Yu Deng is a cellist, bassist, and an exceptionally creative composer. He graduated from the Guangzhou Conservatory of Music in 1981, then became a cellist with the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra, both in China. In 1985, he settled in San Francisco and began pursuing a musical career in the United States. He has been with Shen Yun since the company’s founding in 2006, performing and composing new works.