French Horn
Previously, he served as Associate Principal Horn of the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra and Principal Horn of the Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra.
Yicheng earned his Bachelor of Music degree from The Juilliard School, where he studied with Eric Reed. As a soloist, Yicheng won First Prize in the University Division of the International Horn Competition of America in 2022 and First Prize in the Alexander China Horn Competition (Horn Quartet) in 2021.
Yicheng has participated in the Tanglewood Music Center, Aspen Music Festival, and New York String Orchestra Seminar. Dedicated to both orchestral performance and chamber music, he enjoys exploring the versatility of the horn and sharing the power of music with audiences. Yicheng was awarded the Gluck Fellowship as a member of the TetraCor Horn Quartet. His teachers also include Julie Landsman, Chang Chou Han, and Peter Solomon.