0 , ▁he ▁entered ▁the ▁Moscow ▁Conserv atory ▁in ▁the ▁Soviet ▁Union , ▁where ▁he ▁studied ▁under ▁the ▁pre em inent ▁viol in ist ▁Leon id ▁K og an . ▁Two ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁viol in ists ▁from ▁China ▁to ▁win ▁an ▁award ▁at ▁the ▁International ▁T cha ik ov sky ▁Compet ition . ▁ ▁He ▁returned ▁to ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 , ▁but ▁was ▁unable ▁to ▁perform ▁during ▁the ▁Cultural ▁Revolution ▁( 1 9 6 6 – 1 9 7 6 ). ▁After ▁ 1 9 7 8 , ▁he ▁performed ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 0 0 ▁concert s ▁per ▁year . ▁When ▁Ye h udi ▁Menu hin ▁visited ▁China ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 9 , ▁he ▁performed ▁Bach ' s ▁Con cer to ▁for ▁Two ▁Vi ol ins ▁with ▁Sh eng ▁and ▁highly ▁pra ised ▁him ▁afterwards . ▁Sh eng ▁subsequently ▁gained ▁the ▁nick name ▁the ▁" Ch inese ▁Menu hin ". ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁Sh eng ▁tou red ▁Australia ▁and ▁held ▁twelve ▁concert s ▁in ▁six ▁cities . ▁He ▁was ▁subsequently ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁greatest ▁artists ", ▁making ▁him ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁intern ation ally ▁famous ▁Chinese ▁viol in ists . ▁Sh eng ▁recorded ▁ 1 2 ▁albums ▁and ▁won ▁the ▁Golden ▁Record ▁Award ▁in ▁China . ▁ ▁Sh eng ▁married ▁the ▁Japanese ▁pian ist ▁H iro ko ▁S eta ▁( <0xE6>