All sounds originate from the heart. Erhu (two-stringed fiddle) music can be passionate or euphonious, expressing the player's feelings in the most intuitive way. It can even imitate the human voice.

The erhu (two-stringed fiddle) has a simple structure. Yet with only two strings it can produce a range of full-bodied sounds, gentle or resounding, depending on the player's experience and ...

The World of Music, Vol. 42, No. 3, Local Musical Traditions in the Globalization Process (2000), pp. 93-119 (27 pages) This paper outlines the main distinguishing features of the Qinpai school of ...

Well, you are only about a millennium behind the times. But never fear. Opportunities to hear this ancient Chinese two-stringed instrument known for it’s plaintive humanlike tone are on the upswing. A ...

Talent is a ticket. Some people use it to nail auditions, others to get into a top school. Jia Pengfang used his to see the world, and his particular talent was the erhu. Born in 1958 in China's ...

Inside a small workshop packed with cupboards and a carpenter’s bench, 76-year-old Tong Man-hak carefully measures pieces of wood and places them precisely before using an electric saw to cut them.

The first time when I heard the [Fritz] Kreisler 'Liebesleid,' I just [felt], 'Wow, that song is just right for the erhu.' The sadness, the sensitivity, the warmth, the romance: It fits my instrument.

“Music produces a kind of pleasure which human nature cannot do without.” - Confucius It is said that Confucius was a talented and serious musician, and that may account in part for his appreciation ...