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Category: Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles

Artist Profiles: Shao Rong

Angel Romero April 14, 2018 3 Comments ChinaChinese musicpipaShao Rongworld fusionworld music

Born and raised in Shanghai, China, Shao Rong first broke with tradition when she moved to Japan (she is currently living in Tokyo), although she…

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Artist Profiles: Sa Dingding

Angel Romero April 14, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicSa Dingding

Sa Dingding was born in Inner Mongolia (China) to a Mongolian mother and a Chinese father. She is a multi-instrumentalist, playing the zhen (a Chinese…

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Artist Profiles: Lunlun Zou

Angel Romero April 14, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicguzhengLunlun Zou

Lunlun Zou is a guzheng virtuoso, renowned for her graceful and effortless style. She has performed at some of the world’s most respected concert halls…

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Artist Profiles: Liu Fang

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicLiu Fangpipa

Born in Kunming (China) in 1974, Liu Fang started learning the pipa (Chinese lute) at the age of 6 and soon began to perform in…

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Artist Profiles: Lingling Yu

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicLingling Yupipa

Lingling Yu was born in the south-western part of China, near Shanghai, beautiful city Hangzhou, starting point Silk Road. She took up music at age…

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Artist Profiles: Li Xiangting

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicguqinLi Xiangting

Li Xiangting was born in 1940 in Liaoyuan, China. Li Xiangting is a world-class guqin (Chinese 7 string zither) and xiao (Chinese vertical bamboo flute)…

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Artist Profiles: Lei Qiang

Angel Romero April 13, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuLei Qiang

Lei Qiang is a master player of the erhu. Born in 1960 in Shaanxi province in the People’s Republic of China, Lei began to play…

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Artist Profiles: Jia Peng Fang

Angel Romero April 12, 2018 6 Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuJia Peng Fang

Jia Peng Fang was born April 1958 in Jiamusi, China. He is a virtuoso of the erhu (Chinese fiddle), and has played in hundreds of…

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Artist Profiles: Hu Bin

Angel Romero April 12, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuHu Bin

Hu Bin plays erhu fiddle and gaohu (Cantonese fiddle). She is a former lead musician in Xi’an Classical Chinese Music Ensemble and a graduate of…

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Artist Profiles: Hong Ting

Angel Romero April 11, 2018 2 Comments ChinaChinese musicHong Tingzheng

Hong Ting had extensive training in performance, theory, composition and improvisation. She started playing the piano at age six and later studied the zheng under…

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