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Sheng Zhongguo, director withChinese Musicians' Association,was born in the city of Chongqing of Sichuan Province in 1941.

He began his violin training at the age of seven with his father. Also at that age, he made his first stage appearance. Six years later, he was enrolled by the Central Conservatory of Music and subsequently studied atthe TchaikovskyConservatory of Music in Moscow, Russia with Leonid Kogan, a master violinist.

His career as a violinist began at an early age. He successfullyheld China's first-ever Concerto Concert in 1963, where he played three concertos byWolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Ludwig Van Beethoven with the accompaniment ofthe Shanghai Symphony Orchestra.

In 1964, he returned to China and became a soloist at the Central Philharmonic Orchestra. From then on, he often got invitations to play with world-renowned conductors and orchestras and paid visits to Europe, Asia, America, Oceania, Chinese Hong Kong and Macao.

He is also a frequent prizewinner. He won the Award of Merit at Concours International Tchaikovsky in 1962, the first prize at the competition between musical groups directly under China's Ministry of Culture in 1981 as well as Golden Disc Awards by China Record Corporation. His works includeConspectus on Violin Playing.