Musical heritage resounds in Xinjiang village

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Irina Pratsyuk's Melodious Journey: A Symphony of Culture and Collaboration

Irina Pratsyuk, a renowned Russian singer, performs at the Moscow Restaurant in Beijing, captivating audiences with her soulful performances. Her passion for Russian culture and dedication to introducing Chinese culture have made her a cherished figure at the restaurant, attracting both Russian and Chinese performers. Through her performances, she fosters a harmonious exchange between the two cities, promoting mutual understanding …

Culture Art Music International Relations Beijing

1 month, 3 weeks ago

Irina Pratsyuk's Melodious Journey: A Symphony of Culture and Harmony

China Daily

Irina Pratsyuk, a renowned Russian singer, performs at the Moscow Restaurant in Beijing, captivating audiences with her soulful performances. Her passion for Russian culture and dedication to introducing Chinese culture have made her a cherished figure at the restaurant, attracting both Russian and Chinese performers. Through her cultural exchange, she fosters mutual understanding and appreciation between the two cities and …

Culture Art Music International Relations Beijing

2 months, 2 weeks ago

Unleash Your Musical Potential: Discover the Best Deals on Musical Instruments During the Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024

Hindustan Times

The Amazon Great Indian Festival Sale 2024 is an excellent opportunity to shop for a wide range of musical instruments at unbeatable prices. This event features attractive discounts on hand percussion instruments, woodwinds, harmonicas, portable keyboards, steel drums, violins, and guitars. With various styles and sizes available, you can find the perfect instrument to suit your needs and musical preferences. …

Music Musical Instruments Hand Percussion Woodwind

2 months, 4 weeks ago

Experience the Yangtze River Delta region on the G8388

China Daily

Erhu Cultural Park in Wuxi, Jiangsu province. Arriving at the Wuxi New District Railway Station provides easy access to Meicun village, which is known to be "China's capital of the erhu" for over 50 years. "An erhu consists of four main components — the sound box, neck, strings and bracketing," explains Bu Guangjun, a master erhu maker who was Wan's …

Wuxi Instrument Erhu Meicun

4 months ago

How one man's effort made duxianqin popular

China Daily

An artist plays a duxianqin at a tourism promotion event held in Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region. In his folding screen-adorned Zen-style studio, Wei Qingbing, 39, sat on the bamboo mat-paved floor and plucked the string on his duxianqin — literally "a single-stringed zither" — with his right hand, in a vivid rendering of a melodic tune, his left hand …

China Guangxi Chinese Wei Instrument Instruments Nanning

4 months, 1 week ago

Piano skills are the keys to success

China Daily

Winners of various categories at the national finals of the competition in Shanghai display their awards on Aug 13. "Pianos and piano teachers are no longer a rarity in small cities of Yunnan, although the number is still small compared with big cities," she says. Chu Wanghua, an acclaimed composer and pianist, says that good piano players were mainly from …

Play Piano Chu Small Cities

5 months ago

Elevating the guzheng's legacy

China Daily

Ji Wei, a renowned guzheng artist, enhances the traditional Chinese instrument's appeal and global presence through cultural outreach. "The sound of the guzheng can convey both melancholic and cheerful emotions: its lower range exudes solemn and dignified music, its middle range displays great tenderness, and its high notes can be incredibly majestic," Ji explained. "It was then that I realized …

Music Chinese Instrument Guzheng

5 months ago

Elevating the guzheng's legacy

China Daily

Ji Wei, a renowned guzheng artist, enhances the traditional Chinese instrument's appeal and global presence through cultural outreach. "The sound of the guzheng can convey both melancholic and cheerful emotions: its lower range exudes solemn and dignified music, its middle range displays great tenderness, and its high notes can be incredibly majestic," Ji explained. "It was then that I realized …

Music Chinese Instrument Guzheng

6 months, 1 week ago

Town becomes instrumental in global violin manufacturing

China Daily

NANJING/MOSCOW — It might be hard to imagine that every year 40 percent of the world's violins are produced in Huangqiao, a town in East China once famous for its sesame bread rather than music. "It's no easy feat to have Chinese-made 'Western musical instruments' enter the overseas market," Li says, emphasizing that innovative techniques have made Huangqiao violins globally …

Music China Town Huangqiao Violins Violin Manufacturing

6 months, 1 week ago

Town becomes instrumental in global violin manufacturing

China Daily

NANJING/MOSCOW — It might be hard to imagine that every year 40 percent of the world's violins are produced in Huangqiao, a town in East China once famous for its sesame bread rather than music. "It's no easy feat to have Chinese-made 'Western musical instruments' enter the overseas market," Li says, emphasizing that innovative techniques have made Huangqiao violins globally …

Music China Town Violin Violins Huangqiao

7 months, 3 weeks ago

This music shop has been making melody amid the din of Dadar for 100 years

Hindustan Times

MUMBAI: “It is not just a musical instruments’ shop. “Given the time I spent there I’d tell the owners this is my shop – and the name fits too.” Chaurasia walks down memory lane sitting in his Versova music school -- Vrindaban Gurukul – even as the countdown to Haribhau Vishwanath Company’s first outlet in Dadar turning 100 begins. “Once, …

Music Shop Instruments Dadar Din Kumbharwada Harmoniums

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plucky young graduate hits right note with Tibetan guitar business

China Daily

Tencho, a staff member at Samdrub Norbu's Tibetan guitar company, strings a guitar. PALDEN NYIMA/CHINA DAILY The Xizang government has been actively encouraging young entrepreneurs like Samdrub Norbu to start their own businesses and has implemented a series of support policies. Samdrub Norbu's dream goes beyond running Tibetan guitar workshops. "Like the Tibetan saying, 'There is no room for sorrow …

Tibetan Samdrub Norbu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plucky young graduate hits right note with Tibetan guitar business

China Daily

Samdrub Norbu tunes a Tibetan guitar — or dranyan in the Tibetan language — in his shop in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on March 13. PALDEN NYIMA/CHINA DAILY Many young Tibetan college graduates long for a stable job in the public sector after graduation, but Samdrub Norbu is an exception. The 23-year-old founder of Yangchak Art has been running a …

Business Tibetan Shop Lhasa Guitar Samdrub Norbu

8 months, 3 weeks ago

Plucky young graduate hits right note with Tibetan guitar business

China Daily

Samdrub Norbu tunes a Tibetan guitar — or dranyan in the Tibetan language — in his shop in Lhasa, Xizang autonomous region, on March 13. PALDEN NYIMA/CHINA DAILY Many young Tibetan college graduates long for a stable job in the public sector after graduation, but Samdrub Norbu is an exception. The 23-year-old founder of Yangchak Art has been running a …

Business Tibetan Shop Lhasa Guitar Samdrub Norbu

9 months, 1 week ago

Weifang's Tangwu strikes a prosperous note

China Daily

In Tangwu town of Weifang, a skilled worker tunes guitars at a local instrument production center. From the majestic musical sculptures and iconic landmarks adorning the town center to the sprawling 120-mu Musical Instrument Industrial Park and rows of instrument manufacturers lining the streets, the town's industrial cluster provides a thriving ecosystem for instrument enterprises. Today, Tangwu town boasts an …

Town Weifang Tangwu Local Instrument Tangwu Town

9 months, 1 week ago

Fine-tuning his musical prospects

China Daily

A talented young band from Maoxian county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, named Esinaba, or "azalea flower" in the Qiang language, is one of the top 10 winners of the sixth Midi Kids Band Competition. Zhao Zhiqiang's parents used to worry that their son would turn into a "bad boy" as he was, in their eyes, …

Band Guitar His Parents Zhao Music Playing Musical Prospects

9 months, 1 week ago

Fine-tuning his musical prospects

China Daily

A talented young band from Maoxian county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, named Esinaba, or "azalea flower" in the Qiang language, is one of the top 10 winners of the sixth Midi Kids Band Competition. Zhao Zhiqiang's parents used to worry that their son would turn into a "bad boy" as he was, in their eyes, …

Band His Parents Zhao Playing Guitar Midi Kids

9 months, 1 week ago

Fine-tuning his musical prospects

China Daily

A talented young band from Maoxian county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, named Esinaba, or "azalea flower" in the Qiang language, is one of the top 10 winners of the sixth Midi Kids Band Competition. Zhao Zhiqiang's parents used to worry that their son would turn into a "bad boy" as he was, in their eyes, …

Band Guitar His Parents Zhao

9 months, 1 week ago

Fine-tuning his musical prospects

China Daily

A talented young band from Maoxian county, Aba Tibetan and Qiang autonomous prefecture in Sichuan province, named Esinaba, or "azalea flower" in the Qiang language, is one of the top 10 winners of the sixth Midi Kids Band Competition. Zhao Zhiqiang's parents used to worry that their son would turn into a "bad boy" as he was, in their eyes, …

Band Guitar His Parents Zhao

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Declining piano sales a sign of shift in focus

China Daily

By ZHAO YIMENG in Beijing, DENG RUI in Chongqing,DENG RUI and ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-01-31 09:33 Employees of a piano manufacturing unit in Yingkou, Liaoning province, transport a part of a piano in February 2023. Zhang's experience is a poignant note on the declining sales of the piano, once known as the …

Music Training China Children Parents Students Beijing

10 months, 3 weeks ago

Declining piano sales a sign of shift in focus

China Daily

By ZHAO YIMENG in Beijing, DENG RUI in Chongqing,DENG RUI and ZHANG XIAOMIN in Dalian, Liaoning | China Daily Global | Updated: 2024-01-31 09:33 Employees of a piano manufacturing unit in Yingkou, Liaoning province, transport a part of a piano in February 2023. Zhang's experience is a poignant note on the declining sales of the piano, once known as the …

Music Training China Children Parents Students Beijing

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A worker checks timber that will be used to make a musical instrument in a Hebei Qide Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co warehouse in Baixiang county, Hebei province. "In the past, processing the wood required a lot of physical strength, but now we have basically switched to cutting machines, although other processes are still mostly done by hand," Chang said. According …

Chang Huang Musical Instrument Baixiang

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A worker makes a component for an instrument in the factory. Boasting such deep heritage, the county has continuously expanded development of the cultural industry in recent years by unearthing examples of craftsmanship from common people and cultivating related cultural industries. The factory can produce about 1,000 handmade violins per year, with sales of about 7 million yuan, Chang said. …

Music Chang

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A technician works on a violin in the company's factory. CHINA DAILY Chang Jingqi, a musical instrument maker from Baixiang county in Xingtai, Hebei province, is on the way to realizing his dream of bringing music to as many people as possible. In 2005, after years of hard work in the capital, Chang registered his own brand, Qide Musical Instruments, …

Music Instruments Chang

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A technician works on a violin in the company's factory. CHINA DAILY Chang Jingqi, a musical instrument maker from Baixiang county in Xingtai, Hebei province, is on the way to realizing his dream of bringing music to as many people as possible. In 2005, after years of hard work in the capital, Chang registered his own brand, Qide Musical Instruments, …

Instruments Chang Qide Music

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A technician works on a violin in the company's factory. CHINA DAILY Chang Jingqi, a musical instrument maker from Baixiang county in Xingtai, Hebei province, is on the way to realizing his dream of bringing music to as many people as possible. In 2005, after years of hard work in the capital, Chang registered his own brand, Qide Musical Instruments, …

Instruments Chang Bringing Music

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A technician works on a violin in the company's factory. CHINA DAILY Chang Jingqi, a musical instrument maker from Baixiang county in Xingtai, Hebei province, is on the way to realizing his dream of bringing music to as many people as possible. In 2005, after years of hard work in the capital, Chang registered his own brand, Qide Musical Instruments, …

Music Instruments Chang

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Violin-maker orchestrates his dream of bringing music to all

China Daily

A worker makes a component for an instrument in the factory. Boasting such deep heritage, the county has continuously expanded development of the cultural industry in recent years by unearthing examples of craftsmanship from common people and cultivating related cultural industries. The factory can produce about 1,000 handmade violins per year, with sales of about 7 million yuan, Chang said. …

Chang Bringing Music Musical Instrument

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Carrying a lute of responsibility

China Daily

Sanubar Tursun will give two concerts in Beijing and Shanghai on Jan 13 and 14, featuring songs with dutar — a traditional musical instrument that her father taught her to play when she was a child. My mother always sang along and we danced together," recalls Sanubar, who was born into a Uygur family in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang …

Music Song Songs Shanghai Beijing Xinjiang Xinjiang Uygur

11 months, 2 weeks ago

Carrying a lute of responsibility

China Daily

Sanubar Tursun will give two concerts in Beijing and Shanghai on Jan 13 and 14, featuring songs with dutar — a traditional musical instrument that her father taught her to play when she was a child. My mother always sang along and we danced together," recalls Sanubar, who was born into a Uygur family in Ili Kazak autonomous prefecture, Xinjiang …

Music Song Songs Shanghai Beijing Xinjiang Xinjiang Uygur

1 year, 3 months ago

Creativity paints a vibrant rural art scene

China Daily

A calligrapher displays the fine art of writing in Nanshan. SHI ZHENDONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Developments in Qingshan village are part of the efforts by Yuhang district to explore the coexistence between art and rural life, to activate rural resources via artistic means, beautify the rural environment, and empower the village cultural industry. Following a storytelling approach, the exhibition hall features …

Art Village Flute Flute Making

1 year, 3 months ago

Creativity paints a vibrant rural art scene

China Daily

A calligrapher displays the fine art of writing in Nanshan. SHI ZHENDONG/FOR CHINA DAILY Developments in Qingshan village are part of the efforts by Yuhang district to explore the coexistence between art and rural life, to activate rural resources via artistic means, beautify the rural environment, and empower the village cultural industry. Following a storytelling approach, the exhibition hall features …

Art Flute Making Making Flute Village Cultural

1 year, 4 months ago

Ethnic harmonies

China Daily

Two concerts featuring performers from nearly 10 ethnic groups from Southwest China were held on Aug 4 and 5, kicking off the annual NCPA August Chorus Festival.CHINA DAILY Musicians and singers, representing the Nu, Lisu, Miao, Zhuang and Dong people, among others, kick start the NCPA August Chorus Festival. Growing up, Jiang, a musician, who belongs to the Nu ethnic …

Ethnic Jiang

1 year, 4 months ago

Ethnic harmonies

China Daily

Two concerts featuring performers from nearly 10 ethnic groups from Southwest China were held on Aug 4 and 5, kicking off the annual NCPA August Chorus Festival.CHINA DAILY Musicians and singers, representing the Nu, Lisu, Miao, Zhuang and Dong people, among others, kick start the NCPA August Chorus Festival. Growing up, Jiang, a musician, who belongs to the Nu ethnic …

Ethnic Jiang

1 year, 6 months ago

Concerts celebrate traditional sounds

China Daily

The National Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Serial Concerts kicked off in Langfang, Hebei province, on June 6, celebrating traditional music and providing the audience with an aesthetic feast. The event is an amalgamation of two previous concert series hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism — one that featured Chinese folk music troupes, which began in 2013, and another …

China Traditional Folk Music Traditional Music Chinese Concert Event

1 year, 6 months ago

Concerts celebrate traditional sounds

China Daily

The National Chinese Traditional Musical Instruments Serial Concerts kicked off in Langfang, Hebei province, on June 6, celebrating traditional music and providing the audience with an aesthetic feast. The event is an amalgamation of two previous concert series hosted by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism — one that featured Chinese folk music troupes, which began in 2013, and another …

Music China Folk Traditional Music Chinese Concert Event

1 year, 9 months ago

Instrument of diplomacy

China Daily

Su Haizhen's students play duxianqin on the beach of Wanwei, an island in Dongxing, Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 18, 2021. Duxianqin, or one-string dulcimer, is a traditional musical instrument of the Jing ethnic group. As its name suggests, the old musical instrument — with a history dating to the 8th century — has only one string and is …

China Instrument Jing Dongxing

2 years, 2 months ago

Strength and ingenuity on display in single-industry towns

China Daily

I was struck by two stories run in our business section recently on small-town industry in Lu'an, Anhui province, and Caoxian, Shandong province. About 60 percent of all baijiu — China's signature liquor and the fuel of many late-night business meetings — is produced in Moutai town, Guizhou province. Huangqiao, Jiangsu province, produces 70 percent of China's violins and a …

China Chinese Jiangsu

2 years, 5 months ago

Vishnu Sutar (1942-2022): Unsung artisan

The Hindu

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST For instrumentalists, life is unimaginable without their instruments but equally so without the makers of those instruments. While we may read about the instrumentalists’ musical proclivities and their perceptions of sound, tone, technique, and style that evolved in the process of building instruments, there is virtually no record of the thoughts of instrument …

Mumbai Work Instrument Instruments Vishnu Makers Tabla