One school of thought has it that classical music is facing tough times as it negotiates a perfect storm of changing social, cultural, educational, economic and digital forces. But Wu Man doesn’t ...

Wu Yuxia has played thepipa for about 50 years. Both of them have been learning the pipa with Wu since they were very young. Fan is now studying at the China Conservatory to be a professional pipa ...

It took a relocation to the United States to help Min Xiao-Fen coax a whole new sound out of a centuries-old instrument. "Here, there is so much more freedom ... so many different ways to have ...

You're hearing Min Xiao-Fen, one of the world's greatest virtuosos, playing the pipa. It's a pear-shaped, guitar-like instrument from China with a history that goes back thousands of years. Min's ...

Player Zhao Xiaotong practices playing the pipa at Lanzhou traditional orchestra in Lanzhou, northwest China's Gansu Province, May 13, 2019. Pipa, a pear-shaped stringed instrument, is one of the ...

Wu Man's musical journey has taken her from the Chinese city of Hangzhou (where she was born), to Beijing (where she studied), to San Diego (where she now lives). Her traveling companion on this ...

BEIJING, June 29, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The pursuit of beauty has been a timeless thread weaving throughout human history. China's distinct aesthetics are not only embodied in every aspect of Chinese ...

Wu Yuxia has played thepipa for about 50 years. Photos provided to China Daily Chinese pipa player Wu Yuxia never says "no" to educational performances and projects since she believes that spreading ...

Chinese pipa player Wu Yuxia never says "no" to educational performances and projects since she believes that spreading the word about the four-stringed lute, a Chinese musical instrument with more ...