Bei Bei believes every plucked string and every performance plants a cultural seed — one that can sprout among listeners of diverse backgrounds and help Chinese music flourish across the world. To her ...
The Chinese guzheng has been around since China's Warring States Period (around 446-221 B.C.), but it's a safe bet that only a few people in tonight's Tucson Symphony Orchestra audience will have ever ...
The sounds of an ancient Chinese instrument will fill the Englert Theatre Sunday afternoon. The guzheng, an 18-string zither-like instrument believed to be more than 2,500 years old, will take center ...
Plus, get the best of BroadwayWorld delivered to your inbox, and unlimited access to our editorial content across the globe. Guest artists Wu Fei, guzheng, and Shanir Ezra Blumenkranz, oud, will join ...
Be treated to the ethereal sounds of the guzheng in a recital by one of China’s most renowned guzheng virtuosos, Yuan Sha. Known for her elegant and expressive style as well as dedication to the art, ...
SAN FRANCISCO — When you stroll through San Francisco's Chinatown you will hear a variety of sounds. Not far from this historic neighborhood is a beautiful sound the Chinese have created for ...
The earliest records of the guzheng were found in the Warring States Period (475-221 BC) but it was only in the following Qin Dynasty (221-206 BC) period that it gained prominence. The musical ...
Li Ma seemed to float onto to the Tucson Music Hall stage Thursday, her shimmery pink silk Chinese-style dress brushing the floor, her straight black hair flowing down her back. She looked so delicate ...
In an interview a few months ago, local Shanghai sax machine Alec Haavik mentioned his desire to include more Chinese elements into his band, Friction Seven, which plays regularly at JZ Club on ...
On Sept 7, the China NCPA Orchestra stages two concerts under the baton of German conductor Markus Stenz, featuring pianist Chiyan Wong, with music by Strauss and Beethoven to open the orchestra's new ...
When I first heard that Irvine’s A Little Dynasty Chinese School (where my daughter is a student) has a traditional Chinese children’s orchestra, I was surprised. I grew up in San Jose, where there ...