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 China National Traditional Orchestra is fighting a battle familiar to anyone who performs classical music: getting young people to enjoy their art. And it’s often an uphill battle. Some of the ...

Unlock access to every one of the hundreds of articles published daily on BroadwayWorld by logging in with one click. The audience was deeply impressed with the young orchestra's great vigor and ...

Musicians from the China National Traditional Orchestra, including erhu player Niu Qianqian, will perform in Paris, France, and Vienna, Austria, during a tour from Friday to June 13. [Photo provided ...

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 ...

This is the inspiring moment a group of elderly musicians came together to rehearse a traditional Chinese orchestral piece. Members of the Golden Leaf Orchestra, composed of retired violinists, held a ...

Come Sunday, you’ll have the chance to both celebrate the Lunar New Year and listen to some of the finest — and rarest musicians — in the region. The Mankato-based ProMusica Minnesota, a group that ...

Conductor Zhang Jingbo performs with the Nanjing University Traditional Chinese Orchestra in Graz, Austria, Sept. 30, 2023. A concert featuring traditional Chinese music was held here on Saturday to ...

Just as in Western music, there is a sound ideal in the music of China that originates in the language itself and runs from vocal production through the timbres of individual instruments to the ...

The first flutes excavated in China were made from bone. Today, ones made from bamboo are widely used in Chinese music and opera This is the seventh in a series of articles about classical Chinese ...

Yang Enhua recently made a name for himself in August when he placed as a top 10 finalist in the sixth annual Danny Awards playing the erhu – a two-stringed bowed instrument used in traditional ...