The steelpan has found new ears in Brazil.From Florianópolis in the south to Canoa Quebrada, Pipa, João Pessoa, Maceió and ...

On August 21, 2026, violinist and violist Patrick Yim will release Bamboo Grove on PENTATONE, an album of world premiere recordings created in close collaboration with Chen Yi and Zhou Long, two ...

A retired public health researcher, a sociology PhD student, and Western classically trained piano and violin players.

Wu and the 11 old pipa instruments with a history dating back to the early Qing Dynasty in the Shanghai studio. CHINA DAILY "No contemporary pipa can replicate the sounds produced by these old ones," ...

Discover the Pipa v3.0, a unique instrument that fuses traditional Eastern tones with electric guitar elements. This video explores its design, sound capabilities, and performance potential, ...

In 1972, six years into China's turbulent Cultural Revolution, nine-year-old Wu Man’s father put a traditional four-stringed instrument known as a pipa in her hands and told her to learn. She quickly ...

Wu Man will share how the pipa, a pear-shaped, four-stringed Chinese lute, serves as a bridge between cultures. Through music and storytelling, she explores how this ancient instrument has helped her ...

An old Chinese proverb says: “If you work hard enough at it, you can grind even an iron rod down to a needle.” In other words: no matter how difficult or daunting a task may seem, it’s amazing what we ...

NEW YORK, Sept. 10 (Xinhua) -- Wu Man, one of the world's best virtuosos of the Chinese traditional instrument Pipa, returned to The Metropolitan Museum of Art Tuesday evening with a performance that ...