St. James Concert Series
Presents

Michell Xiao You

Violin

November 6, 2011

Michelle Xiao You, violinist, a native of Shanghai, China, began her studies with her father and continued studying with professors Situ and Z.L. Wang at the Central Conservatory of music in Beijing. After coming to the U.S., Ms. You furthered her studies with the legendary Dorothy Delay and Kurt Sassmanshaus at the University of Cincinnati. A multiple competition winner, Ms. You has been featured as a guest soloist with the Houston Symphony, the BBC Northern Symphony (England), and the Central Philharmonic of China. Last season she performed the Mendelssohn Concerto for Violin with the Apollo and Merced Symphonies as well as the Sacramento Philharmonic. Of the latter performance The Sacramento Bee proclaimed. "The biggest artistic statement of the evening was made by violinist Michelle Xiao You, whose fiery approach enlivened a long concert evening. . . . You played brashly, with a clear tone. In the first movement, she sparkled on Mendelssohn's cadenzas, and she gave the arpeggios and sliding notes a colorful, three-dimensional air. . . . throughout there was an enticing interplay between soloist and woodwinds."