香港柳琴演奏家阮仕春，一九四九年生於廣州市，現為中國文化部樂器改革專家小組成員、文化部科技進步獎評審委員會委員、香港作曲家及作詞家協會會員。阮氏從事演藝工作三十年，樂器改革有卓著的成就，其改革的雙共鳴箱柳琴和阮咸先後兩次獲中國文化部頒發［獎勵證書］授予科學技術進步二等獎。阮氏自一九七四年加入香港中樂團，一九八七年起，任柳琴首席。亦受聘於香港中文大學、音樂事務處及香港演藝學院，教授柳琴及撰寫教材，多年來為香港、台灣兩地培育出眾多優秀的演藝人材，於一九九三年，協助成立了世界上首個柳琴室內樂團。一九九二年，其改革的「雙共鳴箱柳琴」獲得文化部科技進步獎二等獎；阮氏又於一九九三年創制出中音柳琴、次中音柳琴，創造出完善的柳琴系列。一九九五年，又繼續探索阮的改革，創制出阮咸，一九九六年十月，再榮獲中國文化部科學技術進步獎二等獎。
YUEN Shi-chun
YUEN Shi-chun is a famous liuqin player in Hong Kong. He was born in Guangzhou in 1949. He is a member of the instrument reform expert group of the Cultural Ministry of China. He has been engaged with performing art for 30 years. His achievements in instrument reform are influential. The liuqin with double resonance box and ruanxian that he reformed have won prizes from the China Cultural Ministry. Over the past 40 years, he is the first winner of these prizes who lives outside China. He has joined the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra since 1974, and has been the leading liuqin player since 1987. He has also been involved in liuqin education and publication of teaching materials. He has brought up many outstanding performers in Hong Kong and Taiwan over the years. In 1993 he helped to established in Taipei the first liuqin chamber orchestra in the world. He successfully invented the liuqin with double resonance box. In 1992, a committee formed by 15 celebrated musicians and experts declared that the reform was unique, scientific and practical after detailed testing of the instrument, and he was given a second honour for it in the same year. With the spirit of a pioneer, he invented liuqins of different sizes and pitch in 1993 and thus completed the liuqin family. In 1995, he invented the ruanxian which was also highly acclaimed by the evaluating committee and was given a second honour for it in 1996.