The Shanghai Quartet has just come out with a new recording of traditional Chinese folk songs, arranged for string Quartet. We hear "Mountain Song, "Dragon Lantern Tune," and "Puzzle Tune." ...

With a slight inhale, 81-year-old Zhen Jinling brought the short, ridged horn up to his mouth. He pursed his lips and blew into his suona — the sound part birdcall, part trumpet fanfare. From a bench ...

To kick-off our Chinese New Year celebration, we hear the traditional Chinese folk song, "Embroidered Purse." Violinist Takako Nishizaki and guitarist Gerald Garcia play the folk song on a 1995 ...

"Chinese culture has achieved its current brilliant glory, and each ethnic group has its own unique contribution," Zhang Tiantong says. As the Daur (skilled in singing and dancing) ethnic minority ...

The first video I ever took of myself is from almost exactly eight years ago: I’m sitting in my grandparents’ apartment in Beijing, my face just out of the frame, and I am sawing away at an èrhú — a ...

Shudong Braamse of Lakeland has performed on stages around the world, but she'll experience a first in her career Feb. 24 when she plays Carnegie Hall. The award-winning soprano will be accompanied by ...

Musicians from China Conservatory of Music perform traditional Chinese pieces during a Chinese folk music concert at the Colon Theater in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Sept. 22, 2025. (Xinhua/Meng Dingbo) ...