Meet the Musicians

Jun Hou
Cello

Born in XinJiang, China, Jun Hou entered the Beijing Central Conservatory (Middle School) at age fourteen. In 1987, he went on tour with the China Youth Symphony Orchestra to the USSR, Germany and Poland. In 1988, Jun Hou won a prize at the Beijing National Competition.

After receiving his Bachelor of Music degree at Beijing Central Conservatory, Mr. Jun Hou won a full scholarship at the Peabody Conservatory of Music at Johns Hopkins University. While studying in Baltimore, he won second prize at the Mary Graham Lasley Competition and gave numerous solo and chamber music concerts in Washington, D.C. and Baltimore. He also attended many music festivals, including the Schleswig-Holstein Music Festival in Germany, the National Orchestra Institute, and the Blue Hill Chamber Music Festival.

Jun Hou joined the Alabama Symphony Orchestra in 1998. In 2000, he won a substitute musician audition at the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and since then has been performing every summer in Ravinia with the CSO.