Contemporary guqin players - AbsoluteAstronomy.com

This is a list of contemporary players of the guqin
Guqin
The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family...

of the 20th and 21st centuries. It attempts to list most notable players (i.e. if they are publicly known and/or have made a significant contribution to qin music).

Table guide

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pinyin
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. If one has a Cantonese
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or other Chinese dialect name, the Mandarin pinyin takes priority over it in order listing. The names will be listed in alphabetical order. For the sake of tidiness, the Family name will go first.
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s or degree ranks decreed upon the person, such as Professor
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, PhD
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, MBE
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, etc.
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China

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Tsar Teh-yun (Mandarin: Cai Deyun)	蔡德允	Madam Madam Madam, or madame, is a polite title used for women which, in English, is the equivalent of Mrs. or Ms., and is often found abbreviated as "ma'am", and less frequently as "ma'm". It is derived from the French madame, which means "my lady", the feminine form of lord; the plural of ma dame in this... ; SBS Silver Bauhinia Star The Silver Bauhinia Star is the second rank in the Order of the Bauhinia Star in Hong Kong, awarded to persons who have taken a leading part in public affairs or voluntary work over a long period... (銀紫荊星章)	1905—2007	Hong Kong	Head of the Deyin Qinshe of Hong Kong, oldest qin player in the last generation. Disciple of Shen Caonong.
Chen Changlin	陳長林		1932-	Min/Lingnan	Transmitter of the Min School. As computer scientist and well-respected guqin player, he participated in the early phase of a "Digital Guqin" project and presented a version using C++, demonstrated a software for generating guqin notations on PC286 which runs on DOS, created in the early 1980s. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Chen Leiji	陳雷激		1967—	Shanghai?	Student of Gong Yi. Performed at the 2008 Olympics.
Chen Wen	陳雯		1961—	Taiwan
Cheng Gongliang	成公亮		1940—	Nanjing	Notable researcher and composer of guqin music
Dai Xiaolian	戴曉蓮		1963 -	Shanghai	A qin player and professor of guqin at Shanghai Conservatory of Music. Grand-niece of Zhang Ziqian.
Ding Chengyun	丁承運		1944—	Shu
Ding Jiyuan	丁紀園		1942—	Shu
Gong Yi Gong Yi Gong Yi is a guqin master from Shanghai, presently one of the instrument's leading figures. Born in Nanjing, he trained first under several local players before proceeding to the Shanghai Conservatory where he absorbed a range of styles from such prominent masters as Zhang Ziqian, Xu Lisun, Gu...	龔一		1941—	Shanghai	Elite professional qin player previously from the Shanghai Chinese Orchestra. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Guan Pinghu Guan Pinghu Guan Pinghu , was a leading player of the guqin , a Chinese 7-string bridgeless zither. Born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, Guan came from an artistic family, and started to learn the guqin from his father, Guan Nianci. After the death of his father when he was thirteen, Guan continued with his father’s...	管平湖	名平, 字吉廠	1897—1967	Jiuyi	Revered master; 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 Voyager Golden Record The Voyager Golden Records are phonograph records which were included aboard both Voyager spacecraft, which were launched in 1977. They contain sounds and images selected to portray the diversity of life and culture on Earth, and are intended for any intelligent extraterrestrial life form, or for... , a collection of world music sent into space on the Voyager 1 and Voyager 2 spacecrafts
Guan Zhonghang	關仲航		1900—1970	Jiuyi
Gu Meigeng	顧梅羹		1899—1990	Shu, Huayang
Gu Zechang	顧澤長		1941—	Shu
Huang Mianzhi	黃勉之		1853—1919	Jiuyi
Le Ying	樂瑛		1911—?	Jiuyi
Li Fan	李璠		1913—2008	Shu	國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Li Feng	李楓	字哲芬	(act.)	Taiwan	Plays on silk strings; has released a CD
Li Fengyun	李鳳雲		(act.)	Tianjin	Concert guqin player from Tianjin. She has published a solo CD album by Hugo
Li Kongyuan	李孔元		(act.)
Li Mingzhong	李明忠		(act.)	Shanxi	Qin scholar and maker
Li Xiangting Li Xiangting Prof. Li Xiangting is considered one of the master players of the guqin. He was born in Liaoyuan, Jilin in 1940. At an early point he became interested in the guqin and studied under Zha Fuxi. He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China in 1958, graduated in 1963 and would later...	李祥霆	Professor Professor A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...	1940—	Beijing	Elite professional qin player. Current president of the China Guqin Committee. Noted for improvisation. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Li Yuxian	李禹賢		1937—	Mei'an
Lin Youren Lin Youren Lin Youren is a noted player of the Chinese musical instrument guqin. He famous for his unaffected playing style. Lin also taught guqin at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music, but has since retired....	林友人		1938—	Guangling	Transmitter of the Guangling school. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Liu Chicheng	劉赤城		1938—	Mei'an	國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Lau Chor-wah (Mandarin: Liu Chuhua)	劉楚華	Professor Professor A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...	1951-	Hong Kong	One of the top players in Hong Kong
Liu Jingshao	劉景韶	字琴子	1903—1987	Mei'an
Liu Shaochun	劉少椿	劉平沙	1901—1971	Guangling	A player of the Guangling School, noted for his eccentric style and interparation
Liu Zhengchun	劉正春		1935—	Jinling
Lo Ka Ping (Mandarin: Lu Jiabing)	盧家炳	Philip	1896—1980	Hong Kong	Has released a CD of his recordings
Long Qinfang	龍琴舫		1886—1959	Shu
Mei Yueqiang	梅曰強	字南移	1929—2003	Guangling
Pang Yuzhu	龐雨珠		1935—	Mei'an
Pei Tiexia	裴鐵俠	字雪琴	1884—1950	Shu
Peng Zhiqing	彭祉卿		1891—1946	Shu
Pu Xuezhai	溥雪齋		1893—1966	Beijing	The cousin of the last emperor of China, Puyi. An artist of Chinese painting Chinese painting Chinese painting is one of the oldest continuous artistic traditions in the world. The earliest paintings were not representational but ornamental; they consisted of patterns or designs rather than pictures. Early pottery was painted with spirals, zigzags, dots, or animals... .
Rao Zongyi (Jao Tsung-I)	饒宗頤	字固庵, 號選堂	1917—	Lingnan	Famous Sinologist, Professor Emeritus and lecturer at CUHK Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong is a research-led university in Hong Kong.CUHK is the only tertiary education institution in Hong Kong with Nobel Prize winners on its faculty, including Chen Ning Yang, James Mirrlees, Robert Alexander Mundell and Charles K. Kao... .
Rong Tianqi	容天折	號琴禪	1936—1994	Guangdong
Shen Caonong	沈草農		1891—1973	Fanchuan, Shanghai
Sun Shaotao	孫紹陶		1879—1949	Guangling
Sun Yuqin	孫毓芹		1915—1990	Taiwan
Tong Kin-woon (Mandarin: Tang Jianyuan)	唐健垣	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	1946-	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 virtuoso of the guzheng Guzheng The guzheng or "gu zheng", also called zheng is a Chinese plucked zither. It has 18-23 or more strings and movable bridges.... and nanyin Nanyin Nanyin may refer to:Empress Yang Zhi, nicknameNanguan , a style of Chinese classical music*Nanguan District, in Changchun, Jilin, China... (a singing style).
Wang Di	王迪		(dec.)	Jiuyi	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	汪鐸	名珍昌	1938—	Suzhou	Guqin player of the Wumen Qinshe of Suzhou. Head of Guqin Research Centre of Suzhou University of Science and Technology. Special research topics include: silk strings, Dapu, Taoist Guqin music, Guqin master player and musician in the "Digital Guqin" project entitled "Zebrafish".
Wang Huade	王華德		1922—2008	Shu (Sichuan)
Wang Lu	王露	字心葵	1879—1921	Zhucheng	Founder of the 德音琴社 in Jinan.
Wang Shengxiang	王生香	原名敬亭, 號賣履翁	1902—1975	Jinling, Shandong
Wang Yanying	王燕卿	名賔魯	1867—1921	Zhucheng and Mei'an	Founder of the Mei'an School
Wang Yongchang	王永昌		1940—	Mei'an
Wang Wei	王葳		(act.)	Beijing	Sister of Wang Fei
Wei Zhongle	衛仲樂		1908/9—1998	Shanghai	A virtuoso of many Chinese instruments, including the pipa Pipa The pipa is a four-stringed Chinese musical instrument, belonging to the plucked category of instruments . Sometimes called the Chinese lute, the instrument has a pear-shaped wooden body with a varying number of frets ranging from 12–26... and dizi, and important figure in Jiangnan Sizhu Jiangnan sizhu Jiangnan sizhu is a style of traditional Chinese instrumental music from the Jiangnan region of China.-Name:The name Jiangnan sizhu is made up of two parts. Jiangnan is the traditional name for the area south of the lower reaches of the Yangtze river in southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, and northern... .
Weng Yucang	翁瘦蒼	名之潤	1916—2002	Yushan
Wu Jinglüe Wu Jinglüe Wu Jinglüe is considered one of the most important guqin players of the 20th century and was also an active researcher and teacher...	吳景略	名韜, 號縵叟	1907—1987	Yushan	Elite master noted for his prominent role in the modernization and professionalization of the instrument
Wu Jinyang	吳浸陽	字觀月, 號純白	1882—?	Sichuan
Wu Lansun	吳蘭蓀	名建	1883—1960	Yushan
Wu Wenguang	吳文光	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	1946-	Yushan	Elite professional qin player; son of Wu Jinglue and transmitter of the Yushan school. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Wu Zhao	吳釗		1935—	Beijing	Former president of the Beijing Guqin Society; has published books and research on the qin. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Wu Zhaoji Wu Zhaoji Wu Zhaoji also known as Xiangquan, was born in Hunan in 1908, China. At the age of 4, his family moved to Suzhou, where he lived the rest of his life until his death in 1997. Raised in a musical family, he learned the guqin from his father, and in 1921 became a student of Wu Jinyang. From a young...	吳兆基	字湘泉	1908—1997	Hunan	Transmitter of the Wu style
Wu Zonghan	吳宗漢	字滙江	1902—1991	Mei'an
Xia Yifeng	夏一峰		1872—1963	Jinling
Xie Daoxiu	謝導秀		1940—	Lingnan
Tse Chun-Yan (Mandarin: Xie Junren)	謝俊仁	MD Doctor of Medicine Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...	(act.)	Hong Kong	One of the top players in Hong Kong
Xie Xiaoping	謝孝萍		?—1998	Yushan
Xu Jian	許健		(act.)	Beijing	Qin scholar who wrote the Qinshi Chubian
Xu Kuanghua	徐匡華		1917—2007	Zhejiang	Founder of the Xihu Qin Society. Appeared in the film, Hero Hero (2002 film) Hero is a 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC.... . Recently died Feb 13, 2007.
Xu Lisun	徐立蓀	名卓, 號笠僧	1897—1969	Mei'an
Xu Shaoying	徐曉英		1937—	Zhe
Xu Yuanbai	徐元白		1893—1957	Zhe
Xu Zhongwei	徐忠偉		1920—	Yushan
Yang Xinlun	楊新倫	字克定	1898—1990	Lingnan
Yang Zongji	楊宗稷	字時百, 號九嶷山人	1865—1931	Jiuyi	Founder of the Jiuyi School, compiler of the Qinxue Congshu.
Yao Bingyan	姚丙炎		1921—1983	Zhe	Dapued (transcribed) the classic version of Jiu Kuang in triple-time rhytmn.
Yao Gongbai	姚公白		1948—	Zhejiang	Yao Bingyan's second son. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Yao Gongjing	姚公敬		1955—		Yao Bingyan's third son
Ye Mingpei	葉名佩		1929—	Zhe
Yu Bosun	俞伯蓀		1922—	Shu (Sichuan)
Yu Qingxin	余青欣		1956－	（北京）	古琴协会秘书长，国家一级演员，國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Yu Shaoze	喻紹澤		1903—1987	Shu (Sichuan)	Transmitter of the Shu School
Zeng Chengwei Zeng Chengwei Zeng Chengwei is a Chinese musician of the guqin, born in the Sichuan province of China. He is a sixth-generation transmitter of the Shu school of qin music, having studied with his maternal grandfather, Yu Shaoze. Zeng is also a gifted maker of the instrument.-Style:Zeng's style is fluid and yet...	曾成偉	Associate Professor	1958—	Shu (Sichuan), Chengdu	Highly-regarded guqin maker as well as transmitter of the Shu School.
Zha Fuxi Zha Fuxi Zha Fuxi was a leading player and scholar of the guqin. Born in Jiangxi, he started learning guqin in his childhood. In 1936, he co-founded the Jinyu Society Qin Society which later became one of the major national musical organizations for the guqin.Apart from his profession on guqin, he worked...	查阜西		1895—1976	Yushan	Great researcher and player of qin music, specialising in qin songs.
Zhan Chengqiu	詹澂秋	名智睿, 字水雲, 號襄陽學人	1890—1973	Zhucheng
Teo Kheng-chong (Mandarin: Zhang Qingchong)	張慶崇		(act.)	Hong Kong	Guqin player and researcher from Singapore, musician in sound properties of the guqin instrument, has developed a bright style of guqin playing. Participated in the "Digital Guqin" project entitled: "Pale Ink". Teacher of guqin, and scholar researcher of guqin music.
Zhang Qingji	張清治	字理玄	1940—	Taiwan
Zhang Youhe	張友鶴		1895—1940	Zhucheng
Zhang Zhisun	章志蓀	字梓琴, 齋名『研易習琴齋』	1885—?	Taiwan
Zhang Ziqian Zhang ziqian Zhang Ziqian , a famous seven-string zither qin players, was born in Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province, The People's Republic of China. He studied the guqin with a guqin master Suo Shaotao at the age of thirteenth. In the 1930s, Zhang moved to Shanghai and worked as an accountant at a salt factory. In...	張子謙	原名張益昌, 張龍翔	1899—1991	Guangling	Revered master of the Guangling School.
Zheng Minzhong	鄭泯中		(act.)	Jiuyi, Beijing	Student of Guan Pinghu, well-respected player, specialist in guqin connoisseurship in Palace Museum, Beijing. 國家級非物質文化遺產項目(古琴藝術)代表性傳承人.
Zheng Yunfei	鄭雲飛		1939—

United States of America

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Binkley, Jim	畢克禮	M.S.C.S.	(act.)	Portland, Oregon	Translated the Yugu Zhai Qinpu into English, amateur qin maker. Website
Dydo, Stephen	戴德		(act.)	Yonkers, NY	Co-founder and current president of New York Qin Society; also makes guqin. Website
Liang, Mingyue	梁銘越	David	(act.)	Ellicott City, MD	Son of the renowned Taiwanese guzheng player/scholar Liang Tsai-Ping Liang Tsai-Ping Liang Tsai-Ping , Hebei, China, February 23, 1910 or 1911; d. Taipei, Taiwan, June 28, 2000) was a master of the guzheng, a Chinese traditional zither...
Li, Yiming	李一鳴	Professor Professor A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...	(act.)	San Francisco, CA	A Qin player ( taught by Gu,Zechang.Gong Yi. Li, Xiangting. Zhao, jiazhen) and Guqin Society International President in San Francisco. Graduate of Shenyang Conservatory of Music, Liaoning Province, PRC.
Lieberman, Fredric	None	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	(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, taught by renowned players such as Wu Jinglüe, Wu Wenguang as well as Li Xiangting Li Xiangting Prof. Li Xiangting is considered one of the master players of the guqin. He was born in Liaoyuan, Jilin in 1940. At an early point he became interested in the guqin and studied under Zha Fuxi. He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in Beijing, China in 1958, graduated in 1963 and would later... . An Associate Professor in Guqin at the China Conservatory of Music in Beijing before moving to the US. Collaborated with composer Tan Dun Tan Dun Tan Dun is a Chinese contemporary classical composer, most widely known for his scores for the movies Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Hero.-Early life in China:... and violin Violin The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello.... virtuoso Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman Itzhak Perlman is an Israeli-born violinist, conductor, and instructor of master classes. He is regarded as one of the pre-eminent violinists of the 20th and early-21st centuries.-Early life:... on recording the soundtrack for the movie Hero Hero (2002 film) Hero is a 2002 wuxia film directed by Zhang Yimou. Starring Jet Li as the nameless protagonist, the film is based on the story of Jing Ke's assassination attempt on the King of Qin in 227 BC....
Lui Pui Yuen	吕培源		(act.)	Los Angeles, CA	Student of Wu Zonghan, Meian School. Well-known pipa master. Director of the Spring Thunder Chinese Music Orchestra, 春雷国乐社。
Yung, Bell (Mandarin: Rong Hongzeng)	榮鴻曾	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	(act.)	Pittsburgh
Thompson, John	唐世璋	BA Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... , MA Master of Arts (postgraduate) A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...	(act.)	New York, NY	American whose "historically informed performance" includes over 150 melodies he has reconstructed from early tablature including the entire Shen Qi Mi Pu. His website includes translation, analysis and over 70 sound files with his reconstructions.
Walker, Stephen C.	華廷峰	MA Master of Arts (postgraduate) A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees... (Columbia Columbia University Columbia University in the City of New York is a private, Ivy League university in Manhattan, New York City. Columbia is the oldest institution of higher learning in the state of New York, the fifth oldest in the United States, and one of the country's nine Colonial Colleges founded before the... )	1984—	Chicago	Student of Shin-yi Yang. Has a critical approach to qin music. Website
Wang Fei Wang Fei Wang Fei is a musician of Chinese descent. She specialises in traditional Chinese musical instruments such as the guqin and the guzheng. Her teacher of the guqin is mainly Li Xiangting of the Central Conservatory of Music since 1981...	王菲	MA Master of Arts (postgraduate) A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees... ; Emily	(act.)	San Francisco Bay Area, CA	A qin player (taught by Li Xiangting) based in the United States, founder and Director 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 Faye Wong Faye Wong is a highly successful and influential Chinese singer-songwriter and actress who is usually referred to as a diva . Early in her career she briefly used the stage name Shirley Wong . Born in Beijing, she moved to Hong Kong in 1987 and rose to stardom in the early 1990s by singing... , the Hong Kong based pop singer.
Wong Gleysteen, Marilyn (Mandarin: Wang Miaolian)	王妙蓮		(act.)	Washington, D.C.
Wu Ziying	吳自英	Professor Professor A professor is a scholarly teacher; the precise meaning of the term varies by country. Literally, professor derives from Latin as a "person who professes" being usually an expert in arts or sciences; a teacher of high rank...	1943—	Seattle, WA	A guqin and pipa player (taught by Wang Jiru 王吉儒, Wu Jingl%C3%BCe吳景略, Zha Fuxi 查阜西, Sun Zongpeng 孫宗彭, Xu Lisun 徐立蓀, and Gu Meigeng 顧梅羹); former professor of traditional Chinese Music at Shanghai Normal University and director of the Shanghai Qin Association; produced two exceptionally fine CDs of guqin classics with the support of the 2006 Jack Straw Artist Support Program. Website
Yang Shin-yi	楊信宜		(act.)	Boston, MA	Student of Wang Haiyan (Mei'an school) and Tang Jianyuan
Yip Mingmei (Mandarin: Ye Mingmei)	葉明媚	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	(act.)	New York, NY	Qin scholar, a student of Cai Deyun
Yeh Shihhua	葉時華	Judy Yeh	(act.)	New York, NY	Graduated from Taipei University of the Art, major in the qin. MA of Ethnomusicology of Sheffield University, UK. A professional qin and zheng player and educator.
Yuan Jungping	袁中平		(act.)	New York, NY	Student of Sun Yuqin and Wu Zhaoji; founder of the New York Qin Society
Zhang Peiyou	張培幼	Judy Chang	(act.)	New York, NY	A qin player and teacher (former student of Yuan Jungping) based in the United States. Website

United Kingdom

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Cheng Yu Cheng Yu (musician) Cheng Yu is a Chinese musician. She is internationally renowned as a performer of the pipa, a Chinese four-stringed lute, but also plays the guqin, a seven-stringed zither, and is a virtuoso, scholar and specialist of Chinese music....	程玉	BMus(Xi'an Xi'an Xi'an is the capital of the Shaanxi province, and a sub-provincial city in the People's Republic of China. One of the oldest cities in China, with more than 3,100 years of history, the city was known as Chang'an before the Ming Dynasty... ), MMus, PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment companyPhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer... (Lond.*)	(act.)	London	Qin and pipa player from Beijing now resident in London. Founder and President of the London Youlan Qin Society London Youlan Qin Society The London Youlan Qin Society is a London based qin society serving guqin players in the UK. Of the three major qin societies of the West , this society is the most informal and the most active in terms of regular events and yajis.The Society began to adopt a constitution in 2011 and has begun to... and several Chinese music ensembles in Britain.
Evans, Christopher	艾文思	LLB, BA Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... (Leeds University of Leeds The University of Leeds is a British Redbrick university located in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire, England... )	(act.)	West Yorkshire	Works primarily as a Chinese to English translator
Joseph, Julian	周聚鰱	BSc BSC BSC is a three-letter abbreviation that may refer to:Science and technology* Bachelor of Science , an undergraduate degree* Base Station Controller, part of a mobile phone network; see: Base Station subsystem... (Lond.)	(act.)	Wiltshire	Secretary of the London Youlan Qin Society
Tsua, Charles Rupert	徐永裕	BA Bachelor of Arts A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both... (Wolv. University of Wolverhampton The University of Wolverhampton is a British university located on four campuses across the West Midlands and Shropshire. The city campus is located in Wolverhampton city centre with a second campus at Compton Park, Wolverhampton; a third in Walsall and a fourth in Telford... ), FGMS, FXKQS, FBS; Charlie Huang; 字長韻	1983—	Birmingham	Former compiler of the guqin Guqin The guqin is the modern name for a plucked seven-string Chinese musical instrument of the zither family... and most relating articles on Wikipedia. Member of the Committee of the London Youlan Qin Society.

Canada

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Wong, Fred (Mandarin: Huang Shuzhi)	黃樹志		(act.)	Coquitlam, BC	Producer of the Taigu silk strings. Editor of modern qin book series, Qinxue Congkan
Kiu Shan (Mandarin: Qiao Shan)	喬姍		(act.)	Vancouver, BC	Founder of Jiuyi Qin Association
Yeung, Juni L. (Mandarin: Yang Junli)	楊儁立	BA(Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... ), FXKQS; 楊雪亭﹑號燕梵﹑西原齋主﹑瀨溪琴伶; Pen name Pen name A pen name, nom de plume, or literary double, is a pseudonym adopted by an author. A pen name may be used to make the author's name more distinctive, to disguise his or her gender, to distance an author from some or all of his or her works, to protect the author from retribution for his or her... : Satsuki Shizuka 五月　靜	1987—	Toronto, ON	Founder and President of the University of Toronto University of Toronto The University of Toronto is a public research university in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, situated on the grounds that surround Queen's Park. It was founded by royal charter in 1827 as King's College, the first institution of higher learning in Upper Canada... Guqin Association (now the Toronto Guqin Society).

Germany

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Dahmer, Manfred	曼大墨		(act.)	Germany	Qin and guitar player, book author ("Qin - die klassische chinesische Griffbrettzither"), scholar in Chinese culture.
Stoevesandt, Ingo	None		(act.)	Ritterhude, Germany	Maintainer of "The music of Southeast Asia".
Ziegler, Henning	奇和寜	MA Master of Arts (postgraduate) A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...	(act.)	Berlin, Germany	Website

Others

Personal Names (English)	Personal Names (Chinese)	Other Names, Titles and Styles	Dates	School or Base	Remarks
Chow, Shuen-git (Mandarin: Zhou Xuanjie)	周旋捷	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	(act.)	Canada/France/China-HK	Chinese Canadian, created video documentary of Master guqin players, and children players - largest collection outside of China. Initiated the "Digital Guqin" projects to introduce guqin sounds to a wider, youthful audience as a lead in for authentic guqin culture and practice. Designed new guqin forms, research-creations using CAO (computer assisted composition) to explore possibilities of guqin sound wave treatments in contemporary art and culture. Created new designs in traditional guqin instruments, i.e. the "Half HunDun 2006", building of Digital Guqin Museum in 3D immersive virtual world platform Secondlife. http://swannbb.blogspot.com,, Website
Fushimi Kiyoshi	伏見靖	無家 Muka	1956-	Japan	Guqin player, scholar in Japanese and Chinese traditional music. Style lineage from Mme. Tsar Teh-yun. Director of Kamakura Qin Society.
Gulik, Robert Hans van Robert van Gulik Robert Hans van Gulik was a highly educated orientalist, diplomat, musician , and writer, best known for the Judge Dee mysteries, the protagonist of which he borrowed from the 18th-century Chinese detective novel Dee Goong An.-Life:Robert van Gulik was the son of a medical officer in the Dutch...	高羅佩	PhD PHD PHD may refer to:Ph.D., a doctorate of philosophyPh.D. , a 1980s British groupPHD finger, a protein sequencePHD Mountain Software, an outdoor clothing and equipment company*PhD Docbook renderer, an XML renderer...	1910—1967	Netherlands	Dutch writer who wrote the important Lore of the Chinese Lute, also famous detective novelist, Ming style woodblock print specialist, diplomat. Erudite scholar in Chinese culture.
Sakata Shinichi	坂田進一		(act.)	Japan	Guqin player, composer, scholar in the Japanese and Chinese traditional music, writer, director of Tokyo Kin-sha (Tokyo Qin Society).
Vigo, Joan M	易兆安	Dipl.-Inform Bachelor of Computer Science The Bachelor of Computer Science, , is a type of bachelor's degree, usually awarded after four or more calendar years of collegiate study in computer science, but can be awarded in fewer years depending on factors such as an institution's course requirements and academic calendar... (Catal.)	(act.)	Spain	Founder and webmaster of the Friends of Guqin website.
Streller-Shen, Qin	沈沁	Guqin player and guqin teacher, Master of Philosophy from China Conservatory of Music	(act.)	Switzerland	Teacher and webmaster of the www.qinqin.ch website.

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