Cheng Yu is an internationally famous pipa and guqin virtuoso. At the age of 13 she won first prize in the National Youth Competition for…
Artist Profiles: Cheng Yu
Tag: China
Artist Profiles: Chen Jie-bing
Chen Jie-bing is considered by many to be the foremost erhu virtuoso in the world. Before graduating from Shanghai Music Conservatory in 1982, she twice…
Artist Profiles: Anna Guo
Anna Guo (Guo Min-qing), a former professor at the renowned Shanghai Conservatory of Music, has been teaching and playing the yang-qin for over 30 years.…
Artist Profiles: 12 Girls Band
12 Girls Band was formed in 2001, after its accomplished players, all of whom studied music at the most prestigious conservatories and schools across the…
Artist Profiles: Wang Fei
Wang Fei is an award-winning artist, published writer and accomplished musician who has toured internationally. Wang Fei was professionally trained in literature, music and art…
World Culture Open, World Music Shanghai & Cambodian Living Arts to Bring World Music to Asia in Flourishing Project
World Culture Open and World Music Shanghai have joined forces with Cambodian Living Arts to bring world music performances to the public in China, South…
Artist Profiles: Jie Ma
Jie Ma plays Chinese traditional instruments: pipa and ruan. “I began my musical studies at the age of five and became a professional musician at…
Artist Profiles: Red Chamber
Red Chamber is a Chinese music supergroup based in Vancouver (Canada). The ensemble includes four renowned instrumentalists, Mei Han (zheng), Guilian Liu (pipa), Zhimin Yu…
Artist Profiles: Mei Han
Mei Han is a zheng virtuoso. Presenting music deeply rooted in over two thousand years of Chinese culture, Han is transforming the zheng into a…
Artist profiles: Mamer
Singer-songwriter Mamer was born and raised in Qitai County in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Province. He became a cult figure in the Beijing underground music scene.…