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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 ...

The National Centre for the Performing Arts in Beijing was filled with the soft sounds of bamboo flutes and the elegant ...

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 ...

The notion of an orchestra, a large ensemble of musicians directed to play together, is a Western notion, essentially unknown in China until the middle of the past century. Since then, the Chinese ...

The Academy of Music in Philadelphia will come alive with traditional Chinese music, dancing and culture in January for the Shen Yun Performing Arts production. The Greater Philadelphia Asian Culture ...

Continuing our week of exploring connections between traditional music and classical music, we look at Chinese influences in Western classical music today. From the Shanghai Quartet's recording called ...

A special Chinese New Year concert and celebration will be held at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, in Hall Auditorium. Music and dance performances include something for everyone: from classical music and ...

All throughout May, WTOP is celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month with stories about the people and places shaping the D.C. region. One of the oldest, most identifiable sounds ...

SHANGHAI — For the past two months, Li Chenxiao has spent an hour every day practicing the zhongruan, a traditional Chinese plucked string instrument, at a speed of over 200 beats per minute. On Aug.

Haiqiong Deng performs “The Moon Over the Guan Mountain” & talks with us about music. Haiqiong Deng is an internationally recognized musician who focuses on traditional Chinese music. Her roots are in ...