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Hai-Ye Ni is a Chinese-American cellist recognized for her orchestral and solo performances. She gained international recognition after winning the 1996 Naumburg Competition. Ni currently serves as the associate principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic, a position she has held since joining the orchestra in the late 1990s. Prior to her appointment in New York, she held principal roles in other orchestras and continues to appear as a soloist.
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When did Hai-Ye Ni win the Naumburg Cello Competition?
Hai-Ye Ni won first prize at the Naumburg International Cello Competition in 1990. The award led to her New York recital debut at Alice Tully Hall in 1991. [Naumburg biography](https://www.naumburg.org/naumburg-winners/hai-ye-ni)
Is Hai-Ye Ni associated with the New York Philharmonic or the Philadelphia Orchestra?
She was previously associate principal cellist of the New York Philharmonic and became principal cellist of The Philadelphia Orchestra in 2006. The Naumburg biography presents her later career primarily through the Philadelphia Orchestra, solo work, and chamber music. [Naumburg biography](https://www.naumburg.org/naumburg-winners/hai-ye-ni)
What happened when Hai-Ye Ni performed Bright Sheng's cello concerto?
In 1997 she toured 14 American cities and introduced Bright Sheng's cello concerto. The tour concluded with a televised performance on CBS Sunday Morning. [International Cello Society biography](https://www.cello.org/freepage/ni.htm)
Where did Hai-Ye Ni study?
She began at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and later studied with Irene Sharp, Joel Krosnick, and William Pleeth. She was born in Shanghai in 1972 and built a career spanning orchestral, solo, and chamber performance. [International Cello Society biography](https://www.cello.org/freepage/ni.htm)
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