Xiao musician Shen Yingbiao (right) plays the traditional Chinese musical instrument with another performer playing guqin at a concert in Shanghai last year. Traditional bamboo flute attracts new ...

These days, the string quartet as an ensemble is a tried and true form of chamber music, but it’s only within the past three ...

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Central Asian cultural traditions have received international recognition as the ancient bowed instrument Kobyz and the traditional nomadic Yurt shared across Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan ...

In addition to popularizing the erhu, Jiang Jianhua has found ways to give the classical instrument a contemporary sound, Chen Nan reports. Jiang Jianhua, 63, is a celebrated erhu (a two-stringed ...

Our prehistoric ancestors were very busy people, but they must have known how to chill in between chores, to relax and recharge. It’s well known to science that our cave dwelling forebears gorged on ...

Music for a 15th-century genius, a 20th-century actor, a modern-day chef and the natural beauty of both Asia and the Americas: this year’s Emmy nominees in the documentary-score category are as ...

Kong Nay, a blind lute player who endured the horrors of a totalitarian regime, exposed a new generation of Cambodians to their country’s traditional music. By Mike Ives Mike Ives reported from Tuol ...

I PLAY TWO STRINGED INSTRUMENTS AND. ONE DRUM. NINE YEAR OLD LILY IS PLAYING AN INSTRUMENT THAT KOREANS HAVE PLAYED SINCE THE SIXTH CENTURY SILLA PERIOD. BUSTLE. APPROXIMATELY 1500 YEARS AGO. LILY HAS ...

The new student-led Chinese music ensemble, founded in Fall 2024, made its debut with a spring concert that showcased the group’s rich repertoire of traditional and contemporary medleys. PROVIDENCE, R ...