張先生原名張益昌，江蘇揚州人。一八九九年八月二十九日出生於江蘇儀征，一九九一年一月十五日病逝於天津。七歲開始受業於廣陵派琴家孫紹陶，勤學不輟，琴藝日進；一九三○年代，移居上海浦東，因與修水查阜西、廬陵彭祉卿遊，被琴界稱為「浦東三傑」，並發起組織「今虞琴社」，又曾任社職。新中國成立後，任上海民族樂團獨奏演員，從事專業演奏，後兼任上海音樂學院教席；曾與查阜西、沈草農合編《古琴初階》一書，為琴學的入門指導性刊物。其演奏風格剛健遒勁，節奏自由，音色多變，擅奏廣陵派名曲《龍翔操》，因而琴壇上雅稱其為「張龍翔」。
ZHANG Zi-qian
ZHANG Zi-qian was born on August 29,1899 in Yizheng, Jiangsu Province and passed away on January 15, 1991 in Tianjin. His first name was Yi-chang and his ancestral home was Yangzhou, Jiangsu Province. When he was seven years old, he learned the qin from SUN Shao-tao of the Guangling school. In 1930’s, he migrated to Pudong of Shanghai and made friends in qin with ZHA Fu-xi and PENG Zhi-qing. They were then been called the “Three Outstanding Qin Performers of Pudong”. He initiated to organize the Jinyu Qin Musicians Association and took duty in the association. In 1950’s, he started his profession in the Shanghai Tradional Orchestra as the qin soloist. He also taught qin performance in the Shanghai Conservatory. His performing of Long Xiang Cao won him a fame of “ZHANG Longxiang”.