The "Butterfly Lover's Concerto" is such an evocative title, it almost doesn't matter what the music is about. A Chinese folk tale was the inspiration for composer Chen Gang, in this concerto for the ...

The Penang ProArt Chinese Orchestra performing Jiangnan melodies during the ‘Spring Warmth Over Water’ concert at Dewan Sri Pinang, Penang. — Photos: ZHAFARAN NASIB/The Star THE sounds and imagery of ...

Erhu, bowed, two-stringed Chinese vertical fiddle, is the most popular of this class of instruments and is always featured along with other traditional Chinese instruments such as the Pipa in the ...

"Her erhu narrates universal tales, with its two strings painting scenes beyond words," a journalist based at the United Nations said after experiencing a concert by Chinese erhu virtuoso Ma Xiaohui.

"Her erhu narrates universal tales, with its two strings painting scenes beyond words," a UN-based journalist said after experiencing a concert by Chinese erhu virtuoso Ma Xiaohui. Recently, Ma, a ...

A programme of both Western and Chinese classical music, with a Strauss horn concerto, Liu Xi Jin’s double erhu concerto and more, featuring soloists Han Chang Chou on horn and Ling Hock Siang and ...

: Alabama Symphony Orchestra. Symphony 7: Crouching Tiger Concerto. virtuoso exemplifies the change, cultural turmoil and hardships of daily life in his native land during the last half century.

The best antidote to stage fright, says erhu player Deborah Siok, 24, is to be over-prepared. It was this mindset which got her through the Singapore Chinese Music Competition a fortnight ago (Dec 12) ...

The world of Chinese traditional music is mourning the loss of a grand master who reigned supreme in erhu performance for more than half a century. Min Huifen, the undisputed master in the two-string ...

The first time she played for him, Japanese maestro Seiji Ozawa wept and the career of world-famous erhu player Jiang Jianhua was launched. Michelle Qiao talks with her about her love for the ancient ...