestras such as China National Symphony Orchestra, China Philharmonic Orchestra, China National Opera House Symphony Orchestra, Beijing Symphony Orchestra, Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra, and the Macao Chinese Orchestra, under the baton of Tan Dun, Lv Jia, Yang Yang and Liu Sha. Mo Mo’s performances have resonated across the United States, China, and Europe at iconic venues such as Carnegie Hall, Kennedy Center in Washington D.C., National Center for Performing Arts in Beijing, Jordan Hall in Boston, and the Fontainebleau Palace in Paris. He is a regular invitee to prestigious music festivals such as Tanglewood Music Festival, the Heifetz International Music Institute, Beijing Modern Music Festival, Shanghai New Music Week, and Macao Arts Festival.   
 
​Mo Mo’s 2023-2024 season highlights include featuring in the opening concert of 2023 Beijing Modern Music Festival and the 25th Beijing International Music Festival, performing two of the most iconic cello concertos in Chinese contemporary music repertoire: Dawn by Qin Wenchen and Reflet D`un Temps Disparu by Chen Qigang.  He made solo appearences with China Philharmonic Orchestra, Hangzhou Symphony Orchestra, Kunming Nie Er Symphony Orchestra, while undertaking a Bach project at the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, performing all six of J.S.Bach’s solo cello suites. Aditionally, he embarked on a solo recital tour across major Chinese cities. His rendition of the cello concerto Flowing Sleeves by Grammy-Nominated composer Zhou Tian was nationally broadcast by CCTV.

As a soloist, Mo Mo embraces a diverse repertoire and is passionate about promoting Chinese music culture. He has worked closely with leading Chinese composers such as Tan Dun, Chen Qigang, Qin Wenchen, and Zhou Tian, on their groundbreaking cello concertos, including The Map and Reflet D`un Temps Disparu. His artistic ventures extend beyond classical realms, with notable collaborations with Ms. Han Hong, one of the most revered pop singers and music producers in China, on her debut cello composition “Chant for Life”, dedicated to those suffered during the worldwide Covid-19 pandemic. He also left his mark on the realms of film music, recording original music for the acclaimed Full River Red by Director Zhang Yimou, and the art world, collaborating with English sculpture artist Antony Gormley for his exhibition, Living Time, at the TAG Art Museum.   

 
An avid chamber music player, Mo Mo has collaborated with renowned musicians such as Mark Kaplan, Ilya Kaler, and Robert Diaz. He was invited to tour with artists from the Heifetz International Music Institute, performing across Rode Island and New York. In 2018, Mo Mo joined Beijing Contemporary Soloists, the first professional contemporary music ensemble in China, dedicated to promoting chamber works by both Chinese and international composers. Their debut album, Jade, released under Naxos in 2022, features chamber works by five distinguished Chinese composers.  
 
Mo Mo began his cello studies with Professor Tao Song at the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing at the age of 6, and later with the legendary Brazilian-American cellist Aldo Parisot at Yale School of Music. His accolades include top prizes at international competitions such as the 2016 Schoenfeld International String Competition in Harbin, China, and the 2017 Koussevitzky Young Artist Award in New York. He is also a recipient of the Aldo Parisot Prize from Yale University, the Karl Zeise Memorial Cello Award from Tanglewood Music Center, and the Beneficent Society Scholarship from New England Conservatory. His other mentors includes Mula Na, Laurence Lesser, and Philippe Muller.

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