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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

WQXR, which bills itself as New York’s classical music radio station, will once again host Classical Kids Fair from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 9, at the Queens ...

Chinese musician Wang Jianxin, who plays xun, flute and xiao, teaches during the summer camp. [Photo by Su Guanming/For China Daily] On Aug 5, about 50 music lovers, aged from 9 to 50, performed in a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Peng Jingxuan plays the traditional Chinese instrument guzheng in Paris, France. Photo: Courtesy of Peng Jingxuan Under the Eiffel Tower, beside the Arc de Triomphe, along the bustling streets of ...

SINGAPORE -- Commonly known as wayang here, Chinese opera has for several decades played a prominent role in the local community. Brought here by Chinese immigrants, it has for nearly a thousand years ...

The Chinese Music Orchestra of the China Conservatory of Music will perform as part of a new series launched by Beijing Concert Hall, which highlights traditional Chinese music. [Photo provided to ...