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Encyclopedia > List of contemporary Qin players

This is a list of contemporary Guqin players of the 20th and 21st centuries for the Guqin. It attempts to list all existing players (if they are publicly known, i.e. if one can find out about them). The Guqin (Chinese: 古琴; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ku-chin; literally ancient stringed-instrument) is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (中華絃樂噐). It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of...

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  • Personal Names (English): Gives name(s) of person in English. If that person was born with a Chinese name, it is listed in pinyin. For the sake of tidiness, the Family name will go first. If one has a Cantonese name, the pinyin takes priority over it. The names will be listed in alphabetical order.
  • Personal Names (Chinese): Given name(s) of the person in traditional full Chinese characters. If that person does not have a Chinese name, it would be marked 'None'.
  • Other Names, Titles and Styles: Any other names or handles the person has used, such as pen names, painting names, styles, etc. This includes any titles or letters decreed upon the person, such as Professor or PhD.
  • Dates: Gives the year of birth and death of said person. If not known, then deceased (dec.) or active (act.) will be used instead.
  • School or Base: The person's school or where they are currently active if known.
  • Remarks: Any important information about this person, e,g. their occupation, experience, etc.

" --- " refers to not known, not yet currently known or possibly non-existent. Hanyu pinyin (Simplified Chinese: 汉语拼音; Traditional Chinese: 漢語拼音; Hanyu Pinyin: , lit. ...


Unclassified as of yet

  • Teo Kheng-chong : Guqin player and researcher, developed a bright style of guqin playing Participated in Digital Guqin projects (don't know the pinyin of his/her name so can't classify)

China

Personal Names (English) Personal Names (Chinese) Other Names, Titles and Styles Dates School or Base Remarks
Cai Deyun (Cantonese: Tsar Teh-yun) 蔡德允 Madam (act.) Hong Kong Head of the Yinyin Shi Qinshe of Hong Kong, oldest qin player alive today (100 years old in 2004)
Chen Changlin 陳長林 --- (act.) Min (Fujian) Transmitter of the Min School
Cheng Gongliang 成公亮 --- 1940 - present Nanjing ---
Chen Leiji 陳雷激 --- 1967 - present Zhucheng? Shanghai? Student of Gong Yi
Dai Xiaolian 戴曉蓮 --- (act.) Shanghai? A master guqin player and professor of guqin at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Grand daughter of Zhang Ziqian. Has published her solo CD album by Hugo
Gong Yi 龔一 --- 1941 - present Shanghai Master player previously from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra
Guan Pinghu 管平湖 --- 1897 - 1967 --- Possibly the greatest qin player of the 20th century. Dapued many qin scores such as Liu Shui and Guangling San. In 1977, his recording of "Liu Shui" (Flowing Water) was chosen to be included in the Voyager Golden Record, a collection of world music sent into space on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts
Gulik, Robert Hans van 高羅佩 --- 1910-1967 --- Dutch writer who wrote the important Lore of the Chinese Lute
Huang Huade --- --- 1922 - present Shu (Sichuan) ---
Li Fengyun 李鳳雲 --- (act.) Tianjin Concert guqin player from Tianjin. She has published a solo CD album by Hugo
Li Xiangting 李祥霆 Professor 1940 - present Beijing Current president of the China Guqin Committee and master guqin player
Lin Youren 林友人 --- 1938 - present Guangling Transmitter of the Guangling school
Liu Chuhua (Cantonese: Lau Chor-wah) 劉楚華 --- (act.) Hong Kong ---
Liu Shaochun 劉少椿 --- 1901 - 1971 Guangling ---
Mei Yueqiang 梅曰強 --- 1929 - present Guangling ---
Pu Xuezhai 薄雪齋 --- (dec.) --- The brother of the last emperor of China, Puyi. An artist Chinese painting
Tang Jianyuan (Cantonese: Tong Kin-woon) 唐健垣 Ph.D (act.) Hong Kong Guqin player and teacher, chief editor of Qinfu 琴府, a composite volume of ancient scores (not to be confused with the Qin Fu of Ji Kang). As well, a master of the guzheng and nanyin (a singing style)
Xu Jian 許健 --- (act.) Beijing Qin scholar who wrote the Qinshi Chubian
Wang Di 王迪 --- (dec.) --- Female student of Guan Pinghu, did a cross country survey of qin players in 1956, tape recorded qin players using magnetic tapes. These recordings are now in Shanghai
Wang Duo --- --- (act.) Suzhou Master guqin player of the Wumen Qinshe of Suzhou. Participated in Digital Guqin projects
Wang Wei --- --- (act.) Beijing Sister of Wang Fei
Wei Zhongle 衛仲樂 --- (dec.) --- An orphan, but a master of many Chinese instruments, including pipa and dizi
Wu Jinglüe 吳景略 --- 1907 - 1987 Yushan Master of the Yushan School
Wu Wenguang 吳文光 --- (act.) --- Son of Wu Jinglue and transmitter of the Yushan school
Wu Zhao 吳釗 --- 1935 - present Beijing? Former president of the Beijing Guqin Society
Wu Zhaoji 吳兆基 Xiangquan 1908 - 1997 --- Transmitter of the Wu style
Xie Xiaoping 謝孝苹 --- (act.) --- ---
Yang Chunwei 楊春薇 --- (act.) --- Student of Wu Wenguang
Yao Bingyan 姚丙炎 --- 1921 - 1983 --- Dapued (transcribed) the classic version of Jiu Kuang in triple-time rhytmn
Yao Gongbai 姚公白 --- 1948 - present --- Yao Bingyan's eldest son
Yao Gongjing 姚公敬 --- 1955 - present --- Yao Bingyan's youngest son
Yu Bosun 俞伯蓀 --- 1922 - present Shu (Sichuan) ---
Yu Shaoze 喻紹澤 --- 1903 - 1987 Shu (Sichuan) Transmitter of the Shu School
Zeng Chengwei 曾成偉 --- (act.) Shu (Sichuan), Chengdu Master guqin maker as well as transmitter of the Shu School
Zha Fuxi 查阜西 --- 1895 - 1976 Yushan Great researcher of qin music, specialising in qin songs
Zhang Ziqian 張子謙 --- (dec.) Guangling Master of the Guangling School
Zheng Minzhong 鄭泯中 --- (act.) Beijing? Student of Guan Pinghu, master player, specialist in guqin connoisseurship in Palace Museum, Beijing

Gong Yi (龔一) is a Chinese musician from Shanghai. ... Robert van Gulik (August 9, 1910 - September 24, 1967) was a highly educated orientalist, diplomat and writer, best known for the Judge Dee mysteries. ... Li Xiangting is considered one of the master players of the guqin. ... Wu Zhaoji (1908 - 1997) also known as Xiangquan, was born in Hunan, China. ...

United States of America

Personal Names (English) Personal Names (Chinese) Other Names, Titles and Styles Dates School or Base Remarks
Binkley, Jim None --- (act.) Portland, Oregon Translating the Yugu Zhai Qinpu into English
Dydo, Stephen None --- (act.) New York, NY ---
Liang, David M. Y. --- --- (act.) Ellicott City, MD ---
Lieberman, Fredric None Ph.D (act.) Santa Cruz, CA Translated the Mei'an Qinpu into English
Liu Li 劉麗 --- (act.) New York, NY A graduate in Guqin performance at the Central Conservatory in Beijing 中央音樂學院, Liu Li was taught by renowned players such as Wu Jinglue 吳景略, Wu Wenguang 吳文光 as well as Li Xiangting. Before moving to the U.S. Ms Liu was Associate Professor in Guqin at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing 中國音樂學院. Collaborated with composer Tan Dun and violin master Itzhak Perlman on recording the soundtrack for the movie "Hero".
Thompson, John 唐世璋 --- (act.) New York, NY American whose "historically informed performance" includes over 130 melodies he has reconstructed from early tablature, translation work on the Shenqi Mipu (1425).
Wang Fei 王菲 MA; Emily (act.) San Francisco Bay Area, CA A qin player (taught by Li Xiangting) based in the United States, founder of the North American Guqin Association, published writer and an international award winner digital artist. Also plays guzheng. Not to be confused with Faye Wong, the Hong Kong based pop singer
Ye Mingmei (Yip Mingwei) 葉明媚 Ph.D (act.) New York, NY Qin scholar, a student of Cai Deyun
Yuan Jungping 袁中平 --- (act.) New York, NY Founder of the New York Qin Society
Zhang Peiyou 張培幼 Judy Chang (act.) New York, NY ---
Zhu Nong --- --- (act.) San Francisco Bay Area, CA ---

Faye Wong, or Wong Fei (王菲; pinyin: Wáng Fēi) (born August 8, 1969) is an extremely popular Chinese singer and is very well-known all throughout Asia. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ...

United Kingdom

Personal Names (English) Personal Names (Chinese) Other Names, Titles and Styles Dates School or Base Remarks
Cheng Yu 程玉 PhD (act.) London Qin and pipa player from Beijing now resident in London. Founder and president of the London Youlan Qin Society. Obtained a PhD in Ethnomusicology at SOAS.
Evans, Christopher None --- (act.) Yorkshire ---
Joseph, Julian None --- (act.) Wiltshire Secetary of the London Youlan Qin Society
Chen Jinwei (Tan Chin Wee) 陳錦偉 --- (act.) London ---
Wang Tingting --- BA? (act.) Sheffield ---
Wu Dannong (Cantonese: Ing Dan-nung) 伍丹農 PhD (act.) London, sometimes in Beijing ---
Xu Yongyu (Cantonese: Tsua, Wing Yue) 徐永裕 BA; see Charlie Huang for full list of names 1983 - present Birmingham Main contributor to the guqin article and all relating articles
Yeh Shih-hua ‧時華 --- (act.) --- ---

Cheng Yu 程玉 is a musician of Chinese descent, originally from China, but now resides in London, UK. She specializes in pipa, the Chinese four-stringed pear-shaped lute, but also plays the guqin, the seven-stringed zither. ... The Guqin (Chinese: 古琴; Hanyu Pinyin: ; Wade-Giles: ku-chin; literally ancient stringed-instrument) is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family (中華絃樂噐). It has been played since ancient times, and has traditionally been favored by scholars and literati as an instrument of...

Canada

Personal Names (English) Personal Names (Chinese) Other Names, Titles and Styles Dates School or Base Remarks
Huang Zhishu (Wong, Tony) 黃志樹 --- (act.) BC Producer of the Taigu silk strings. Editor of modern qin book series, Qinxue Congkan
Qiao Shan (Kiu Shan) 喬姍 --- (act.) Vancouver, ON Founder of Jiuyi Qin Association
Yang Junli (Yeung, Jonathan Leo) 楊儁立 Courtesy name/zi 字: Yanfan 燕梵; Personal Style/hao 號: Xiyuan 西原; Pen Name: Satsuki Shizuka 五月 靜 1987 - present Toronto, ON Founder & President of the University of Toronto Guqin Association
Yu, Yuda 余侑達 John 1986 - present Toronto, ON Co-Founder of University of Toronto Guqin Association


 
 

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