He Lanqing is currently a Guest Professor of Cello at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, a National Class-A Performer, and serves as Executive Director and Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of the National Cello Society of the Chinese Musicians Association.
She graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and later pursued further studies in California, USA, where she obtained a Performer’s Diploma awarded by the U.S. government. She has worked with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Shanghai Opera House, Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, and has served as a guest cello teacher at the Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
In the 2012 “5th Aiqin Cup National Cello Competition,” jointly organized by the National Cello Society, Ms. He’s students won five first prizes: four first prizes in different professional categories (from both the Middle School and Primary School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music), and one first prize in the amateur children’s category. Ms. He herself was awarded the Excellent Teacher Prize.
In the 2013 Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong (held in memory of the renowned American cellist Mr. Schoenfeld), He Jiayin and Xu Xuanhan from the Primary School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music each won first prize in their respective cello categories, and Ma Mingchen, a first-year student at the Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, won fourth prize. Ms. He was again honored with the Excellent Teacher Prize by the competition committee.
In the 2019 and 2023 Singapore International String Competitions, her students Xia Yulei and Xie Qihuan each won first prize in the Cello Youth Category in their respective years, and Ms. He received an Excellent Teacher Certificate from the Singapore competition committee.
In the 2nd Hong Kong International Music Festival in 2015, her students Luo Da and Chen Xinyue shared second prize in the Cello Youth Category Finals. In the 3rd Hong Kong International Music Festival in 2016, her student Geng Hantang won sixth prize in the Youth Cello Category Finals. In the 9th Hong Kong International Music Festival in 2022, Xie Qihuan and Wu Yushu won second and fourth prizes respectively in the Youth Cello Category Finals.
In September 1995, Ms. He participated in the performance for the Chinese government’s welcome ceremony at the 4th UN World Conference on Women in Beijing.
After graduating from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, she was directly admitted to the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, with which she toured successfully to music festivals in Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Japan (five cities), the United States (ten cities), Hong Kong, Macau, and other places. During her tenure with the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, she performed in approximately 60 symphony concerts each year, both in China and abroad.
She later served as Associate Principal Cellist of the Shanghai Opera House Orchestra, where she took part in numerous major opera productions and gained extensive experience in diverse orchestral repertoire.
In 2002, she went to California, USA, to pursue a Performer’s Diploma. During her studies there, she gave a highly successful solo recital, which received unanimous acclaim from her teachers, classmates, and local American audience. After the concert, she received a letter from the former president of the school stating, “Your music has moved not only me and all the American audience, but also God.” She graduated with excellent results and was awarded a Performer’s Diploma by the U.S. government. Upon hearing that the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra was being established, she resolutely gave up her opportunities for further study, work, and life in the United States and returned to China out of a deep commitment to serve her country’s musical development. She has since remained active in both performance and music education.
From 2008 to 2013, she was a guest cello faculty member at the Middle School Affiliated to the Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Since 2012, she has been a guest Professor of Cello at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music.
In 2006 and 2008, she served as a juror for the National “Aiqin Cup” Cello Competition. In 2007 and 2008, she was a juror for the Cross-Strait Four Regions Youth Arts Festival Competition. In 2008, she was a member of the organizing committee for the National VC Cup Professional Youth Cello Competition in Beijing. In the summer of 2008, she was a juror for the World Chinese Youth Arts Festival in Hong Kong. In February 2009, she served as a juror for the 3rd Hong Kong International Youth Arts Festival in Hong Kong. In the summer of 2013, she was a juror for the 1st Schoenfeld International String Competition in Hong Kong. In 2018, 2023, 2024, and 2025, she was a Grand Juror for the 5th, 10th, 11th, and 12th Hong Kong International Music Festival Competitions in Hong Kong. In February 2019, she was a juror for the Guiyang Music Festival and International Orchestral Competition. In the summer of 2019, she served as a juror for the Singapore International String Competition in Singapore, and as a juror for the 8th National Aiqin Cup and 3rd International Cello Competition in Beijing. In 2021, she was a juror for the 9th National Aiqin Cup and 4th International Cello Competition. In the summer of 2023, she was a juror for the 10th National Aiqin Cup and 5th International Cello Competition in Guangdong.
At the 11th Hong Kong International Music Festival Finals held in Hong Kong in August 2024:
– Her student Han Yutong won first prize in the Cello Children’s Group;
– Her student Tang Chenqian won first prize in the Cello Youth Group;
– Her students Huang Yiran and Zhu Hongxu won first prize in the Ensemble Group;
– The duo of Huang Yiran and Zhu Hongxu also won the Overall Grand Champion of the Group Division.
Ms. He was awarded the Excellent Teacher Prize by the competition committee.
In July 2025, at the Italy Alliance International Youth Global Finals held in Chengdu, co-organized by a music alliance composed of several prestigious Italian state conservatories, the China-Germany Culture and Education Exchange Center (Germany), and Zancheng United:
– Her student Huang Yiran won the Special Prize (one recipient) in the Amateur Division Finals across all instruments;
– Yan Miao won first prize (one recipient) in the Amateur Division Finals across all instruments;
– Han Yutong won third prize (shared by two recipients) in the Amateur Division Finals across all instruments.
Ms. He received an Excellent Teacher Certificate from the competition committee.
In July 2025, at the Cellist Arts Festival in Qingdao, featuring over 400 cello students from across China, her student Yan Miao participated in the 6th “CelloFamily” International Cello Competition and won third prize in the Youth Group (with first and second prizes vacant).
In August 2025, at the 12th Hong Kong International Music Festival Global Finals in Hong Kong:
– Her student Chen Shufan won third prize in the Cello Youth Group (with first and second prizes vacant);
– Her student Yan Miao won fourth prize in the Cello Youth Group.
In August 2025, at the national Aiqin Cup Cello Competition (China’s highest-level cello competition) in Beijing:
– Her student Yan Miao won first prize in the Amateur Youth Group and also received the Chinese Works Prize;
Ms. He was again honored with the Excellent Teacher Prize by the competition committee.
