Wang Changyuan

Play Like A Girl (11 music items)

"The composer of one of the greatest guzheng pieces "The Fight with the Typhoon." This piece greatly opened up a whole new realm of possibilities of the zheng in terms of writing and technique. I first heard it from a wuxia television series and it was the supplement to a fight scene between two formidable martial artists. The main melody is a flurry of plucks and gyrating strokes that sucks you in like a whirlwind whilst gradually building speed with every passage. At that time I just thought "w"

Traditional Chinese Music (9 music items)

" Wang Changyuan is recognized throughout the world as China's greatest living Zheng artist. Ms. Wang began playing the Zheng at age nine under the tutelage of her father, the late Xun-Zhi Wang. She was the youngest Chinese female to conduct a soloist performance at the age of twelve, which took place before an audience comprised of China's top leaders as well as influential members of Chinese society. Since then, given her remarkable skill and stellar artistry as a Zheng player, she has played "