合唱團創辦人胡曉平,當代國際著名女高音歌唱家,師從聲樂大師高芝蘭,加勃·卡萊利,早年就讀于上海音樂學院和紐約曼哈頓音樂學院。
1982年匈牙利布達佩斯國際聲樂大賽上, 榮膺大賽第一名以及歌劇演唱特別獎 ,成爲得此殊榮的第一位東方歌唱家。她是一個時代的奇迹。
1983-1999,在巡演歐洲十幾國時,俄羅斯以國家名義向胡曉平頒發最高榮譽獎,並將1998年發現的新行星命名爲 “胡曉平” 行星。
1986年,胡曉平在美國21個城市巡回演出,洛杉矶市長授予她 “榮譽公民” 稱號。美國總統雷根訪華時,特意指名會見胡曉平,當面感謝她對中美文化交流做出的特殊貢獻。2011年,美國國際領袖基金會頒發 “全球開拓者獎”,表彰她對世界文化發展所作出的貢獻。
如今,她依然活躍在中加藝術表演及教育舞台,不斷培養優秀音樂人才。
Ms. Xiaoping Hu is a world-renowned soprano. She trained with Maestro Zhilan Gao at the Shanghai Conservatory and continued at the Manhattan School of Music under Gabor Carelli.
In 1982, she won First Prize and the Special Award for Opera Performance at the Budapest International Vocal Competition, which launched her concert tours in Europe.
She received Russia's highest state honor in 1998, an exoplanet was named "The Planet of Hu Xiaoping" in her honor. Her 1986 U.S. tour to 21 cities sparked a phenomenon called "Xiaoping heat," leading to her being named an "Honorary Citizen" of Los Angeles. The late U.S. President Ronald Reagan recognized her contributions to Sino-U.S. cultural exchanges during his visit to China. In 2011, she was awarded the "Global Trailblazer Award" by the International Leadership Foundation.
Today, she continues to be an active presence in the China-Canada arts performance and education, consistently nurturing emerging musical talents.