BEIJING, Dec. 4, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- At this year's Yangtze River Delta International Cultural Industries Expo held recently in Shanghai, Xin Yi Chinese Traditional Chamber Orchestra was invited to ...
No conversation about Chinese traditional music would be complete without the pipa, an ancient guitar-like instrument. One of the best known current practitioners of the pipa is Wu Man. Fred talks ...
With a slight inhale, 81-year-old Zhen Jinling brought the short, ridged horn up to his mouth. He pursed his lips and blew into his suona — the sound part birdcall, part trumpet fanfare. From a bench ...
Photo provided to chinadaily.com.cn] The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds ...
Without any formal musical training, he built China’s first jazz band and a song-and-dance troupe, defying gender norms while launching the country’s earliest music and film superstars. His ...