Zi Lan Liao is an international concert circuit performer on the Ku-Cheng (Chinese harp). She has performed at the Royal Albert Hall and Royal Festival Halland has toured Spain, Italy, France, Holland, Finland, the USA and Australia. She participated the WOMAD Recording Week in Bath. Royal Albert Hall The Royal Albert Hall of Arts and Sciences is an arts venue dedicated to Queen Victorias husband and consort, Prince Albert. ... The Royal Festival Hall is a concert, dance and talks venue within the South Bank Centre in London. ...

Zi Lan began to learn the Ku-Cheng at the age of three when she lived in Canton. By the age of 9 she was winning prizes in China, including the prestigious National Youth Music Competition. She continued her music studies at Chetham's School of Music and the Royal Academy of Music, now specializing in the western concert harp besides Chinese traditional dance and the Ku-Cheng. Location within China Canton, China redirects here. ... The Royal Academy of Music is a music school in London, England and one of the leading music institutions in the world. ...

Apart from playing traditional and music written by Chinese composers, Zi Lan also has had composers outside China write music for her, which has widened her repertoire from classical to contemporary and electronic music. Her collaborations include Indian singers, African percussionists, and western concert flautists as well as Peter Gabriel and Nigel Kennedy. Her collaboration work with other world artists was released on the Realworld Various CD. The track Heaven And Earth, a collaboration with Jah Wobble was released on CDs by Island Record in November 1995 worldwide. Her Ku-Cheng Concerto The River and The Five Tone Dragon had been broadcast around Europe. She recorded music for the Oscar-winning film The Last Emperor. Cover art from the album So, Gabriels biggest commercial success Peter Brian Gabriel (born February 13, 1950, in Cobham, Surrey) is an English musician. ... Nigel Kennedy (born December 28, 1956 in Brighton, England) is a violinist and violist. ... Jah Wobble (born John Wardle) is an English bass guitarist, singer, poet and composer. ... This article is about the 1987 film. ...

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