The woman now considered the world’s greatest pipa player spent years asking herself, “What am I going to do?” Wu Man, now 54 years old, was the first person to get a master’s degree in her instrument ...

A Chinese lute that requires virtuosic technique to master its intricate and delicate tonality. Let's see Sting try and wrap his fat fingers around this one ... What is it? A kind of Chinese lute.

In 1972, six years into China's turbulent Cultural Revolution, nine-year-old Wu Man’s father put a traditional four-stringed instrument known as a pipa in her hands and told her to learn. She quickly ...

THE GENIUS AND the predicament of Wu Man were equally evident when she arrived in America 14 years ago. Her pipa playing had won virtually every musical prize in China. But would anybody in the ...

If the pipa - the pear-shaped lute with the distinctively percussive, banjo-like twang - has become increasingly well known outside the world of traditional Chinese music, much of the credit goes to ...

The pipa is one of the most complex instruments to learn how to play, requiring years to master the skills required to make it soar. The four string, pear-shaped instrument is held vertically, and is ...

Zhang Hongyan, director of the Traditional Instruments Department at the Central Conservatory of Music. [Photo provided to China Daily] A training session that aims to promote the Pinghu style of pipa ...

Within the Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing, the sound of pipa (a four-stringed lute) alternates between commanding grandeur and delicate elegance, resonating with the listeners present. Beyond ...

Zhao Yang, a Chinese student in Strasbourg, France, captivates global audiences with her pipa performances, redefining perceptions of Chinese youth through music. In the bustling tourist city of ...