笛子演奏家蔣國基，一九五○年七月五日出生於浙江省杭州市，是一位成長於西湖畔的音樂家，師從著名笛子大師趙松庭。一九七五年，參加浙江省歌舞團任演奏員，後升任隊長，國家一級演奏員。一九七六年，全國大賽中以一曲《水鄉船歌》嶄露頭角，自此連獲首獎，聲譽日隆。蔣氏的演奏，立足南派，博採眾長，相容並蓄，既取北派之長，又繼承和發展南派笛子精華，形成自己極富江南水鄉情調的藝術風格。蔣氏曾成功地創作和改編了大量笛曲，其代表作有《水鄉船歌》、《採桑曲》和《吐魯番的夏天》等。蔣氏一九九三年被香港演藝學院聘請為兼職教授及校外考官，此後每年兩次去該學院講學。一九九六年初，蔣氏與他人合作的巨笛試製成功，填補了民族吹管樂器低音的空白，同年五月被世界吉尼斯總部確認。還發表過理論文章《趙松庭笛曲賞析七篇》和《笛子演奏五講》等。蔣氏現為中國音樂家協會會員、中國民族管弦樂學會理事、浙江省民族學會副會長。
JIANG Guo-ji
JIANG Guo-ji was born on July 5, 1950 in Hangzhou, Zhejiang. He learned the dizi under the famous musician ZHAO Song-ting. In 1975, he was appointed to the Song and Dance Troupe of Zhejiang Province as a performer. Later, he was appointed as a national first class performer and the team leader of the orchestra. In 1976, he made his debut in a national musical contest with the titular piece Floating Melodies of a Water Village, and thereafter, collecting a series of awards in musical competitions at various levels. He has composed many dizi pieces such as Floating Melodies of a Water Village, Picking Mulberry, and The Summer of Tulufan, etc. In 1993, he was invited by APA Hong Kong as concurrent professor and external examiner, where he presents lectures twice each year. In 1996, his artwork of a gigantic dizi, the product of a co-project with other artists, was officially recognized by the World Guinness as a solution to the deficient lack of bass in traditional Chinese musical instruments. Currently he is a member of the Chinese Musicians’ Association, a committee member of the National Traditional Society, deputy director of Zhejiang Provincial Traditional Chinese Music Association.