Yu was named principal guest conductor of the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, the first appointment of a mainland Chinese conductor to the position. In June 2018, Deutsche Grammophon announced an exclusive recording deal with Yu and Shanghai Symphony Orchestra (SSO). Select discography Honors and awards 2002: Arts Patronage Award of the Montblanc Cultural Foundation 2003: Chevalier dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres, France 2005: L'onorificenza di commendatore, Italy December 2014: Chevalier de la Légion d’Honneur, France October 2015: Atlantic Council Global Citizen Award April 2016: Foreign Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences June 2016: Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany References External links Askonas Holt management biography of Long Yu Compose 20:20 Project Shanghai Symphony Orchestra Chinese-language biography of Long Yu Guangzhou Symphony biography of Long Yu Music in the Summer Air page on Long Yu 1964 births Living people Chinese conductors (music) Musicians from Shanghai Shanghai Conservatory of Music alumni Chevaliers of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres Chevaliers of the Légion d'honneur Recipients of the Legion of Honour Fellows of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences Recipients of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany 21st-century conductors (music) Chinese musicians Chinese art directors