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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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Artist Profiles: Guo Yue

Angel Romero April 11, 2018 No Comments bawuChinaChinese musicGuo Yue

Guo Yue is a world-renowned virtuoso of the Chinese bamboo flute. As a child Guo Yue learned how to put not just his breath but…

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Artist Profiles: He-Cheng Liu

Angel Romero April 11, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicHe-Cheng Liupipa

Beijing native He-Cheng Liu has been a musician for over 30 years. Liu is a pipa (lute) and gu-qin (ancient zither) virtuoso of remarkable experience.…

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Artist Profiles: George Gao

Angel Romero April 11, 2018 No Comments ChinaChinese musicerhuGeorge Gao

George Gao born in 1967, in Shanghai, China. He started his erhu studies at the age of six. A few years later, he won First…

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Artist Profiles: Cheng Yu

Angel Romero April 9, 2018 1 Comment Cheng YuChinaChinese musicpipa

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…

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Artist Profiles: Chen Jie-bing

Angel Romero April 8, 2018 No Comments Chen Jie-bingChinaChinese musicerhu

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…

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Artist Profiles: Anna Guo

Angel Romero April 8, 2018 No Comments Anna GuoChinaChinese music

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.…

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Artist Profiles: 12 Girls Band

Angel Romero April 8, 2018 8 Comments 12 Girls BandChinaChinese music

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…

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