2 0 1 8 ) ▁was ▁a ▁Chinese ▁viol in ist , ▁best ▁known ▁for ▁his ▁rend ition ▁of ▁the ▁or chestra ▁work ▁But ter fly ▁Lo vers ' ▁Vi olin ▁Con cer to . ▁He ▁is ▁widely ▁considered ▁one ▁of ▁China ' s ▁greatest ▁viol in ists , ▁known ▁as ▁" Ch ina ' s ▁Menu hin ". ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁he ▁was ▁named ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁Broadcast ing ▁Corporation ▁as ▁" one ▁of ▁the ▁world ' s ▁greatest ▁artists ". ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Sh eng ▁was ▁born ▁into ▁a ▁musical ▁family ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁in ▁Ch ong q ing , ▁China ' s ▁temporary ▁capital ▁during ▁the ▁Second ▁S ino - J apan ese ▁War . ▁His ▁father ▁was ▁the ▁ren owned ▁viol in ist ▁and ▁music ▁professor ▁Sh eng ▁X ue ▁( <0xE7> <0x9B> <0x9B> 雪 ), ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁was ▁the ▁vocal ist ▁Z hu ▁B ing ▁( 朱 <0xE5> <0x86> <0xB0> ). ▁His ▁parents ▁named ▁him ▁" Z h ong gu o ", ▁the ▁Chinese ▁name ▁for ▁China , ▁hoping ▁for ▁the ▁rev ival ▁of ▁the ▁country ' s ▁fortune . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁el dest ▁of ▁eleven ▁children , ▁nine ▁of ▁whom ▁became ▁viol in ists . ▁ ▁Sh eng ▁was ▁taught ▁to ▁play ▁the ▁viol in ▁by ▁his ▁father ▁from ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁five . ▁He ▁made ▁his ▁public ▁debut ▁at ▁age ▁seven , ▁and ▁was ▁recognized ▁as ▁a ▁child ▁pro dig y . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6