The sounds of the yangqin, an instrument at the center of Chinese musical ensembles, resonated through Baird Hall on April 18 as multi-instrumentalist Helen Yee shared her expertise and knowledge of ...

WALTHAM, Mass. – Experience the timeless beauty of China in a journey down musical “silk roads.” Musicians Jiebing Chen, erhu (2-string vertical violin), and Yangqin Zhao, yangqin (hammered dulcimer), ...

The yangqin is indispensable among traditional Chinese musical instruments. Lee Meng-hsueh from Taiwan, yangqin principal at the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra, has embraced new experiences and the ...

For the first time, the Chinese dulcimer yangqin and the Indian dulcimer santoor were played together with a symphony orchestra at a recent concert in Beijing titled East Meets East. "I hope we can ...

When Liu Yuening picks up the slender, bamboo baton in front of President Pratibha Patil next week here, a unique musical exchange will come full circle. Three centuries ago, as the Ming Dynasty (1368 ...

Liu Yuening, a professor with the Central Conservatory of Music (CCOM, in Beijing), is director of both the Office of the Music Confucius Institute and the Center for International Chinese Language ...

Discover the exciting journey with Chinese mallet instruments - yangqin and percussion. Join our Percussion Acting Principal and yangqin soloist Derek Koh together with the young, talented ...

The first to hold a master degree in Yangqin Performance in China, and the youngest professor in that country, Pingxin Xu has introduced his Chinese dulcimer to hundreds of thousands of amazed ...

Ever heard a Tool or Nirvana song played on a dulcimer? Inventive musicians are always coming up with ways to perform creative cover versions of their favorite songs; Anthony "Bones" Reid is no ...

HK Magazine: Your upcoming concert will feature famous western scores blended with Chinese instruments. What’s the story behind that? Bryan Lai: Hong Kong people are not so familiar with traditional ...