中國現代箜篌表演藝術創始人崔君芝，曾任中央民族樂團國家一級演奏員，目前旅居美國任美國聖荷西州立大學及中國音樂院客席箜篌教授，曾在國內外多次比賽中獲獎。現任中國民族管弦樂學會箜篌專業委員會和中國音樂家協會箜篌研究會會長。中國國際箜篌演奏團藝術總監。自幼就受到專業的音樂教育，具有較高的文學藝術修養。一九六九年，畢業於中國音樂學院器樂系。在校期間她主修鋼琴、二胡、馬頭琴。畢業後，在河北省歌舞劇院工作時又掌握了豎琴的演奏技巧。一九七九年，她參加了箜篌的改革研製工作，致力於演奏方法的創新。她以豎琴演奏手法為基礎，揉合了中國民族傳統樂器古箏、古琴、琵琶的演奏韻味和聲響特點，創造了一整套箜篌的演奏技巧，編寫了大量的教材和練習曲。崔君芝成為中國近代第一位箜篌演奏家，她的演奏質樸內在，技巧嫺熟，表現手法豐富，博得了國內外音樂家和聽眾的讚賞，贏得「箜篌國手」的美譽。
CUI Jun-zhi
CUI Jun-zhi is the first person to develop the performance skills of the modern konghou. She was a member of the National Traditional Orchestra of China and was appointed as the national first class performer. She is now living in U.S.A. and is the gust lecturer of China Conservatory. She has won many prizes in various competitions. In 1969, she graduated from the China Conservatory. During her study in the conservatory, she took piano as major and also studied erhu and matauqin. After graduation, she was appointed to the Song and Dance Theatre of Hebei Province. In which, she acquired the skill of harp performing. In 1979, she participated in the reformation of konghou and based on the performing skills of harp, zheng, guqin and pipa to develop a series of skills on the konghou. She became the first konghou performer in modern China. She performed so unadorned, skillfully and full of expressions that she won her reputation between musicians and audiences at home and abroad, and won her reputation as “Konghou Master”.