Artists X to Z

Gu Zheng Soloist, graduated from Shanghai Music Conservatory, and has many years of performing and teaching experience.

Yangqin (Chinese dulcimer) master. He graduated under the best Yangqin teachers from Central Conservatory of Music and China Conservatory of Music and was one of the first students to hold a masters degree in Yangqin performance. In 1993, Xu represented China to play in Czech Republic at the Grand World Dulcimer Congress and the International Dulcimer Festival in Germany.

In 1997, he was invited by the Swiss National Radio Station to give a joint concert with Wei Li and Miao Xiaoyun, and was acclaimed as master of Chinese dulcimer. He moved to Canada in 1999 and still returns to the UK for performances.

Acrobat; former lead acrobat of the renowned Hunan Acrobat Troupe, and a winner of many national and international awards. He is a co-founder of China Star.

Miss Zhang Yanhui was born in a water-town of Hunan province, South China. She started to learn playing Guzheng when she was 12 years old. Her first tutor is Mrs. Shen Yan, who graduates from Hunan Teaching University majoring in Chinese ancient music. One year later she began to attend some activities and competitions. Then she met her second tutor-Mr. Song Zerong, a maestro in Guzheng and Yangqin and the professor of Chinese music department of Hunan Teaching University. From then on her playing skills have been improved dramatically and quickly. She did many solos and got a lot of awards.

Wen is a well-known PIPA soloist in the UK, mainland China and Canada. She also plays different kinds of Chinese lutes. Apart from solo, giving workshops, she also performed with many multicultural orchestras in England and Canada.

Although she is emigrated to Canada in 1999, but she still has many projects over the UK.

For more information, visit her homepage.

Well-known Yangqin and percussion soloist, member of Beijing Brothers Chinese Orchestra based in London.  He has been an outstanding Yangqin soloist in Beijing Film Orchestra and has dubbed more than 100 Chinese films and TV series and his records have been some of the best sellers in China. (CD available)

From Hunan province in central China, he is one of the most experienced Tai Chi - Chi Gong masters in the UK. At the age of 14, he was accepted as a student of the famous Kung Fu Master - Xiao Shang. Later Master Zho Yang was adopted as a follower of the renowned Tai Chi grand Master Ho Fu Sheng who also taught him Jing Yee. Master Zhou Yang also learnt Shao Lin Chi Gong from the famous Master Wong Shiu Ting.

Famous Gu Zheng Master from Shanghai. Her profession includes performance, teaching, recording for over 15 years.