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It Started with an Oversized Violin: Yuan-Qing Yu

The Chicago Network Season 2 Episode 1

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At the end of China's cultural revolution, a young girl in Shanghai played her first notes on an oversized, secondhand violin. Today, Yuan-Qing Yu is an international award-winning violinist, Adjunct Professor at Northwestern University, and Assistant Concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. Join us to hear her story.