About Yiwen Gong
Bay Area Dizi Performer & Instructor
Yiwen Gong is an 18-year-old Dizi performer and has been practicing the instrument since she was 9 years old. She currently plays for the California Youth Chinese Symphony as an ambassador and Dizi section chair. She has won numerous international music awards and passed the CCOM (Central Conservatory of Music) Performance Level 10 Exam in 2022.
NOTABLE AWARDS & RECOGNITION
2025 USIMC Young Artist Award Winner
2025
United States International Music Competition (USIMC)
2024 USIMC Young Artist Award Finalist
2024
CCOM Exam Performance Level Certificate
2022
Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM)
Song Ting Long Yin Gold Medalist
2021
National Bamboo Flute Competition Overseas
Past Performances
春到湘江 Spring on the Xiang River
Colorful Melody Concert on May 25, 2025 at Louis B. Mayer Theatre, Santa Clara University
牧民新歌 New Melody of the Herdsmen
Chinese Music Student Ambassadors (CMA) of California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS)
Starlight Melodies Concert on March 1, 2025
姑苏行 A Trip to Suzhou
Chinese Music Student Ambassadors (CMA) of California Youth Chinese Symphony (CYCS)
Starlight Melodies Concert on March 23, 2024