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Pipa (Chinese lute or guitar) and guzheng (zither) |
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| Location: | Paris (France) / Montreal, Quebec |
| Country: |  Canada |
| Last Login: | Dec 13, 2007 (696 days back) |
About Me |
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Chinese music - classical music from traditional China, traditional folkroot music, and contemporary music - and beyond ... Liu Fang plays pipa (Chinese lute or guitar) and guzheng (Chinese zither or harp). She was born in Kunming (China) and started her music career at early age. Since moving to Canada in 1996, Liu Fang has given numerous solo concerts , including venues such as SettemberMusica MiTo (2007), the Theatre de la Ville in Paris (2006) and Philharmonic Hall of Liege (Belgium, 2006), BBC concerts in London (2004, 2007), Radio-Canada concerts in Canada as well as international music festivals such as Lewes Guitar Festival, the International Bath Festival and WOMAD in UK; the Chord Ennis International Music Festival (for classical guitar) in Ireland; Festival de Saint-Florent-le-Vieil, Festival des musiques du monde les suds à Arles and Festival Les Escales de Saint Nazaire in France, TFF Rudolstadt in Germany, and most of the major folk music festivals in Canada. Liu Fang has also performed with orchestras and string quartets , and collaborated with great musicians from various music traditions . Liu Fang's music playing has received ravish reviews from the media and the audience alike. Liu Fang's repertory includes Chinese music of both classical and folk traditions , contemporary music for pipa and guzheng solo, compositions for pipa with string quartet, and pipa concertos with orchestra, as well as free style improvizations . Liu Fang also collaborates with master musicians from various cultural backgrounds and musicial traditions. She has received a number of grants from the Canada Council of the Arts and from Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for various projects. In 2001, she received the prestigious Future Generations Millennium Prize. In the jury's words: " Liu Fang's mastery of the pipa and the guzheng has established her international reputation as a highly talented young interpreter of traditional Chinese music. She aspires to combine her knowledge and practice of eastern traditions with western classical music, contemporary music and improvisation, thereby creating new musical forms, uniting different cultures and discovering new audiences."
Liu Fang has released 9 albums . Her recent album in collaboration with musicians from African, Indian and Arabic music traditions has received the prestigious French Acedemie Charles Cros Award . For detailed information, please visit: liufangmusic.net or www.philmultic.com .
Pipa , one of the oldest Chinese traditional music instruments, is four stringed lute that belongs to the same family as guitar, oud, and many others. Guzheng is another traditional Chinese instrument with 19-26 strings (commonly 21 strings today) spanned over movable bridges. Guzheng is the parent of Japanese koto, Korean kayagum, Vietnamese dan tranh and Mongolian Yagta. They all belong to the zither family. Both pipa and guzheng have well documented history of over 2000 years.
Pipa and percussion duet "The night of the Bonfire Fest" (Huobajie zhi ye), composed by Wu Junsheng for pipa solo, performed by Liu Fang, accompanied by Ziya Tabassian on framed drum. (Curtesy of CH Montreal, Chinese TV Channel, Mr. Zhou Fan). More Videos (in youtube) |
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Music:Member Since: 4/6/2007Band Website: liufangmusic.net Band Members: Liu Fang Pipa and Guzheng solo recitals Chinese music from the classical tradition for venues relevant to classical and/or traditional music
" There was just one musician, but ten talented fingers " - Sir Ian McKellen at BBC Concert , London (2004) " the empress of pipa ... one of the greatest virtuosos " (L'actualité, 2001) For detailed list of press reviews and their sources, information about Liu Fang, her instruments and her music, and booking information, please visit www.philmultic.com . Thank you! Influences:
Sounds Like:
Liu Fang pipa solo: King Chu doffs his armour (Traditional classic, martial style) Liu Fang guzheng solo:
Autumn Moon in the Palace of Han - Chinese traditional music (classical style)
Traditional Classical music (in distinction to traditional folk music) has a long history in China. Musical idea is quite often connected with Chinese philosophy, particularly Taoist philosophy - about Yin and Yang, harmony and contrast etc, which is again related to Chinese calligraphy, Chinese traditional painting, and Chinese classical poems. See some of the examples for painting and calligraphy, and the interview article , or check Liu Fang's blogs.
Chinese calligraphy by Prof. Yau
Duo improvisation Liu Fang and Malcolm Goldstein Avant-Garde free style improvisation
Comments can be written in any of the following languages: Chinese , English , French , German , Spanish . Thank you for visiting and for signing!Record Label: Philmultic Type of Label: Indie |
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My Background and Lifestyle |
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| Occupation: | Music Artist (Acoustic/Chinese traditional/Classic |
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My Blog |
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About my name and some Bulletin Messages |
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| I want to express my sincere thanks to all my music friends, some of whom even took the time to write down what they think about my music. I am often touched by these comments, and feel happy and tha... Posted by Liu Fang on Fri, 30 Nov 2007 10:19:00 PST |
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Today I have kept on thinking of Marion, a very special friend and teacher of English literature. I write this to the memory of the beautiful time when I met her in Montreal in 1997.
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Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, Chinese peotry and Chinese music - their relations |
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Chinese music from the classical tradition - its philosophy and its relation to Chinese calligraphy and painting
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Interview with Liu Fang
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(The fo... Posted by Liu Fang on Fri, 04 May 2007 01:42:00 PST |
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An ancient story from China about music and friendship |
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| A story about music and friends
In Chinese classical repertoire, there is a famous piece called "High mountain and flowing water" derived from the ancient story of how the guqin master Boya met his ... Posted by Liu Fang on Wed, 02 May 2007 01:43:00 PST |
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Pipa concerto - pipa and orchestra - |
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| Pipa concerto - Pipa and orchestraTraditionally pipa is mainly a solo instrument, some time played in folk ensembles such as traditional silk and bamboo ensembles that are common foundin South-East C... Posted by Liu Fang on Mon, 30 Apr 2007 10:23:00 PST |
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Philmultic, Andrew Cronshaw, Jerome, Wu Fei, Michael OToole Guitar, xuefei, Eva Fampas, Ziya Tabassian, Christiaan de Jong guitarist, Jean-Félix Lalanne, Preston Reed, Louis Siciliano composer, Greg Murat (mur-rah), JoJo Zawawi, Nagata Shachu (Kiyoshi Nagata Ensemble), Charlie Gillett, Samantha Gillogly, Paolo Angeli, VIRTUAL STRANGERS, Som Ibérico, Tex Glitter, Jihye Lee, Boaz Schory, Keith Andrew Grim: Christmas Celebration!, Federico Stanghellini, Mélanie, André Daneau, miro, Bobby Snard, nihat, Big Wave, Kou-Pu-Li, Barry Walsh, The Steve Marx Project, J.P. Farris, guitardjoe, Krzysiek Spieczonek, tony old, Aldoush & The Human Exchange, iloveyou-to.com, Juan Carlos Paniagua, bertrand gauguet, GabriSan, viviane lee, GHJUVAN "du vent" PETRU, The Light Of East Ensemble, T_M_Metaphysics, Marrocu Renzo, Claudio Gabriele, Bobby Ricketts, Del Franklin, Giovanni Renzo, Can-Gurus, 錦之宮 八雲琴保存伝承（雅）の会, RENSMUSIC, ROBOMARU, Gianina D’angelo, Best_man6, Ofer Pelz, Alvaro Chevere Tarquino, ROLAND HEIDRICH, Sham Tabernacle, dee Brown, Vegetarian Benefits, WE TWO, ViKtorY
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