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Performances at the British Museum, London.
Cheng Yu's pipa composition project.
Chinese New Year performance at Trafalgar Square, London.
Christmas charity concert at Holy Sepulchre Church, London.
Concert: "Sounds of East Asia". For details and more photos please see "Sounds of East Asia" and the East Asian Music Summer School.
Victoria and Albert Museum Chinese Festival - Chinese Music Concert 19 January, 2014
Sounds of East Asia
Good News from Beijing
Greensleeves
The aim of the organisation is to foster and support a sustainable Chinese musicians' collective to promote the practice, understanding and development of Chinese music in multi-cultural Britain and beyond.
"...an excellent group of Chinese virtuosi..." The Wire, Adventures in Modern Music.
"These are musicians to cherish, and to hear more often on the concert stage..." Journal of the European Foundation for Chinese Music Research (Chime).
"a virtuoso ensemble with such an exotic style... brilliant and impressive" - The Scotsman.
"a wonderful performance by the Chinese musicians...unique... excellent and enthralling" - Toronto Weekly News & Entertainment Voice.
Cheng Yu - pipa (4-stringed lute) and qin (7-stringed zither)
Chen Dacan - erhu, gaohu, jinghu (fiddles)
Hu Bin - erhu
Hu Ruijun - dizi and xiao (bamboo flutes)
Kim-Ho Ip - yangqin (hammered dulcimer)
Li Ming - yangqin (hammered dulcimer)
Liu Qing - erhu
Liu Xiaohu - sheng (mouth organ) and guanzi (double reed pipe), xun (ocarina)
Sun Zhuo - guzheng (21-stringed zither)
Wang Xiao - erhu (2-stringed fiddle)
Xiao Ying - guzheng
Zhou Jinyan - yangqin
Zhao Zhangren - yangqin
The UK Chinese Ensemble is keen to take on fresh talent. We welcome UK-based professional, experienced Chinese musicians (instrumentalists, singers, opera artistes) to join us. If you are interested in joining our activities, please feel free to contact us.