This is the third in a series of articles about classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we explore how musicians play the eight different types of ...

Xiaogang Ye laughed awkwardly as he recounted a conversation with a western music lover. “He said: ‘Hey, your music interests me. But it’s very high—I suppose the voice has to be high when reading ...

The young musicians played classical Chinese instruments and announced their program in English, as the aging audience listened politely to explanations translated into Chinese. A concert Sunday by ...

What makes Chinese music Chinese? After a century of revolution and change, how do contemporary Chinese composers understand and reflect their heritage, even as they try to connect with global ...

This article serves as an introduction to our upcoming series on classical Chinese instruments and the traditional Chinese music orchestra, in which we will show you how musicians play the eight ...

CHICAGO — The pandemic made a trip to China to cover the Olympic host country difficult. So we pivoted and found the Spirit of China stories right here at home in the United States. We traveled to ...

St. GALLEN, Switzerland, May 2 (Xinhua) -- As night fell in northeastern ancient Swiss city of St. Gallen, local residents flocked to the 114-year-old St. Gallen Concert Hall to attend a Chinese ...

Every January, the Juilliard School in New York stages six free concerts as part of an event called the Focus! Festival. It emphasizes one theme. This year, the prestigious performing arts institution ...

Composer Bright Sheng has won MacArthur and Guggenheim Fellowships. Two decades ago, Chamber Music Northwest was looking for a new chamber opera. David Shifrin, the nonprofit's artistic director and a ...