劉天華：
劉天華，一八九五年二月四日生於江蘇省江陰縣城內西橫街四十九號，一九三二年六月八日晨五時二十分因患猩紅熱，病逝於北京，享年三十七歲。劉先生是五四時代我國最優秀的器樂作曲家，同時也是卓越的二胡、琵琶演奏家和音樂教師。由於家貧，一九一一年，離開中學後，未再升學，便開始了音樂活動，最初在上海「開明劇社」工作，後來在家鄉當中學音樂教員，在授課之餘，向民間音樂家學習二胡、琵琶等民族樂器。二胡獨奏曲《病中吟》、《月夜》、《空山鳥語》的初稿就是在這個時期寫成的。一九二二年後，在北京大學音樂傳習所、北平女子文理學院音樂系、北平藝專音樂系授課。在北京期間，除編寫了二胡和琵琶教材外，創作了《光明行》、《良宵》等二胡獨奏曲，《歌舞引》、《改進操》等琵琶獨奏曲和一首民樂合奏曲《變體新水令》，他是我國用近代記譜方法搜集整理民間音樂最早的一個人，《梅蘭芳歌曲譜》就是經他聽寫編輯而成的。一九二七年，他和一些音樂家創辦了「國樂改進社」，出版了《音樂雜誌》，他的創作和譯著大都發表在這個刊物上。
LIU Tian-hua
LIU Tian-hua was born on February 4, 1895 in Jiangyin, Jiansu province and passed away of scarlet fever in Beijing on June 8, 1932. He was the great master of Chinese national music, both in composition and performance. In 1911, he returned from his school in Changzhou to Jiangyin and started his music career. In ten years’ time, he made drafts of the erhu works of Sigh of Ailment, Moonlit Night and Bird-call in the Mountain. In 1922, he came to Beijing and was successively appointed to the high-level educational units as music teacher. In 1927, he founded the Association for the Advancement of Chinese Music in Beijing and published the Music Magazine. During his time in Beijing, he wrote many erhu and pipa training materials. Besides, he also composed erhu pieces Song in Desolation, March towards Brightness, New Year’s Eve, Leisure, Song of Melancholy, Monologue on a Single String, Candle Shadows Flickering Red and pipa pieces From the Opera, March for Betterment, Sound of Silence, together with an ensemble work Variations on a Traditional Tune. In 1929, he recorded MEI Lan-fang’s songs in both Chinese and European notation in the book Selections from the Reperoire of Operatic Songs and Terpsichorean Melodies of MEI Lan-fang for Mei’s performance trip to United States. LIU Tian-hua’s hard working on Chinese music collection, researching, composing and teaching let him successfully to achieve his goal of advancement of Chinese music.
蔣風之：
蔣風之，一九○八年四月二十七日出生於江蘇宜興縣後留墅村一清貧農家，一九八六年一月二十六日病逝於北京和平里寓所。初名春根，入小學時改名風之。蔣氏少時曾向農民絲竹樂手王老四習笛，後從堂兄習二胡。一九二四年，蔣氏為學校同樂會二胡手，翌年認識儲師竹，並獲贈劉天華的《病中吟》譜。一九二七年，蔣氏考入田漢主辦的私立上海藝術大學，三個月後入學費較低之國立上海音樂院，隨朱荇青主修琵琶，副修鋼琴。一九二九年秋，學校易名國立上海音樂專科學校，因積極反對校方加收假期宿雜費學潮而被取消學籍。後蔣氏離開上海，赴北平報讀北平大學藝術學院音樂系，隨劉天華主修小提琴與二胡、副修琵琶，師生情誼甚篤。一九三一年九月，經劉推介，蔣氏受聘於北平大學女子文理學院、京華美術專科學校音樂系兼任教師。一九三三年，畢業後在北平師範大學、北平藝術專科學校、天津河北女子師範學院音樂系任教。一九四九年後，蔣氏先後在中央音樂學院、天津河北師範學院、北京藝術師範學院及中國音樂學院任教。蔣氏演奏的古曲《漢宮秋月》等，弓法、指法及音腔、節奏處理別具風韻，自成一格，人稱「蔣派」。
JIANG Feng-zhi
JIANG Feng-zhi was born on April 27,1908 in Yixing, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness on January 26, 1986 in Beijing. His first name was Chun-gen. He learned the dizi from a farmer and the erhu from his brother since his childhood. In 1924, he was an erhu member of his school orchestra. In 1923, he got the erhu music Sigh of Ailment by LIU Tian-hua from his friend CHU Shi-zhu as a gift. In 1927, he was admitted to Tian Han’s Shanghai Art University, later changed to the National Shanghai Music Training School learning the pipa under ZHU Ying. In the objection to the school’s collection of extra miscellaneous expenses fees on the vacation period, his registration was canceled. He then left Shanghai to Beijing to learn the erhu and pipa from LIU Tian-hua. In 1931, he was introduced by LIU Tian-hua to teach music in Beijing’s high-level educational unit. After 1949, he was appointed by the Central Conservatory, the China Conservatory, etc. His performing style, rhythm and fingering became standard and people called it the “Jiang school”.
張韶：
張韶，一九二七年四月二十五日出生於江蘇省武進縣鳴凰水渠村，二零一五年一月二十二日病逝於北京。張氏自幼喜愛民間音樂，尤愛二胡。一九四六年，考入南京國立音樂院國樂組，師從劉天華直傳弟子儲師竹學習二胡、曹安和學習琵琶、曹正學習古箏，並於一九五零年畢業。一九五三年，入北京中央人民廣播電台民族樂團，任首席、聲部長，及獨奏演員。一九七五年，調任北京中央廣播學院，任教於藝術系。一九八一年，再調中央音樂學院，在民樂系任教至退休。一九八二年，與陳朝儒等發起成立北京二胡研究會，當選第一任秘書長。
ZHANG Shao
ZHANG Shao was born on April 25,1927 in Wujin, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness on January 22, 2015 in Beijing. He loves music very much since his childhood, especially on the erhu. In 1946, he was admitted to the National Conservatory in Nanjing learning the erhu under LIU Tian-hua’s student CHU Shi-zhu, the pipa under CAO An-he, the zheng under CAO Zheng. In 1950, he graduated from the conservatory. In 1953, he was appointed to the traditional orchestra of the Central People’s Broadcasting Station in Beijing as principal and soloist. In 1957, he was transferred to teach in the Arts Department of the Central Broadcasting Training School of Beijing. In 1981, he was transferred to the Central Conservatory and taught there till retirement. In 1982, he and CHEN Chao-ru, etc. initiate to found the Beijing Erhu Research Association and became the first secretary of the association.
張銳：
張銳，一九二零年七月十三日出生於雲南省昆明市，二零一六年六月九日病逝於南京。張氏一九三七年入昆明藝術師範學校音樂美術科，習美術與音樂，一九三八年九月二十八日，日本侵略軍轟炸昆明，中國百姓死傷無數，張氏激憤不已，寫出其處女作《九‧二八》，迅速在市民中傳唱。一九四一年秋，報考並入讀國立音樂院，師從陳振鐸習二胡。一九四三年，輾轉到上海，在國立上海音專任抄譜員，並自學音樂，隨外籍教師習小提琴、和聲與作曲。一九四五年五月，離滬後被分配在軍區前線劇團（現南京軍區政治部歌舞團前身）任教員，在該團服務長達四十年之久。歷任創作員、音樂股長、音樂部副主任、藝術指導、副團長、團長等職。一九六四年二月，張氏及其夫人俞頻在五六十年代所作二胡獨奏曲結集成《雨花拾譜》出版。
ZHANG Rui
ZHANG Rui was born on July 13, 1920 in Kunming, Yunnan province and passed away of illness on June 9, 2016 in Nanjing. In 1937, he was admitted to the Kunming Arts School to learn the fine arts and music. On September 28, 1938, due to the invasion of the Japanese, he reflected this on his maiden work “928” and spread quickly among the Kunming residents. In 1941, he was admitted to the National Conservatory and learned the erhu under CHEN Zhen-duo. In 1943, he went to Shanghai and worked in the National Shanghai Music Training School as a score copier. He then learned music independently. In 1945, he left Shanghai and joined the Military Region Theatrical Troupe as a teacher for forty years service. In 1964, he and his wife YU Pin published their works of erhu in 1950s to 1960s in collection to a book called Ten Scores of Yu Fa.
項祖英：
項祖英，一九二六年七月十一日生於蘇州的音樂世家，一九九九年十二月八日病逝於上海，其父項印石為蘇州吳平音樂團創辦人，熟諳江南絲竹與廣東音樂，項祖英自幼習二胡於父親，又師承張季讓、陸修棠及蔣風之先生，還兼學揚琴、秦琴、京胡、小提琴等，一九四六年，任吳平音樂團理事兼國樂隊隊長，自學研究呂文成的整套粵胡曲目，一九四九年，畢業於蘇州東吳大學。一九五六年，應聘為上海民族樂團藝委會委員、樂隊首席及獨奏演員，後在該團學館、上海音樂學院、上海師範大學、上海戲曲學校等處任教。編有《吳平國樂曲集》、《二胡樂曲選集》及《怎樣拉好二胡》等。創編二胡曲有《梆子風》、《點蒼山下》及《陽關三疊》等。著有《陸修棠及其二胡藝術》、《國樂宗師，輝煌業績——紀念劉天華逝世五十周年》及《對〈二泉映月〉的理解與演奏》文章等。
XIANG Zu-ying
XIANG Zu-ying was born on July 11, 1926 in Suzhou, Zhejiang province and passed away of illness on December 8, 1999 in Shanghai. His father was a musician of Jiangnan Sizhu and Guangdong music and founded the Wu Ping Music Society. Since his childhood, he learned the erhu from his father and further studied it under ZHANG Ji-rang, LU Xiu-tang and JIANG Feng-zhi. In 1946, he was appointed as the manager and leader of the Wu Ping Music Society. He learned the full set of gaohu pieces of LU Wen-cheng by himself. In 1949, he graduated from the Dong Wu University of Suzhou. In 1956, he was appointed as the art committee, leader and soloist of the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra and later taught in the training department of the orchestra, the Shanghai Conservatory, the Shanghai Drama School, etc. He authored the books Traditional Music of Wu Ping, Erhu Music Collection and How to Perform Erhu, etc. He composed and arranged erhu pieces Bangzi Style Music, Under the Mountain Diancang and Parting at Yangguan, etc. He also wrote many articles and published in various magazines.
魯日融：
魯日融，一九三三年六月出生於湖北漢水河畔均縣（今丹江口市）小城，家鄉的民歌小調與縴夫號子伴隨其童年。一九四九年秋，魯氏參加開赴陝南地區的文藝工作隊。一九五一年，考入西北藝術學院音樂系，一九五四年畢業。先後在西北藝術學院、西安音樂學院任教、歷任民族音樂系主任、副院長、碩士研究生導師、兼任西安交通大學兼職教授、陝西省民族管弦樂學會會長、中國音樂家協會民族音樂委員會副主任。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」全國首屆二胡比賽，以演奏他創作的西秦風格作品《迷胡調》及《秦腔主題隨想曲》（合作）而獲新作品演奏優秀獎。
LU Ri-rong
LU Ri-rong was born in June 1933 in Jun (now Dan Jiang Kou), Hubei province. In his hometown, there were full of folk songs and chants of craftsmen during his childhood. In 1949, he joined the Art Performance Team of south Shaanxi. In 1951, he was admitted to the music department of the Northwest Arts Academy till his graduation in 1954. He then successively taught in the Northwest Arts Academy, the Xi’an Conservatory and the Xi’an Communication University. He is now the president of the Shaanxi Traditional and Orchestral Music Association and also the assistant director of the committee of national music of the Chinese Musicians’ Association. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. He performed his Shaanxi style works Meihu Tune and Capriccio on a Qinqiang Theme and won the outstanding new work performance prize.
蔣巽風：
蔣巽風，一九三五年十二月二十五日出生於江蘇宜興，二零二零年五月十二日病逝於北京。蔣為二胡演奏家蔣風之之次子。一九五一年，在北京參加中國人民解放軍空軍政治部文工團，長期從事二胡演奏事業。一九六三年五月，在第四屆「上海之春」的全國首屆二胡比賽中，與閔惠芬並列表演一等獎、新作品演奏獎。此後，錄製唱片、音帶《趕集》、《劉天華十大名曲》等若干。一九八二年，蔣氏作為發起人之一，推動了北京二胡研究會的產生，蔣氏的二胡曲作品有《山丹丹開花紅豔豔》等，一九七七年，在第四屆全軍文藝匯演中獲優秀表演獎。
JIANG Xun-feng
JIANG Xun-feng was born on December 25, 1935 in Yixing, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness on May 12, 2020 in Beijing. He was the second son of the famous erhu musician JIANG Feng-zhi. In 1951, he joined the Song and Dance Troupe of the Air-force Political Department of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army in Beijing. He was the professional erhu performer there till now. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. He and MIN Hui-fen both won the first prize and also the outstanding new work performance prize. In 1982, he initiated to found the Beijing Erhu Research Association. His erhu works included Ode to the Red Lilies, etc.
蕭白墉：
蕭白墉，一九四一年三月，出生於上海一個醫生家庭，原籍廣東潮陽，兒時喜好二胡，亦奏小提琴。一九五九年，考入上海民族樂團學館，師從項祖英習二胡，後又隨劉明源習板胡，得蔣風之、衛仲樂及何彬等人指導。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」全國首屆二胡比賽，獲二等獎及新作品演奏獎。一九七九年起，任上海民族樂團二胡首席二十餘載。一九八七年，獲中央文化部審批為國家一級演員及尖子演員，一九八九年，移居香港，後遷台灣。在此期間蕭氏為一自由業者，除教學外，亦有多種演奏活動與應邀錄製唱片多輯。
XIAO Bai-yong
XIAO Bai-yong was born in March 1941 in Shanghai and his ancestral home was in Chaoyang, Guangdong province. He loved to play the erhu and violin since he was young. In 1959, he was admitted to the attached school of the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra learning the erhu under XIANG Zhu-ying. He was also instructed by the famous musicians LIU Ming-yuan, JIANG Feng-zhi, WEI Chung-loh and HE Bin. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. He won the second prize and the outstanding new work performance prize. In 1979, he was appointed as the erhu leader of the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra for more than twenty years. In 1987, he was selected and was appointed to be the national first class performer by the Central Cultural Department of China. In 1989, he migrated to Hong Kong and later settled in Taiwan.
宋國生：
宋國生，一九三八年十一月八日出生於河北省樂亭縣李家寺村一農民家庭。宋氏自幼受家鄉樂亭皮影、大鼓、評戲、吹歌等民間音樂薰陶，一九五六年，中學畢業後，即考入河北天津師範學院音樂系，師從吉桂珍、丁鐺學習二胡演奏。一九六一年，宋氏從師院易名之天津音樂學院畢業並留校任教，又從劉明源、藍玉崧進修。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」首屆全國二胡比賽獲三等獎和新作品《河南小曲》優秀演奏獎。一九七六年起，歷任天津音樂學院器樂系、民樂系副主任、主任、教授、碩士生導師，從教數十年，首先開設了「民族器樂表演藝術」理論課程，創作二胡練習曲百餘首，創用雙跳、雙抖及輪弓等新技法。二胡教學自成體系。集神、氣體態與藝術表現為一體的教學法。培養了包括宋飛等在內的不少優秀的青年二胡演奏家。獲中國樂器比賽「園丁獎」、天津市「教學楷模」稱號和文化部「區永熙優秀音樂教育獎」。
SONG Guo-sheng
SONG Guo-sheng was born on November 8, 1938 in Leting, Hebei province. Since his childhood, he was influenced by his hometown native folk music and arts. In 1956, he was admitted to the music department of the Tianjin Teachers’ Training College of Hebei Province (later renamed Tianjin Conservatory) learning the erhu under JI Gui-zhen and DING Dang. In 1961, he graduated from the conservatory and further studied under LIU Ming-yuan and LAN Yu-song. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. He won the third prize and the outstanding new work performance prize. Since 1976, he has been head of the department of instrumental music and Chinese music of the Tianjin Conservatory and in addition to the posts of professor and postgraduate instructor for more than thirty years. He has created many new techniques on the erhu and has trained up many award-winning performers including SONG Fei. He has gotten the fame of “The Gardener to Reward”.
果俊明：
果俊明，一九四零年七月生於河北省秦皇島，二零一零年三月六日逝世。果氏在秦皇島就讀中學時，即經常表演二胡獨奏曲《空山鳥語》等。一九五九年，考入瀋陽音樂學院民樂系二胡專業學習，師承唐毓斌教授，亦得蔣風之、朱郁之、劉天一、張韶等名師指導。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」全國首屆二胡比賽獲三等獎。一九六四年畢業後留校任教，一九九四年，晉升教授，一九九八年，出任遼寧省直屬藝術團資格考評評委，並任吉林省資格考評評委，二零零零年退休並被東北大學藝術學院聘為二胡教授至今。果氏曾任瀋陽音樂學院民樂系主任，曾為中國音樂家協會二胡學會副會長。
GUO Jun-ming
GUO Jun-ming was born in July 1940 in Qinhuangdao, Hebei province and passed away on March 6, 2010. He has always performed the erhu piece Bird-call in the Mountain since his school time. In 1959, he was admitted to the traditional music department of the Shenyang Conservatory learning the erhu under Professor TANG Yu-bin. He was also instructed by the famous musicians JIANG Feng-zhi, ZHU Yu-zhi, LIU Tian-yiand ZHANG Shao. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. He won the third prize. In 1964, he graduated from the conservatory and afterwards became a teacher of the conservatory. In 1994, he was appointed as a professor of the conservatory till his retirement in 2000. Then he was appointed the professor of the Arts Academy of the Northeast University and taught erhu there.
劉長福：
劉長福，一九四四年八月生於天津，原籍河北省靜海縣，一九五六年，考入中央音樂學院少年班（後改為附中）學習二胡專業，一九六三年畢業後至一九七九年間，在內蒙古藝術學院任二胡專業教員，一九七九年，考入中央音樂學院研究生班，師從著名理論家、民族音樂教育家藍玉崧教授學習二胡的演奏、教學與理論研究，一九八一年，畢業後獲碩士學位並留校任教，是中國大陸第一位獲得碩士學位的二胡演奏家、民族音樂教育家，現為中央音樂學院教授、碩士生導師、中國音樂家協會二胡學會副會長、中國民族管弦樂學會常務理事、胡琴專業委員會副會長。
LIU Chang-Fu
LIU Chang-fu was born in August 1944 in Tianjin, Hebei province and his ancestral home was in Jinghai, Hebei province. In 1956, he was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of Central Conservatory. After his graduation in 1963 till 1969, he taught the erhu performing in Inner Mongolia Arts Institute. In 1979, he became a postgraduate in Central Conservatory, studying erhu performing, education and theory under LAN Yu-song. In 1981, he got his master degree and stayed in the conservatory as a teacher. Now he is an associate professor in the department of Chinese music of Central Conservatory, the postgraduate instructor, the vice chairman of the Erhu Academy of the China Musicians’ Association, the administrative director of China Folk Orchestral Music Academy and the vice chairman of Erhu Professional Committee.
黃安源：
黃安源，一九四五年十一月生於四川省重慶市，一九六三年畢業於北京中央音樂學院附中，後入讀中國音樂學院本科，師從聶靖宇及藍玉崧教授主修二胡。畢業後，在中國京劇院及中國鐵路文工團任職。一九七七年，移居香港後加入香港中樂團，一九八一年起，出任團長之職，一九九二年起，兼任助理指揮，演奏之餘並任教於香港中文大學及香港演藝學院，黃安源鑽研十數種胡琴，首演過許多作品，又與十多個世界著名的樂團合作演出。一九八五年，獲選為「香港十大傑出青年」，一九八九年，獲香港藝術家聯盟演奏家年獎，一九九一年，獲紐約美華藝術學會頒發「亞洲傑出藝人獎」，一九九七年，獲英女皇授「MBE」勳銜。
WONG On-yuen
WONG On-yuen was born in November 1945 in Chongqing, Sichuan province. In 1963, he graduated from the affiliated secondary school of the Central Conservatory and studied his university subjects in China Conservatory learning the erhu under NIE Jing-yu and LAN Yu-song. After graduation from the conservatory, he joined the Beijing Opera House and later the Song and Dance Troupe of the China Railway. In 1977, he immigrated to Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. In 1981, he became the principal of the orchestra. Since 1992, he has been the associated conductor of the orchestra and also the teacher of the Chinese University and Hong Kong Arts and Performance Academy. In 1985, he has been the Hong Kong Ten Outstanding Youth of the Year. In1989 and 1991, he has got awards from the Hong Kong Artist Union and the New York Chinese Arts Research Unit respectively. In 1997, he has got the MBE from the Hong Kong Government.
陳耀星：
陳耀星，一九四一年五月出生於江蘇省常熟市，六歲時，從父陳舜農習二胡，繼習笛、簫、琵琶、三弦及古箏等民族樂器。一九五八年，考入南京藝術學院附中，一九六一年，升入本科，師從甘濤、馬友德及瞿安華等人主修二胡，並從程午嘉習琵琶。一九六三年，在廣東一文藝團體任職，一九六四年，調職北京中國人民解放軍第二炮兵政治部文工團，繼續從陳振鐸、陳朝儒、劉明源及曹正習二胡、古箏。一九七六年，創作了著名的二胡曲《戰馬奔騰》，在曲中創用了彈輪弓、快速雙弦顫弓、外撥弦、左手揚弓及右手彈輪等弓法。一九七九年，參加全軍第四屆文藝匯演，分別獲優秀創作獎及表演獎。一九八七年，參加首屆中國藝術節民族器樂專場演出，獲「金杯獎」
CHEN Yao-xing
CHEN Yao-xing was born in May 1941 in Changshu, Jiangsu province. When he was six, he started to learn the erhu and other traditional instruments from his father. In 1958, he was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of Nanjing Arts Academy. In 1961, he admitted his university course in the academy and learning the erhu under GAN Tao, MA You-de, QU An-hua and the pipa under CHENG Wu-jia. In 1963, he worked in an art unit in Guangdong. In 1964, he was transferred to the Song and Dance Troupe of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army Missile Forces Department and further studied the erhu and zheng from CHEN Zhen-duo, CHEN Chao-ru, LIU Ming-yuan and CAO Zheng. In 1976, he composed the famous erhu piece The Battle-Horses Galloping by using many new techniques of his discovery. In 1979 and 1987, he got many award prizes of his performances.
朱昌耀：
朱昌耀，一九五六年出生於江蘇省南京市，自幼隨舅父習二胡與京胡，亦能自拉自唱錫劇、黃梅調等，七歲時入「南京小紅花藝術團」，並為二胡演奏家陳耀星指導，得益良多，且頻頻登台表演獨奏、伴奏。一九七三年，考入南京藝術學院音樂系民族器樂專業，師從甘濤、瞿安華、馬友德等專修二胡。一九七五年，選拔為江蘇省代表，參加文化部主辦的全國調演，嶄露頭角，一九七六年畢業，入江蘇省歌舞團樂隊任職。朱氏現任江蘇省歌舞劇院副院長，為國家一級演奏員，並為江蘇省音樂家協會理事、中國民族管弦樂學會理事、江蘇省人民代表大會代表等。其創作有《姑蘇情》、《江南春色》、《楓橋夜泊》、《歡慶鑼鼓》等，在評獎中獲一、二、三等獎。一九八七年起，以團長兼二胡獨奏演員身份，連續七年率江蘇省民族音樂歌舞團赴日本演出。
ZHU Chang-yao
ZHU Chang-yao was born in 1956 in Nanjing, Jiangsu province. Since he was young, He learned the erhu and jinghu from his uncle and also the native operatic music by himself. At the age of seven, he joined the famous art group The Nanjing Little Red Flower Arts Troupe and learned the erhu under CHEN Yao-xing. In 1973, he was admitted to the Nanjing Arts Academy learning the erhu under GAN Tao, QU An-hau and MA You-de. In 1976, he graduated from the academy and was appointed to the Song and Dance Troupe of Jiangsu Province as a member of the attached orchestra. He is now the vice-president of the troupe and the national first class performer. Since 1987, he was the soloist and the head of the Jiangsu Province Traditional Music and Dance Troupe. He led the troupe to visit Japan continuously for seven years. His Compositions won many awards of first, second and third prizes in the competitions.
高韶青:
高韶青，一九六七年出生，六歲時，開始學習二胡，兩年後即顯露才華作第一次公開表演，一九七九年，考入上海音樂學院附屬中學，專修二胡並開始學習鋼琴。一九八二年，獲上海少年民族獨奏比賽第一名；全國少年民樂獨奏比賽銀盾獎；上海音樂學院附中紀念劉天華先生演奏比賽優異獎。一九八四年，隨中國上海音樂家小組，包括著名鋼琴家李名強和小提琴家俞麗拿等，到加拿大訪問演出，並擔任二胡獨奏；同年獲上海音樂學院特別嘉獎令。一九八五年，獲北京全國二胡比賽一等獎及自選曲目、指定曲目兩個最佳演奏獎，上海文學藝術家聯合會頒發的「音樂表演藝術獎」，同年，以優異成績獲特許免考升上海音樂學院本科攻讀學士學位。一九八六年，獲海內外江南絲竹演奏比賽二等獎。一九八八年，隨中國上海民樂家小組出訪美國演出；同年，提前一年從上海音樂學院畢業，獲文學士學位；並應邀到中央民族樂團擔任獨奏演員。一九八九年，參加北韓主辦的世界青年聯歡節，獲藝術文憑的認可證書。一九九一年，考入加拿大多倫多皇家音樂學院，開始進修鋼琴和聲樂。一九九三年，被多倫多皇家音樂學院聘為歷史上第一位教授中國民族樂器演奏的教師，使二胡教學被設為正式的專業課程。
George GAO Shao-qing
George GAO was born in 1967. He started learning the erhu when he was six. In 1979 he entered the affiliated secondary school of Shanghai Conservatory with erhu as his major. In 1982 he won many prizes with his erhu performances. In 1984 George GAO visited Canada as an erhu soloist together with a group of Shanghai musicians including the celebrated pianist LI Ming-qiang and violinist YU Li-na. In the same year he won a special award from the Shanghai Conservatory. In 1985 he won a first class award ad two best performance awards for the self-selected work and the designated work in the National Erhu Competition in Beijing. In the same year, he was exempted from examinations due to his outstanding achievements and started to study in the bachelor degree course of Shanghai Conservatory. In 1986, he won the second prize in a Jiangnan music competition. In 1988, he visited the United States for performance together with a group of Shanghai Chinese musicians. In this year, he graduated from Shanghai Conservatory one year earlier than for the normal case, and was awarded the degree of Bachelor of Arts. Then he was appointed to the National Traditional Orchestra of China as a soloist. In 1989 he joined the International Carnival for Youths organized by North Korea and was awarded an arts diploma certificate. In 1991, he was admitted to the Royal Music Institute of Toronto to study the piano and vocal music. In 1993 he was employed by the Royal Music Institute of Toronto to be the first teacher historically teaching Chinese instrumental music performance making the erhu formally incorporated in a professional course.
華彥鈞：
華彥鈞，一八九三年八月生於江蘇無錫東亭鄉，一九五○年十二月四日與世長辭，享年五十八歲，他是無錫雷尊殿當家道士華清和的獨生子，別名阿炳。阿炳自幼從父學習多種民族樂器，並很快地掌握這些樂器的性能，四歲喪母，二十一歲患眼疾，逐漸惡化，二十六、七歲時瞎了一隻眼睛，因此得不到齋主們的歡迎。三十歲離開道門，以賣唱和演奏樂器為生。三十五歲時雙目失明，從此流浪街頭，被稱為「瞎子阿炳」。他一生遭遇坎坷，但愛憎分明，用自己的歌喉和手中的樂器，對社會上的邪惡勢力、卑劣行為進行暴露和抨擊。報上的新聞他唱，聽來的新聞他也敢唱。抗戰期間他還編寫過《漢奸的下場》等歌詞，抗戰勝利後他對國民政府的統治極為不滿，他亦編寫歌詞，對時政進行了無情的揭露。一九五○年，楊蔭瀏先生對他進行採訪時，錄下了他創作和傳譜的二胡曲《二泉映月》、《聽松》、《寒春風曲》及琵琶曲《大浪淘沙》、《昭君出塞》、《龍船》六首樂曲。正當他苦盡甜來的時候，他所會的幾百首樂曲還沒有來得及錄音，便與世長辭了，這六曲就成了遺響。
HUA Yan-jun
HUA Yan-jun was born in August 1893 in Dongting, Wuxi, Jiangsu province and passed away on December 4, 1950. He was a renowned folk musician also alias Ah Bing. He was the only son of the Taoist priest HUA Qing-he alias Xue-mei, who was in charge of the Leizun Temple in Wuxi. Since his childhood, Ah Bing had been learning many instruments from his father. When Ah Bing was four years old, his mother died. When he was about twenty six or twenty seven, one of his eyes became blind, and at the age of thirty, he left the Taoist world and began to earn his living by singing and playing instruments. At the age of thirty five, he became totally blind, and people started to call him “Ah Bing the Blind”. His life was miserable, but he kept a firm moral stance. He sang the news from the press and also news that he heard from other people. After the victory of the War against Invasion, he was very disappointed by the rule of the Government, and he sang songs criticizing openly the exploitation of the people by the government and the serious problem of inflation. In 1950, when YANG Yin-liu visited him, he made recordings of six pieces of music that he composed or passed down. When people began to recognize his artistic achievements, before recording down the hundreds of works in his repertoire, he passed away unfortunately at the age of fifty eight. However, his music travels around the world and has touch the hearts of an untold number of people.
陳振鐸：
陳振鐸，號晨明，字宣文，一九○五年一月三日出生於山東省淄博市臨淄區齊都鎮邵家圈村，一九九九年十一月八日因突發性心臟病，逝世於北京。十歲時開始學習民間音樂，一九二八年，考入上海國立音樂院，習鋼琴、琵琶、簫、鼓及作曲等。一九二九年九月，轉入北平大學藝術學院音樂系，從劉天華學習二胡，從趙麗蓮習鋼琴；後轉入嘉祉教授班學習，又師從張友鶴習七弦琴。一九三二年，在北平大學音樂專科及天津女子師範學院音樂系任教，一九三九年，參加組建青木關國立音樂院並任教授，其後又受聘為南京國立音樂院教授、國立女子師範學校及安徽師範學院音樂系教授，一九五○年，任北京中央音樂學院教授、系主任，一九五八年，任天津音樂學院教授，一九六一年，調任中央民族學院教授，任民族音樂教研室主任，一九八二年，為北京二胡研究會及中國民族樂器學會顧問，又任中國音協二胡學會名譽會長、中國管弦樂協會名譽顧問，並為中央民族學院學術委員會及學位評審委員會委員。
CHEN Zhen-duo
CHEN Zhen-duo was born on January 3, 1905 in Zibo, Shandong province and passed away of heart disease on November 8, 1999 in Beijing. He learned the traditional music when he was ten. In 1928, he was admitted to the National Shanghai Conservatory learning the piano, pipa, xiao, percussion and composition. In 1929, he was admitted to the music department of the Beijing University Arts Academy learning the erhu under LIU Tian-hua, the piano under ZHAO Li-lian and the guqin under ZHANG you-he. Since 1932, he was appointed to teach in the high-level educational units. In 1950, he was appointed as professor of Central Conservatory and in 1958, the professor of the Tianjin Conservatory. In 1961, he was transferred to the Central Nationalities Institute as professor and officer of the music research unit. In 1982, he was the consultants of the many erhu research units.
劉北茂：
劉北茂，一九○三年七月十日出生於江蘇省江陰縣澄江鎮西橫街四十號，一九八一年九月二十四日病逝於北京，享年七十八歲。其父劉寶珊為清末秀才，為一新學之宣導者。其長兄為劉半農，二兄為劉天華，少時，母親與父親相繼去世後，由兩位兄長撫養成人，劉天華亦教其二胡、琵琶、竹笛及西樂器小號、單簧管、短笛等演奏。一九三二年，任重慶國立音樂院二胡教授，一九四○年，寫下處女作二胡獨奏曲《漢江潮》，在由陝赴川途中，又創作了《乘風破浪》一曲。一九四九年起，先後在中央音樂學院、安徽藝術學院、安徽師大等院校教授二胡，教學之餘，堅持創作，其作品《漢江潮》、《前進曲》、《漂泊者之歌》、《小花鼓》等，表達了民族危難之秋的時代風雲，而《歡樂舞曲》、《太陽照耀到祖國邊疆》、《歡送》、《千里淮北賽江南》、《緬懷》、《流芳曲》等，則表現了對祖國的歌頌。一九七○年，因病退休返京，與子同住，雙腿癱瘓，仍筆耕不輟，創作大量樂曲。
LIU Bei-mao
LIU Bei-mao was born on July 10, 1903 in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness on September 24, 1981 in Beijing. His father LIU Bao-shan was a scholar in Qing Dynasty. His eldest brother was LIU Fu and elder brother was LIU Tian-hua. He was brought up by his brothers as his parents died so early. He was instructed the performance of the erhu, pipa, dizi and the western instruments by LIU Tian-hua. In 1932, he was appointed the erhu professor of the Chongqing National Conservatory. In 1940, he has completed his maiden composition Han Jiang Chao. Since 1949, he was appointed by the Central Conservatory, Anhui Arts Academy and Anhui Teachers Training College as an erhu teacher. In 1970, he returned to Beijing for retirement due to sickness and lived with his son. He still worked hard in composition of erhu pieces.
陸修棠：
陸修棠，一九一一年十二月出生於江蘇昆山城內北後街一個知識份子家庭，一九六六年八月三十一日在上海與世長辭，享年五十五歲。陸氏曾用名伯平，號憩南。一九二一年讀小學時，已好絲竹；一九二四年，受中學音樂教師王允功影響，熱衷學習諸般國樂器之演奏，並與同窗丁善德組織國樂隊。一九二七年，從張季讓學習二胡，一九三○年，從丁善德處獲得蔣風之、陳振鐸等傳抄之劉天華二胡名譜，並隨之學習，一九三三年在，上海國立音專時，又從朱荇青習琵琶，一九四二年，返回故里執教，以其琴藝及處女作《懷鄉行》名噪江南，一九五一年十一月，任教華東師大音樂系為副教授，一九五六年，調任北京藝術師範學院二胡專業教師，一九五八年春，陸氏任上海音樂學院民族音樂系教研室主任。教有學生吳之珉、林心銘、劉樹秉、胡祖庭及吳贛伯等多人。一九六一年及一九六三年，陸氏分別組織與主持了在上海舉行的全國高等藝術院校第一次二胡教材會議和第四屆「上海之春」二胡比賽，並主編了全國高等藝術院校的《二胡曲選》與二胡比賽新作品選集《二胡曲十首》的出版。
LU Xiu-tang
LU Xiu-tang was born in December 1911 in Kunshan, Jiangsu province and passed away on August 31, 1966 in Shanghai. His original names were Bo-ping and Qi-nan. In 1921, he loved the traditional music when he studied in a primary school. In 1924, he was influenced by his secondary school teacher WANG Yun-gong to learn the traditional instruments and to form an ensemble together with his classmate DING Shan-de. In 1927, he learned the erhu under ZHANG Ji-rang. In 1930, he learned the erhu pieces of LIU Tian-hua by himself through the copies from DING Shan-de. In 1933, he was admitted to the National Shanghai Music Training Institute learning the pipa from ZHU Ying. In 1942, he returned to his homeland and taught music there. His techniques in erhu and his maiden composition Homesick were both well received. In 1951, he was appointed to the music department of the Eastern China University as associate professor. In 1956, he was transferred to the Beijing Arts Academy as a professional erhu teacher. In 1958, he was appointed the chief officer to the traditional music department of the Shanghai Conservatory. Over there, he has trained up many students including WU Zhi-min, LIN Xin-ming, LIU Bing-shu, HU Zu-ting and WU Gan-bo, etc. In 1961 and 1963, he has organized the 1st Conference of National Erhu Teaching Materials for the Conservatories and the national erhu competition of the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival, respectively. He has also edited and published the books Selection of Erhu Pieces and the Ten Pieces on Erhu.
孫文明：
孫文明，一九二八年六月三日（農曆四月十六日）出生在上虞縣曹娥江畔，一九六二年十二月十二日不幸患肺病在奉賢逝世，享年三十四歲。四歲那年，患天花不幸雙目失明，十二歲時，因家境貧困，他遠離家鄉，流浪於杭嘉湖平原的餘杭、臨安、湖州等地，靠算命謀生。十六歲時，孫文明流落到民間音樂盛行的蘇南地區，在友人幫助下得到一把胡琴。從此，他發奮努力，琴不離手，兩年工夫，就學得大量江南民歌與小調，並熟諳京劇、灘簧、江南絲竹等音樂的演奏方法，在融會貫通的基礎上形成了自己獨特的演奏風格和技巧。二十三歲入贅奉賢潘家為婿，易名潘旨望，一九五六年至一九六一年間，參加了代表江蘇省出席的全國民間音樂舞蹈匯演，又應聘到上海民族樂團及上海音樂學院授課。
SUN Wen-ming
SUN Wen-ming was born on June 3, 1928 in Shangyu, Zhejiang province and passed away of lung decease on December 12, 1962 in Fengxian. When he was four, he got smallpox and lost sight. And when he was twelve, he left his hometown due to poverty and wandered at Yuhang, Linan and Huzhou making a living by fortune telling. When he was sixteen, he wandered at southern Jiansu and obtained an erhu from his friend. Then he learned it hard and under control of many folk music, folk songs, Peking Opera, and native operas to form his own performing style. When he was twenty-three, he was married to a girl in Fengxian and changed his name to PAN Zhi-wang. In 1956 to 1961, he was selected as a representative of Jiangsu province to participate in the National Folk Music, Songs and Dances Variety Performance. He was also appointed to teach the erhu in the Shanghai Conservatory and the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra, respectively.
王乙：
王乙，一九一九年十二月二十七日出生於江蘇省吳縣滸墅關鎮一小商人家庭，二○○二年病逝於上海，享年八十三歲。其父王啟明甚好絲竹，家中絲竹樂器一應俱全，王氏自小即耳濡目染，沉浸於絲竹聲中，並把玩各式樂器，習奏二胡、琵琶、笛、簫等。一九四六年九月至一九五六年七月，王氏在上海敬業中學任教達十年之久，並在民立女中兼課年餘。其間，除作有以家鄉滸墅關廟會的《說音歌》為素材之《田野小曲》外，一九五三年，又以家鄉滸墅關的「挑泥號子」為素材作成二胡曲《豐收》、據昆曲《玉簪記‧琴挑》改編成《朝元歌》。王氏所教學生甚多，包括著名的二胡演奏家閔惠芬、馬曉暉、李肇芳、周維及在上海音樂學院任教的吳之珉、王莉莉等。並以自己的座右銘不時告誡學生：「清清爽爽做人，認認真真學習，不受任何干擾」。
WANG Yi
WANG Yi was born on December 27, 1919 in Wu district, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness in 2002 in Shanghai. His father WANG Qi-ming was a traditional music lover and could play most of the instruments that gave WANG Yi a good chance to approach the traditional music. In between September 1946 to July 1956, he taught in the Professional School of Shanghai and composed his maiden erhu piece The Field Song. In 1953, he composed according to the folk music of his hometown a new erhu piece Good Harvest and based on Kunqu wrote the Chao Yuan Ge. He always teaches the fellow students to learn the music in a no disturbance circumstance. His students include MIN Hui-fen, MA Xiao-hui, LI Zhao-fang, ZHOU Wei, WU Zhi-min, WANG Li-li, etc.
閔惠芬：
閔惠芬，一九四五年十二月二十三日出生於江蘇省宜興縣一個水鄉小村，二零一四年五月十二日病逝於上海。其父親為民族樂器演奏家、教育家閔季騫，自幼即隨父習二胡，八歲時，在丹陽藝術師範學校附小首次登台，一九五六年，遷居南京，入鼓樓區「少年之家」紅領巾藝術團，於此參加課餘音樂活動，除二胡獨奏外，亦任樂隊指揮，同時還學鋼琴。一九五八年，考入上海音樂學院附中民族音樂科，師從王乙習二胡。其間，在一九六三年第四屆「上海之春」的全國首屆二胡比賽中，榮獲第一名。一九六四年，跳級升讀上海音樂學院民族音樂系本科，師從陸修棠，一九六九年畢業後，在上海樂團、中國藝術團、上海藝術團任二胡獨奏演員，嘗任中國音樂家協會副主席。一九八一年，閔氏身患重症，但仍於一九八二年的「上海之春」音樂會上，首次演奏作曲家劉文金的作品二胡協奏曲《長城隨想》，獲得成功。
MIN Hui-fen
MIN Hui-fen was born on December 23, 1945 in Yixing, Jiangsu province and passed away of illness on May 12, 2014 in Shanghai. Her father MIN Ji-qian was a renowned traditional music instrumentalist and educationalist. She learned the erhu from her father when she was young. In 1956, their family moved to Nanjing and she joined the Art Troupe of the Children’s Club at drum tower area. She was then the erhu soloist and the conductor of the ensemble. In 1958, she was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Shanghai Conservatory learning the erhu under WANG Yi. In 1963, she was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition. She and JIANG Xun-feng both won the first prize. In 1964, she was admitted to step up to the undergraduate course learning the erhu under LU Xiu-tang. After she graduated from the conservatory in 1969, she was appointed to the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra, the China Arts Group and the Shanghai Arts Group respectively as the erhu soloist. She is then the vice-president of the China Musicians’ Association. In 1981, she has got sickness of cancer, but she is still brave to premiere the erhu concerto The Great Wall Capriccio by LIU Wen-jin in 1982’s Shanghai Spring Festival.
湯良德：
湯良德，一九三八年三月三十一日出生於上海一絲竹音樂世家，二零一零年八月三十一日病逝於香港。湯氏少時即在祖孫三代之樂社「湯家班」以演奏絲竹為業，一九五三年，入中國國樂團，一九五六年，入北京中央新聞紀錄電影製片廠樂團（今稱中國電影樂團）任職演奏員。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」全國首屆二胡比賽獲第二名，一九七一年，與張韶合作出版《二胡演奏法》。一九七七年，湯氏移居香港，一度在香港中樂團任職，一九七八年七月，受聘為香港音樂事務統籌處訓練主任，主持該處中樂部門對中、小學的普及與訓練工作，並兼任該處導師中樂團及由學生組成之青年中樂團指揮，直至，一九九八年退休。一九九一年，獲香港藝術家聯盟頒發「藝術教育家」年獎，為香港中國民族管弦樂學會會長，海內外多個中樂社團顧問。
TANG Liang-de
TANG Liang-de was born on March 31, 1938 in Shanghai and passed away of illness on August 31, 2010 in Hong Kong. He was a member of an ensemble The Tang’s Family as a performer with his father and grand father. In 1953, he joined the China Traditional Orchestra. In 1956, he was appointed to the Beijing Central News and Motion Picture Studio Orchestra (now called the China Movie Orchestra) as a performer. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition and won the second prize. In 1971, He and ZHANG Shao together wrote and published the book Erhu Performance. In 1977, he migrated to Hong Kong and joined the Hong Kong Chinese Orchestra. In 1978, he was appointed to the Hong Kong Music Office as the Chinese music training director and the conductors of the orchestras attached to it until his retirement in 1998. In 1991, he was awarded by the Hong Kong Artists Alliance for the Educationalist of Arts prize.
王國潼：
王國潼，一九三九年出生於遼寧大連，原籍山東省福山。一九五五年，考入北京中央音樂學院附中，一九五八年，升入該院民族音樂系，先後師從陳振鐸、藍玉崧、丁鐺、蔣風之習二胡專業。一九六○年，提前畢業，留校任教。六十年代初，其演奏劉文金所作《三門峽暢想曲》及《豫北敍事曲》，影響頗大。七十年代後期，演奏《二泉映月》唱片，獲中國唱片總公司首屆金唱片獎。一九七二年，調中國廣播民族樂團任二胡首席，後為藝術指導。一九八三年，調回中央音樂學院任民樂系主任、教授。曾任香港演藝學院中樂系系主任。王氏與北京民族樂器廠製作師滿瑞興合作研製方圓二胡、低調粗弦二胡及扁八角高胡，分別獲文化部頒發科技成果三等獎與四等獎。
WANG Guo-tong
WANG Guo-tong was born in 1939 in Dalian, Liaoning province and his ancestral home was in Fushan, Shandong province. In 1955, he was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Central Conservatory. In 1958, he studied the university course there and learned the erhu under CHEN Zhen-duo, LAN Yu-song, DING Dong and JIANG Feng-zhi respectively. In 1960, he graduated ahead of time and appointed to teach in the conservatory. In 1960s, his performance on the erhu pieces Sanmen Gorge Capriccio and Ballad of Yubei Areas of LIU Wen-jin affected the music circle very much. He has granted the Gold Phonograph Record prize in 1970s by performing Reflection of the Moon on Lake Erquan by the China Record Company. In 1972, he was transferred to the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra as the erhu section leader and artistic director. In 1983, he was transferred back to the Central Conservatory as the professor and department head of the traditional music department. He has been the Chinese music department head of the Hong Kong Arts Performance Academy.
黃海懷：
黃海懷，一九三五年出生於江西萍鄉，一九六七年二月不幸英年早逝，病故於武漢。酷愛音樂戲劇，十七歲時曾任業餘劇團副團長，二胡演奏出色。一九五五年，考入中南音樂專科學校即今之武漢音樂學院前身，師從周華林專修二胡，一九五八年，畢業留校任教。一九五九年，黃氏創作著名二胡曲《騫馬》，創用大段撥弦手法。一九六二年三月，在廣州首屆「羊城花會」上，聽到旅大歌舞團雙管演奏家谷新善演奏《江河水》，即將之移植為二胡演奏而廣為流傳。一九六三年五月，參加第四屆「上海之春」全國首屆二胡比賽獲第三名及新作品演奏優秀獎。
HUANG Hai-huai
HUANG Hai-huai was born in 1935 in Ping district, Jiangxi province and passed away of illness in February 1967 in Wuhan, Hubei province. He loved music and drama very much in childhood. When he was seventeen, he was the associated director of an amateur drama group. In 1955, he was admitted to the music training school, which was renamed to Wuhan Conservatory later, learning the erhu under ZHOU Hua-lin. In 1958, he graduated from the conservatory and was appointed to teach in the conservatory. In 1959, he composed the famous erhu piece Horse Racing. In 1962, after attending the concert of the 1st Guangzhou Music Festival, he was affected by GU Xin-shan’s Shuangguan solo of the River Water. He then transcribed it to an erhu solo piece. In 1963, he was selected to participate in the 4th Shanghai Spring Festival’s national erhu competition and won the third prize and the outstanding new work performance prize.
宋飛：
宋飛，一九六八年出生於天津，祖籍河北省樂亭，七歲開始受其父宋國生的二胡啟蒙教育，及後在該市及埠際比賽、匯演中獲獎。一九八一年九月，考入天津音樂學院附中，繼續從其父學琴，又得到吉桂珍、居文郁、趙硯臣等多位老師的指導；一九八二年，參加全國少年兒童民族器樂獨奏比賽，獲少年專業組銀牌獎；一九八五年，參加北京二胡邀請賽獲二等獎。在校期間各科成績優異，連續被評為三好學生，獲得甲等獎學金。一九八七年，以優異的成績考入中國音樂學院器樂系本科，先後師從安如礪副教授和劉明源教授，學習二胡、板胡、高胡、中胡、京胡等民族拉弦樂器；另一方面又從琴家陳重、李祥霆和張子謙先生學習古琴，均取得了優異成績。一九八九年四月，參加第一屆「山城杯」全國部分民族器樂電視大獎賽，獲二等獎；同年六月，參加首屆「ATR」杯中國樂器國際比賽，獲青年專業組一等獎；又多次參加華北音樂節，中國藝術節等重大演出。一九九一年畢業，獲頒中國音樂學院大獎。宋飛現為中國音樂家協會會員，北京二胡研究會會員、中華傳統樂會會員、並任教於中國音樂學院，現為中國戲曲學院副院長。
SONG Fei
SONG Fei was born in1968 in Tianjin, Hebei province and her ancestral home was in Leting, Hebei province. At the age of seven, she started receiving erhu training from her father SONG Guo-sheng. She won prizes in Tianjin and other intercity competitions. In 1981, she was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Tianjin Conservatory. While continuing erhu lessons from her father, she also received instructions from JI Gui-zhen, JU Wen-xu and ZHAO Xian-chen. She won a silver medal in the 1982 National Juniors Traditional Instrument Competition and in 1985, she won a second class prize in the Invitational Erhu Competition. In that competition, she also won the best performance prize for the compulsory piece Listening to the Pines. Her school work has been exemplary and a first class scholarship was awarded to her. In 1987, she was admitted to the China Conservatory and received tutelage from AN Ru-li and LIU Ming-yuan in huqins (the family of bowed instruments). At the same time, she studied qin from CHEN Zhong, LI Xiang-ting and CHANG Zi-qian. In 1989, the 1st Mountain City (Zhongqing) Cup National Competition, she won a second class prize. In the same year, she won a first class prize in the 1st ART Cup Chinese Instrument International Festival. She has participated in many important performances, including the Huabei Music Festival and China Arts Festival. After graduating with a grand prize in the China Conservatory in 1991, she has been busy with performances. She is currently a teacher of the China Conservatory, also a member of the Chinese Musicians’ Association, Beijing Erhu Research Association, Chinese Traditional Music Society. She is now the vice principal of the National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.
安如礪：
安如礪，一九三九年九月十一日出生，二零一零年六月二日病逝於北京。安氏為山西榆次人，中國音樂家協會會員。嘗任教於中國音樂學院器樂系，曾任該院器樂系系主任，並任全國二胡考級專家委員會副主任、中國民族管弦樂學會理事、北京二胡研究會常務理事。安如礪先生是著名二胡演奏家、教育家蔣風之先生的真傳弟子，繼承了蔣派二胡的精華。並曾先後師從著名板胡演奏家劉明源先生學習板胡、高胡，著名京胡演奏家何順信先生學習京胡，在長期的實踐探索中，形成了自己獨特的演奏風格。在《漢宮秋月》的演奏中，用細膩多變的手法，把樂曲中淒切纏綿的旋律演奏得如泣如訴，音色優美手法指法講究。他與作曲家、指揮家黃曉飛教授合作，創作了二胡協奏曲《六月雪》及《錦上添花》等多首二胡獨曲。
AN Ru-li
AN Ru-li was born on September 11, 1939 in Yuci, Shanxi province and passed away of illness on June 2, 2010 in Beijing. He has been the associate professor and the head of the instrumental department of the China Conservatory. He is also a member of the Chinese Musicians’ Association, the associate director of the board of the National Erhu Examination, an executive member of the China Folk Orchestral Music Academy, an executive member of the Beijing Erhu Research Association. He learned the erhu under the famous musician JIANG Feng-zhi, the banhu and gaohu under LIU Ming-yuan and the jinghu under HE Shun-xin. He has developed his distinct style of erhu performance and has composed a number of erhu pieces, the erhu concerto June Snow is composed together with Professor HUANG Xiao-fei.
許講德：
許講德，一九三八年十月出生於北京，原籍浙江省海寧縣。一九五○年，參加中國人民志願軍文工團，同年隨軍赴朝鮮作文藝宣傳工作。一九五三年返國後，調中國人民解放軍華北軍區戰友歌舞團，從事專業二胡演奏。一九六一年，許氏參加全軍「三獨」（獨唱、獨奏、獨舞）會演，首演晨耕、唐訶所作《子弟兵與老百姓》、《歡樂的競賽》，得聽眾普遍歡迎。一九六四年，參加第三屆全軍匯演，首演王竹林作《金珠瑪米贊》、《家鄉小曲》，獲優秀表演獎。一九七四年，奉調至文化部屬下之「錄音、錄影小組」，參加有計劃之器樂人聲化演奏實驗，以二胡模擬演奏京劇名家唱腔，獲得成功。一九八一年，北京二胡研究會成立，許氏被選為常務理事。
XU Jiang-de
XU Jiang-de was born in October 1938 in Beijing, Hebei province and her ancestral home was in Haining, Zhejiang province. In 1950, she joined the Song and Dance Troupe of the Chinese Volunteers Army and went to North Korea to proclaim their cultural work. In 1953, she came back to China and was transferred to the Song and Dance Troupe of the Military Force of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army as professional erhu performer. In 1961, she was selected to participate in the Recital, Solo and Single Dance Show of the entire armed forces joint performance. She has premiered Chen-geng and TANG He’s new works The Soldier and the Common People and The Happy Competition. In 1964, she was selected to premiere WANG Zhu-lin’s Ode to the Liberation Army and A Hometown Melody in the 3rd Joint Performances of the Entire Armed Forces and awarded the outstanding performance prize. In 1974, she was appointed by the Ministry of Culture to join the Sound and Video Recording Group to research for the imitation of Beijing Operatic Songs by instrumental music. In 1981, she was the routine committee of the newly set up Beijing Erhu Research Association.
張尊連：
張尊連，一九六四年出生於山東青島，九歲開始自學二胡，一九七七年考入中央音樂學院附中，一九八六年以優異成績畢業於中國音樂學院，並留校任教，一九九八年就讀於「文化部民族聲樂、民族器樂優秀青年研究班」。求學期間，先後師從蔣青教授和劉明源教授，並得到蔣風之教授親傅。張尊連集演奏、教學與創作於一身，一九九三年獲第三屆全國民樂展播優秀演奏獎；一九九五年獲國際中國民族器樂獨奏大賽二胡組三等獎。他的學生在第八、九、十屆北京市少年民族器樂比賽中獲一、二等獎，他也為此獲「園丁獎」，他創作有二胡獨奏曲《隴風》。張尊連為中國音樂學院器樂系弦樂教研室主任、中國音協二胡學會理事、中國民族管弦樂學會會員。
ZHANG Zun-lian
ZHANG Zun-lian was born in 1964 in Qingdao, Shandong province. He started to learn the erhu at the age of nine. In 1977, he was admitted to the affiliated secondary school of the Central Conservatory. In 1986, he completed his university course and graduated from the China Conservatory and was then appointed as a teacher there. In 1998, he took the Study Course on National Instrumental Music for Outstanding Young Musicians. He learned the erhu under famous musicians JIANG Qing, LIU Ming-yuan and JIANG Feng-zhi. Apart from performance, he is also engaged in teaching and composition. In 1993, he won the outstanding performance award in the 3rd National Music Exhibition. In 1995, he won the third prize in the erhu section of the International Chinese National Music Instrumental Competition. His students also won first and second prizes in the 8th, 9th, and 10th Beijing Teenager Chinese Instrumental Competition, and for that he won the “Gardener Award”. He has composed the erhu piece In Gansu Style. Currently he is in charge of the school of strings of the instrumental music department in the China Conservatory, Executive Committee Member of the Erhu Society of Chinese Musicians’ Association, and member of the China Folk Orchestral Music Academy.
馬向華:
馬向華，現為中央音樂學院青年教師。山東濟南人，七歲起開始隨濟南市少年宮的陳建新老師學習二胡，九歲拜師於濟南前衛歌舞團蘇安國門下，一九八六年，入中央音樂學院附小，師從馮智皓，附中教師為聶靖宇。自一九九一年開始，師從劉長福。一九九八年，以優異成績獲學院免試保送攻讀碩士學位研究生，繼續隨劉長福深造。除主修二胡外，副修板胡導師為李恒，高胡導師為田再勵。此外，曾多次到廣東、上海等地方學習不同的地方音樂，得到甘尚時、余其偉、閔惠芬、林心銘等老師的多方指導，獲益良多。在濟南時期，已多次獲得兒童器樂比賽第一名，於中央音樂學院期間，二次獲傅成賢獎學金一等獎，一九八九年，在「ART」杯中國樂器國際比賽中獲少年組二胡專業組一等獎；一九九七年台北中國器樂大賽獲二胡組第一名，為二胡比賽的常勝軍。二○○三年參加「東方魅力女子樂團」，進一步在多方面的表演及音樂形式作嘗試及磨練，為其成為更全面的二胡藝術家奠下更紮實而廣闊的基礎。
MA Xiang-hua
MA Xiang-hua was born in Jinan, Shandong province. She began to learn the erhu in Jinan Children’s Palace under CHEN Jian-xin and SU An-gou of the Jinan Progress Chinese Orchestra. In 1986, she was admitted to the affiliated primary school of the Central Conservatory, learning the erhu under FENG Zhi-hao and in the secondary school her teacher was NIE Jing-yu. Since 1991 she began to further her study under LIU Chang-fu. In 1998 she continued to study as a postgraduate student under professor LIU Chang-fu. Besides taking erhu as the major,she studied banhu under professor LI Heng, and gaohu under assistant professor TIAN Zai-li. She also went to Guangdong and Shanghai, etc, to study different local music from GAN Shang-shi, YU Qi-wei, MIN Hui-fen, LIN Xin-ming. All these teachings gave her much help. She won many prizes throughout the years. During her childhood in Jinan she won the first prize at the Instrumental Competition for Children. When she was study in the Central Conservatory, she won twice the first prize of the Scholarship of FU Cheng-xian. In 1997 she won the first prize for erhu in the Taipei Chinese Musical Instruments Competition. Since 2003, she joined the Oriental Angels ensemble group. The enormous practice and performance of modern type of Chinese music further widen the performance range of her erhu art.
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江南絲竹音樂家陳永祿，一九一二年出生於上海，一九九四年九月三日病故於廣西南寧，享年八十二歲。陳氏字劼之，原籍浙江慈愛，家境貧寒，早年喪父。少時即喜絲竹，小學時開始習二胡、笛與月琴。中學時習箏、簫。後又隨金忠信、張麗生習二胡，隨汪昱庭習琵琶，隨張志翔習揚琴，隨汪孟舒習古琴。一九二七年，在上海加入潘小雅主持之「雲和音樂會」，一九三五年，參加由汪昱庭、金忠信為導師的紗布聯誼會國樂組，一九三七年「雲和音樂會」遷入「租界」，由陳氏主持該會活動，一九四七年「雲和音樂會」易名為「雲和國樂學會」，陳氏任會長。一九五四年，以二胡與孫裕德之洞簫合奏《薰風曲》，其「跪指」、「墊指滑音」與音色，別有風韻，獨具一格，錄製唱片後，更風靡全國。同年在北京中央新聞電影製片廠民族樂團任職，著名故事影片《祝福》中之二胡獨奏部分即由其演奏。在京滬期間，王范地、王行珍、宋應文、陳澤民、金培根、閔華璐、閔華玉及張徵明等均得其教益。
CHEN Yong-lu Born in Shanghai in 1912 and died in 1994. He was a specialist in Jiangnan music. Since very young, he liked music very much and learned different instruments from many famous teachers. In 1927, he joined the Yunhe Music Association in Shanghai. In 1935, he joined another music group lead by the famous pipa master Wang Yu-ting. In 1937,- he took over the leadership of the Yunhe Music Association and changed its name to Yunhe Folk Music Association. In 1954, he made a special Jiangnan music recording with the Xiao expert-Sun Yude- and gained great success because of his super techniques. In the same year, he worked in the traditional orchestra of the Beijing Central News and Movie Production Group. His erhu solos had appeared in many famous films. During his years in Beijing and Shanghai, he had brought up many outstanding students who became the most important masters in the folk music field.
梁聆聆，一九八六年考入西安音院附中，師從李長春、王方亮，一九九二年考入中國音樂學院，師從安如礪教授，一九九六年於中國音樂學院本科畢業，同年考入中國音樂學院研究部攻讀碩士學位，導師安如礪教授，一九九五年獲“富利通＂杯中國民族器樂國際大賽二胡組二等獎，一九九七年獲首屆“劉明源獎學金＂民樂比賽一等獎。
楊光熊，二胡教育家、解放軍藝術學院副教授、中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會常務理事兼副秘書長、民管會全國民族樂器演奏（業餘）考級委員會二胡專家委員會委員，著有〈二胡演奏藝術發展中的思考〉及〈二胡規範化教學淺議〉等篇著作。
馬曉暉六歲習琴，一九八七年畢業於上海音樂學院民族樂系，赴上海民族樂團工作至今。在海內外舉辦了多場獨奏音樂會，並在上海復旦大學、西南交通大學、美國西北大學、密執根大學、加拿大卡爾加里皇家音樂學院、多倫多倫敦大學在內的多所高等學府舉辦多次專題學術講座。一九九三年，她還作為特邀獨奏家，參加了中國國家交響樂團的首次赴歐巡迴演出。他的足跡遍及美國、加拿大、德國、美國、日本、新加坡、義大利等國家及港、澳、台地區，並經常與海內外大型樂團及著名音樂家合作演出，首演了眾多大、中型二胡作品，參與錄製了三十多張雷射唱片及盒式音帶（其中個人獨奏專輯十四張），也為海內外電台、電視台錄製了大量音樂節目；同時，還在“上海之春”、“上海藝術節”、“澳門國際藝術節”、“亞洲藝術節”、德國的“Schleswig
金偉，西安音樂學院教授、民樂系弓絃樂器教研室主任、碩士生導師，中國音樂家協會會員，中國音樂家協會二胡學會副會長，中國胡琴專業委員會常務理事，新疆二胡學會名譽會長。
張方鳴，一九五五年生於上海，一九七七年畢業於廣播學院藝術系，師從張韶教授，同時調入中央廣播民樂團，嘗任二胡首席、中國音樂家協會二胡學會理事。
何楚榮，六十年代初生於武漢，一九八一年考入中國音樂學院，師從我國已故弓弦樂大師劉明源教授，一九八五年以優異成績畢業並留校任教，同年參加北京二胡邀請賽獲三等獎及自選曲目《藍花花敘事曲》最佳演奏獎，一九九五年參加“富利通＂杯國際中國民族器樂獨奏大賽二胡組二等獎，學生在“天華杯全國少年二胡大賽“榮獲一等獎。
孫凰，1981年9月生於上海。五歲半起學習二胡，師從陸培堅老師。1991年以第一名的成績考人上海音樂學院附小，1994年升入上音附中，在此期間先後師從上海音樂學院的林心銘教授和王莉莉副教授。2000年9月，由上音附中推薦免文化課考試保送中央音樂學院民樂系，師從著名二胡演奏家、教育家劉長福教授。在校期間，曾師從李恒、田再勵教授副修板胡及高胡，並曾得到陳耀星、蔣巽風、閔惠芬等二胡名家的指導。後被學校保送為碩士研究生。
自1988年起，在歷次重大民樂比賽中，先後榮獲十個一等獎。主要有：1995年10月，獲“天華杯”全國少年二胡比賽一等獎；2002年8月，獲文化部“中國青少年藝術大賽第一屆民族器樂獨奏比賽”二胡青年專業組金獎；同年10月，又榮獲第二屆“龍音杯”國際民族器樂（二胡）比賽青年專業組第一名及“傳統曲目演奏”優秀獎。
曾參加的重要演出有：1989年10月和1994年10月，分別代表上海音樂學院赴北京參加“第二屆中國藝術節”和“中國傑出少年演奏家”音樂會，並擔任獨奏；1988年，在慶祝中國福利會成立五十周年的演出上，當年任上海市長的朱鎔基總理在觀看了其獨奏後，曾為其親筆簽名。自1989年起，還多次以獨奏演員身份出訪過美國、日本、奧地利和法國等國家，所到之處均受好評。在奧期間，還受到了奧地利總統的親切接見，並舉辦了獨奏音樂會，被外國友人譽為“中國的音樂天使”。2003年12月，與香港中樂團成功合作大型協奏曲，2004年4月，再次赴香港成功舉辦二胡獨奏音樂會。
在校期間，品學兼優，從進入上音附小之後，每年榮獲校內外頒發的獎學金。早在初中時，鋼琴考級已通過8級。1992年9月，上海電台播出其專輯《音苑小小二胡手》。曾接受中央電視台、北京電視台和香港電台等的採訪。
2002年12月，日本《Super City》雜誌曾發表人物專訪《二胡演奏家—孫凰》。2003年2月《小演奏家》雜誌及2004年3月《樂器》雜誌先後專訪了孫凰，並作為人物專題報導發表。2003年由香港龍音公司製作，出版發行了其個人的首張二胡專輯 《引子與迴旋》。現已在中央音樂學院擔任二胡主課教學。
鄧建棟，著名二胡演奏家，空政文工團國家一級演奏員,享受國務院特殊津貼。中國音樂家協會理事，中國劉天華阿炳民族音樂基金會理事，中國民族管弦樂學會常務理事，中國音協二胡學會常務副會長，中國音協劉天華研究會副會長，中國民族管弦樂胡琴專業委員會副會長，中國音樂學院、中國人民大學、南京藝術學院、江南大學客座教授。
孫奉中，著名二胡演奏家，一九六七年畢業於中國音樂學院，師從藍玉崧教授，現任中國電影樂團民樂團首席、國家一級演員、中國音樂家協會會員、二胡學會常務理事、中國音協全國二胡考級專家委員會委員。
王宜勤，著名二胡演奏家、國家一級演員。一九五六年考入原中國廣播文工團（即現今之中國廣播民樂團），一九六一年至一九九七年退休前一直任民樂團首席，嘗為中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會副會長、中國音協器樂演奏（業餘）考級二胡專家委員會委員。
李梅，一九八六年考入中國音樂學院，師從安如礪教授，一九八三年參加全國青少年民族器樂比賽獲銀質獎，一九八七年參加中國音樂學院江南絲竹組，並在上海參加“江南絲竹＂大賽獲一等獎，現任中國電影樂團民樂團二胡演奏員。
任華清，1981年出生於安徽靈璧，10歲開始學習二胡，曾師從賀廣源老師，1996年考入安徽省藝術學校，師從童文忠老師，1999年考入中國音樂學院本科，師從張尊連老師，2003年考入本院研究部，繼續跟隨張尊連老師學習，2004年獲“澳門首屆國際青少年音樂大賽”二胡青年專業組銀獎。
胡志平，著名二胡演奏家，武漢音樂學院副院長、教授。中國民族管弦樂學會副會長，中國音樂家協會二胡學會副會長，中國音樂家協會劉天華研究會副會長，中國民族管弦樂學會胡琴專業委員會副會長，湖北省民族管弦樂學會會長，武漢市文聯副主席，東方交響樂團團長，東方中樂團團長。
周耀錕，一九四五年出生於江西省清江。自幼隨父學習二胡，九歲參加北京少年宮樂隊，開始登台演出。一九六零年調入中央民族樂團；一九七六年開始擔任樂隊首席。周氏先後向著名二胡演奏家王宜勤、張韶、湯良德、陳朝儒、蔣風之、項祖英等學習二胡。他廣泛求藝，博採眾長，並形成自己的演奏風格，在首屆中國藝術節上榮任中華千人大樂隊的首席。他曾綜合多種高難度技巧，編成了《綜合練習》，在一九八五年全國二胡比賽時被列為指定曲目，後被改稱《音樂會練習曲》。作為文化使者，曾多次出訪北歐五國及其他國家和地區，受到各國人士的一致讚揚。
張昭，1983年生於河北保定，6歲開始學習二胡，曾師從宋世一、戎青良老師。 1995年考入中國音樂學院附中，師從何楚榮老師，2001年考入中國音樂學院，師從張尊連老師，曾荻“2002年中國青少年藝術大賽第一屆民族器樂比賽”二胡青年專業組銀獎、2003年第三屆中國音樂《金鐘獎》全國二胡比賽銅獎、2005年“中錄杯國際二胡邀請賽”青年專業組第一名。
曹德維，著名二胡演奏家、教育家、中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡協會副會長、北京音樂家協會理事，嘗任中國音樂學院國樂系副主任、二胡教授、弦樂教研室主任、研究生導師。
趙寒陽，著名二胡演奏家、教育家，中央音樂學院民樂系教授、系副主任、碩士研究生導師，院學術委員會委員，中國音樂家協會會員，中國人才研究會藝術家學部委員，中國二胡學會副會長，中國民族管弦樂學會理事。
趙寒陽，中央音樂學院教授、中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會理事、中國人才研究會藝術家學課委員、全國二胡考級專家委員會委員。一九七七年考入中央音樂學院，一九七九年該院舉辦音樂比賽兩次獲一等獎，一九八五年北京二胡邀請賽獲二等獎，近年來出版二胡學術著作數十部，發表學術論文三十餘篇，一九九一年在中央電視台主持了二胡教學節目二十六期，並榮獲優秀教學片二等獎，一九九七年赴台灣參加“台北二胡協奏大賽＂任評委，並在台灣大學作二胡音樂的學術講座。
朱江波，一九八三年考入西安音院附中師從張懷德老師，一九九零年考入中央音樂學院，師從劉長福教授，也深得蔣巽風、許講德老師指導，一九九四年畢業留校任教，一九九五年國際民族器樂“富利通＂杯大賽獲優秀表演獎。
曹元德，著名二胡演奏家，江蘇省江陰市人。一九四一年八月出生，從幼年就喜愛二胡，一九六一年考取南京軍區前線歌舞團，師從著名二胡演奏家、作曲家、教育家張銳老師。在團裡擔任二胡獨奏演員。中國音樂家協會上海分會會員，中國音樂家協會二胡學會理事，上海二胡學會常務理事，蘇州民族樂器一廠顧問。曹元德先生現已編入“世界名人錄＂、“中國專家大辭典＂、“東方之子＂。一九八七年進入上海民族樂團。
四十年的藝術生涯中，曹元德在二胡演奏上已形成自己獨特風格。尤其對二胡的音色非常講究，音色純美，感情真摯，技巧嫺熟。一九六五年到一九九九年後隨中國前線歌舞團、上海民族樂團出訪過“印尼＂、“柬埔寨＂、“前蘇聯＂、“波蘭＂、“匈牙利＂、“阿爾巴尼亞＂、“德國＂、“美國＂、“瑞士＂、“新加坡＂、“臺灣＂、“香港＂等地演出，受到好評。多年來在音樂藝術生涯中，除演奏外，還創作了十多首二胡樂曲以及兩部小歌劇音樂和舞蹈音樂。在二胡創作中如“閩江行＂、“相望＂、“牧羊女＂、“春遊太湖＂、“祖國—我們的搖籃＂、“歡樂的少年＂、“春韻＂、“吐魯番的金秋＂等作品在歷屆音樂作品比賽中獲一、二等獎和優秀創作獎。以上大部分作品已由中國音樂出版社和上海音樂文藝出版社出版。一九八四年創作舞蹈音樂“採蘑菇＂榮獲總政文化部音樂創作優秀獎。在上海民族樂團期間，曾參加第一屆、第二屆海內外江南絲竹比賽，榮獲一、二等獎。
一九九八年榮獲上海音樂家協會“德藝雙馨”獎。
在二胡教學中已為音樂院校及文藝單位輸送了三十餘名二胡音樂人才。一九九四年九月六日與其兄曹元龍先生在上海成功舉辦了二胡教學成果彙報專場音樂會，受到好評。
陳朝儒，著名二胡演奏家、教育家、國家一級演員、教授，一九四七年畢業於南京國立音專，師從劉天華真傳弟子陳振鐸教授，嘗任中國音協二胡學會第一副會長、首都聯合大學藝術系主任、民管會二胡考級專家委員會副主任委員。
田再勵，一九五八年生於內蒙包頭，六歲開始學習二胡，一九七七年考入中央音樂學院，師從藍玉崧教授，一九八二年畢業留校任教，現任中央音樂學院教授、民族室內樂團團長，一九八四年在“北京第三屆青年二胡演奏會＂比賽中獲第三名，一九八七年中央音樂學院“廣東音樂小組＂任高胡領奏參賽獲演奏一等獎，一九九二年中央音樂學院“江南絲竹＂小組赴滬參加第二屆“海內外江南絲竹創作與演奏比賽＂獲專業組演奏一等獎，現為中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會理事。
段永強，一九五九年出生於內蒙古集寧市，一九八一年考入中國音樂學院器樂系大學本科學習，一九八五年畢業留校任教，學習期間先後師從侯騰虎、王宜勤、安如礪、劉明源、張連生先生，曾多次在國內和國際大賽獲獎，在《中國音樂》、《人民音樂》發表二胡獨奏曲《北方情》、《論二胡的運弓》等篇論文，編寫《二胡初級教程》等數十篇論文，並先後舉行個人教學觀摩專場音樂會，一九九六年中央及北京電視台聯合舉辦了段永強師生音樂會。
趙戈，一九六六年生於南昌市，一九七八年考入武漢音樂學院附中，師從李堅雄、王卉波教授，一九八三年考入中央音樂學院，師從劉長福教授，一九八五年獲北京二胡邀請賽二等獎，一九八七年獲全國“廣東音樂＂比賽一等獎，一九九六年在臺北、北京分別舉辦二胡獨奏音樂會，嘗任中國廣播民樂團副團長，兼任中央音樂學院二胡專業教師，並任中國青年民族樂團首席。
王寒，1987年生於長沙，6歲開始學習二胡，曾師從盲人音樂家唐鏡前。1998年師從張韶教授，1999年考入中國音樂學院附中師從張尊連老師。曾荻2002年“第二屆龍音杯”二胡國際比賽少年專業組第一名。
王莉莉，二胡演奏家，出生于江蘇睢寧。六歲在父親的啟蒙下學習二胡，受到了良好的藝術薰陶和教育，並開始登台表演，一九七八年考入上海音樂學院附小，一九八二考入附中，一九八八年以專業最高分保送上海音樂學院民樂系本科，曾先後師從王乙、唐春貴、陳大燦、林心銘、吳之珉等諸位名家。大學學習期間因成績優異而提前畢業，現留校任教。
王莉莉具有極好的音樂感和敏捷的反應，演奏基本功紮實，技術風格掌握全面，既熱情奔放，又細膩含蓄，音色甜美，感情豐富，感染力強。一九九一年獲十四屆“上海之春”全國二胡比賽專業組第一名，同年獲學院頒發的“沈心工音樂獎學金”。一九九二年參加“上海音樂學院女子絲弦五重奏組”，赴台灣進行巡迴演出。一九九三年參加“上海民族器樂獨奏家小組”赴美國東部十個城市演出，並獲LAFAYET市長贈賜城市“金鑰匙”獎的榮譽。一九九五年隨“女子絲弦五重奏組”應台北市立國樂團的邀請，參加第八屆“作曲家研討會”演出，並先後赴香港、日本等地區和國家演出，均獲好評。
陳軍，總政歌舞團青年二胡演奏家、國家二級演員、中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會理事。陳軍一九六八年生於江蘇常熟，四歲起隨父親著名二胡演奏家陳耀星學習二胡。
畢業於解放軍藝術學院，師從陳耀星，一九八三年獲北京青年二胡比賽二等獎，一九八九年獲全國首屆民族器樂“山城杯＂電視大獎賽二胡組第一名。
劉光宇，著名二胡演奏家，國家一級演奏員，享受國務院特殊津貼專家。中國音樂家協會二胡學會副會長，中國民族管弦樂學會常務理事。現任重慶市歌劇院院長、重慶交響樂團團長。
王俊娜，1985年生於唐山，8歲開始學習二胡，曾師從陳春來、陳冬梅老師，1996年開始師從張尊連老師，1998年考入中國音樂學院附中，2004年考入中國音樂學院，曾獲2001年“第四屆天華杯”全國二胡比賽金獎第一名、2002年“第二屆龍音杯”二胡國際比賽青年專業組第三名、2003年第三屆中國音樂《金鐘獎》全國二胡比賽銀獎。
唐峰，一九六八年生於江蘇常州，一九七八年考入中央音樂學院附小，一九九○年大學本科畢業，先後師從劉振華、嚴忠宣、馮智皓、許講德、劉長福老師，嘗任中央民族樂團首席、中國音樂家協會二胡學會理事，一九九六年參加在烏玆別克斯坦舉行的“東方旋律＂國際音樂節上獲最高成就獎。
周維，中國東方演藝集團藝術總監、總經理助理，著名二胡演奏家，國家一級演員，享受國務院特殊津貼，文化部青聯副主席、高級職稱評委，中國音樂家協會二胡學會常務副會長、秘書長。“東方世紀行＂世界風情音樂會總策劃、總導演。中國音樂學院、南京藝術學院、武漢音樂學院、西安音樂學院客座教授。
張強，著名二胡演奏家、中國武警總部文工團獨奏演員、國家一級演員、中國音樂家協會會員、二胡學會常務理事、中國音協二胡考級委員會委員。六十年代初他首錄了作曲家劉文金創作的《三門峽暢想曲》和《豫北敘事曲》。
薛克，中央音樂學院青年教師，六歲隨父學習二胡，八歲師從譚孝鑫先生學琴，一九七八年考入中央音院附中師從嚴忠宣老師，一九八零年入附中，師從馮智皓老師，一九八六年入大學本科學習，師從蔣巽風、許講德老師，一九九○年考入中央民族樂團，一九九六年調入本院任教，一九九五年獲中國民族器樂“富利通＂杯大賽二胡專業二等獎。
周若瑜，1984年生於南京，7歲開始學習二胡，曾師從祁堅達老師。1996年考入中國音樂學院附中，師從段永強老師，2002年考入中國音樂學院師從張尊連老師。曾獲2001年“第四屆天華杯”全國二胡比賽金獎第三名、2003年第三屆中國音樂《金鐘獎》全國二胡比賽銅獎、2004年“澳門首屆國際青少年音樂大賽”青年二胡專業組二胡銀獎。
蔣文華，畢業於中國音樂學院，師從安如礪教授，曾獲南京全國民族器樂比賽二胡組一等獎，現任北京歌舞團二胡獨奏演員。
葉強，一九六八年生於重慶市，一九八七年考入中央音樂學院附小，師從嚴忠宣老師，一九八○年入附中師從聶靖宇老師，一九八六年入大學本科學習，師從馮志皓、劉長福、許講德、蔣巽風老師，一九九○年畢業，任中國廣播民族樂團演奏員，一九九八年調中央民族樂團，一九八七年參加上海“江南絲竹＂大賽獲一等獎，一九九五年參加“富利通＂杯國際民族器樂大賽獲優秀表演獎。
劉虹，一九七六年生於北京，十一歲開始學習二胡，啟蒙老師張東，一九九四年考入中國音樂學院師從曹德維教授，一九九七年舉辦個人胡琴獨奏音樂會，一九九八年三月舉行全文化系統專業考級評獲第三名，留校附中任教。
余蕙生，青年二胡演奏家、戰友歌舞團獨奏演員，一九八二年畢業於南京藝術學院，先後師從馬友德、劉明源、張韶教授及許講德、閔惠芬老師，一九八三年以來在北京部隊多次在全軍文藝會演中獲獎，首演二胡協奏曲《邊疆敘事》並錄製成鐳射唱片，創作演奏了《老山蘭抒懷》得到軍內立功授獎，現為中國音樂家協會會員、中國音協二胡學會理事。
嚴潔敏，出生於中國浙江省杭州市，一九七八年考入上海音樂學院附小，師從陳大璨教授學習二胡專業。一九八零年升入上海音樂學院附中繼續學習二胡，並先後師從陳大燦、王乙教授。一九八五年考入首屆日本YAMAHA電子琴師資培訓班，先後師從日野正雄和後藤將也教授。一九八六年考入北京中央音樂學院民樂系二胡專業，師從著名二胡演奏家，教育家王國潼教授。一九八七年開始隨蘇夏教授學習作曲，同年畢業於首屆日本YAMAHA電子琴師資培訓班，並獲理論與演奏五級證書。一九八八年正式考入中央音樂學院作曲系，隨徐振民教授學習作曲專業。一九九零年民樂系本科畢業並留校任教，一九九一年作曲系本科畢業，並獲中央音樂學院民族器樂和作曲雙學士學位，是中國有史以來第一位獲得演奏、作曲雙學位的二胡演奏家。早在一九八二年，嚴潔敏就在全國少年民族器樂獨奏比賽中獲二胡第一名。一九八九年獲“ART”杯中國樂器國際比賽二胡青年專業組二等獎。一九九四年獲台北民族器樂協奏曲大賽第一名。一九九零年獲中央音樂學院藝術歌曲創作獎。一九九一年在北京音樂廳成功地舉辦了交響樂作品音樂會，一九九六年在台灣國家音樂廳舉行了二胡獨奏音樂會，獲得了很大的成功。
吳之珉，二胡演奏家、教育家。1935年12月，出生於上海，祖籍蘇州吳縣。自幼受到懂演奏很多樂器的舅舅之薰陶，初中在敬業中學時，拿著從舅舅借來的二胡向在學校教授音樂課的王乙老師討教。之後，從初中到高中就成了王乙家裏學二胡的“走讀生”。吳之珉原本是在敬業中學和同濟大學主修建築的，還參加過學校的民樂隊，一年的大學生活後，1957年考上了上海音樂學院，先後師從陸修棠、衛仲樂、陳俊英、孫文明。1962年，留校任教直至退休。1963年5月，參加了“上海之春”第一屆全國二胡比賽獲第三名。由他創編的樂曲有《節日》、《音樂會練習曲》及《中國二胡練習曲精選100首》等，發表文章有《析對音色、音質、音量概念的認識與演奏》、《談二胡運弓》、《記二胡教育家陸修棠》及《憶孫文明先生》等。他是上海音樂學院教授，中國音樂家協會會員，曾任上海音樂學院民樂系副主任。
邵琳，二胡演奏家，1971年10月出生於新疆一個音樂愛好者家庭，七歲開始學習二胡，九歲被選拔參加“新疆之春”演出，是當時舞台上年齡最小的獨奏演員。1982年初夏，投考上海音樂學院附小，在盧建業老師一年的指導下，考試成績竟然名列全校第一。1985年8月應邀赴日本訪問演出，深獲讚賞；同年9月，考入上海音樂學院附中，師從林心銘老師，學習各種風格的二胡樂曲。1987年7月，隨上海廣播電台合唱團赴杳港演出得到香港前輩音樂家和聽眾的讚賞。1991年以優異的成績考入上海音樂學院本科，在吳之珉教授的悉心指導下，全面加強了音樂方面的修養，札實了基本功，打下良好的音樂感覺，並以優異成績畢業，其後任職上海民族樂團演奏家及獨奏演員。
2007年，作為香港政府引進的首批「優秀人才」移居香港，後被委任為廣東南沙市政協委員，現任香港中文大學音樂系導師。她舉辦過多場個人獨奏音樂會，多次與上海交響樂團、上海民族樂團、中央交響樂團、香港中樂團等著名音樂團體及著名指揮家合作，演出了許多大型二胡協奏曲，如：《梁祝》、《第一二胡狂想曲》、《天山風情》、《弦歌吟》等等；又曾獲中央電視台等多家媒體為其錄製專題。她曾出訪美洲、歐洲、亞洲及東南亞主要國家及地區。此外，她還是一位艾捷克的演奏家，經常在出訪中擔任獨奏。
吳素華，二胡演奏家。1940年出生，湖北省武漢市人士。上世紀60年代初，吳素華在武漢音樂學院讀書時，黃海懷還是剛從該校畢業並留校的年輕老師，是她的二胡主科老師。1963年5月，參加了“上海之春”第一屆全國二胡比賽獲獎。1964年畢業於武漢音樂學院民樂系，得到黃海懷先生經典之作《江河水》的親傳並由她首演，首錄唱片。吳老師曾任武漢音樂學院民樂系主任、副教授、碩士生導師。著有論文《二胡演奏的兩次自我超越》、《談二胡演奏的揉弦技巧》等多篇。現為旅法華裔二胡演奏家，法中藝術交流協會會長。她在全世界幾十個國家和地區的舞台和講壇上演奏和教學，具有國際影響。
沈鳳泉，二胡演奏家、教育家。1934年1月出生於上海浦東江南絲竹音樂世家，自幼受父親、叔父的影響，酷愛江南絲竹音樂。1953年，考入上海音樂學院附中。1956年，升入上海音樂學院民樂系二胡專業，師從陸修棠教授。1958年11月，提前畢業。任職於浙江民間歌舞團（現浙江歌舞劇院）民樂隊首席二胡演奏員。1973年2月，浙江藝術學校（現浙江藝術職業學校）任教直至1995年9月退休。1983年參加中國杭州江南絲竹演奏團赴香港演出、講學、繼而赴北京、天津等地巡迴演出、講學。1986年暑期，舉辦了江南絲竹、二胡學習班。1992年，舉辦了為期半年的江南絲竹、二胡輪訓班，學員全部來自北京、天津、瀋陽、西安、哈爾濱等地之音樂學院、藝術學院、藝術團體的二胡專家、研究生以及國家一級演奏員。著述有《江南絲竹樂曲選》主編、《江南絲竹音樂大成》副主編，論文有《從力學觀點剖析二胡按弦的手法》、《“慢三六”的剪接及演奏藝術手法》，整理、改編、創作曲目有江南絲竹合奏《小霓裳》、二胡重奏曲《慢三六》、《中花六板》、二胡獨奏曲《歡樂歌》、《雲慶》、《松柏長青》、女聲獨唱曲《繡手巾》。其演奏的江南絲竹音樂，既保持了傳統的演奏特點，又融匯了現代二胡的各種技藝，被譽為浦東南匯派，國家級非物質文化遺產(江南絲竹)傳承人。為中國音樂家協會會員、中國音樂家協會二胡學會顧問、浙江省音樂家協會二胡專業委員會會長、中國民族管弦樂學會胡琴專業委員會顧問、浙江省民族管弦樂學會副會長、浙江江南絲竹音樂社社長等。
陳茂堅，胡琴演奏家、教育家。1940年12月3日出生於海南島（省）臨高縣新盈鎮。曾用名陳定堅。其父陳世榮是縣知名樂師，擅長簫笛胡琴，曾在當地組辦音樂“私夥局”自娛，間亦被邀請作客串瓊劇伴奏。因而陳先生自幼就與二胡結下不解之緣。十歲時，陳先生開始自學二胡，後跟隨“私夥局”的一個盲人學習。十五歲（約初中時）琴藝大進，常為本村或外村的群眾大會做宣傳演奏。1958年8月考上廣州音專附中。就讀期間被學校定為學生尖子，經常代表學校參加各種重大演出，擔任獨奏、合奏、伴奏。1961年8月因成績優異被學校推薦升讀大專。1963年2月至1964年7月的一年半裏，先生開始見習教學。1963年5月代表廣東參加第四屆 “上海之春、全國小提琴、二胡比賽”，獲得新作品演奏優秀獎，並參加“小提琴、二胡獲獎者綜合音樂會”演出。在學時期，師從兩位前民樂系主任黃錦培及潘焜墀學習。1964年8月以優異成績畢業於音專並留校任教。後曾任廣東人民藝術學院民樂組（民樂系前身）臨時負責人兼民樂弓弦教研組長，成為了將近20年的老教研組長，直至退休才卸下此任。任教以來，陳先生教有二胡、高胡學生六十多人，除了在校任教之外，還進行大量的業餘輔導，為二胡的普及做出了自己的貢獻。1982年，被聘為廣東第一屆高胡比賽評委。1985年11月，在“北京二胡邀請賽（全國性）”，被聘為專家評委。1988年11月，參加全國二胡研討及教材會議，宣讀論文《談二胡教學中的示範問題》。任教期間著有《二胡應用基本功》《二胡應用曲》《二胡演奏廣東音樂》等教材。曾與甘尚時等人合作，灌錄大量新舊廣東音樂，留下寶貴的教學音響。現為中國民族管弦樂學會會員，中國二胡協會名譽理事。
熊正林，二胡演奏家、改革家、教育家。1939年5月出生於四川省都江堰。1955年，入四川音樂學院。1958年，畢業於四川音樂學院民族音樂系，在校期間，隨段啟誠、牛巨貴主修二胡，畢業後繼隨張銳進修，亦曾從黃耀東、夏敬熙習小提琴十餘年。1963年5月，代表福建省在“上海之春”的全國二胡比賽中獲獎。熊氏為福建藝術學校高級講師及民族器樂教研組組長，福建省民族管弦樂學會副會長。他除了演奏外，還致力於二胡的改革，並取得可喜的成績，獲得國家專利，其中令人注目的有雙千斤二胡的開發和直邊蛋形琴筒的研製。他還撰寫了大量的有關二胡研究的文字資料。
倪志培，二胡演奏家、教育家。1935年3月8日出生，江蘇省武進縣人。1958年，畢業於山東師範學院藝術系，並留校任教。1957年，在山東省第一屆音樂周上二胡獨奏，獲二等獎。1963年5月，在“上海之春”舉辦的第一屆全國二胡比賽中，獲四等獎。1989年，在《樂器》雜志上發表《存傳統之“真”其“用”將無窮–由〈薰風曲〉所想到的》一文。指出約於1911年前後，周少梅將琵琶的八度、五度墊襯音手法移植運用於二胡演奏中，並將手指移至下把位（即第三把位）加花演奏，使二胡的演奏音域進一步擴大，表現力更加豐富，“周少梅三把頭胡琴” 因而名揚一時。倪氏曾任山東師範大學音樂學院器樂教研室副主任、副教授。中國音樂家協會會員，中國音協二胡學會常務理事，中國民族管弦樂學會會員聯絡員、胡琴專業委員會顧問，中國音協琵琶研究會會員，山東省音樂家協會會員。2015年10月31日逝世。
牛苗苗，二胡演奏家，生於1968年，八歲開始隨父學琴。1981年考入西安音樂學院附中學習二胡，1987年升入本院大學部本科。1994年獲文學碩士學位。就讀期間，曾先後師從金偉、王方亮、魯日融等名師，並多次在本院舉辦的民族器樂獨奏、重奏比賽中獲獎。在攻讀碩士學位時，曾赴杭州向沈鳳泉先生學習江南二胡演奏風格和技法，並撰寫了《別具一格的江南絲竹》學術論文，同時在張彬老師的指導下學習廣東音樂高胡演奏技法，並撰寫學位論文《談陝西風格二胡曲創作、演奏特點與秦地戲曲音樂的關係》。1994年，在西安成功舉辦二胡獨奏音樂會。1995年在北京獲“富利通杯”國際中國民族器樂大賽二胡演奏三等獎。曾屢獲西安音樂學院授予的年度“優秀教師”稱號、雙年度表彰教學成果一等獎;榮獲學院授予的“研究生優秀學位音樂會指導教師”榮譽稱號;連續三屆榮獲陝西省文化廳授予的民樂大賽“優秀園丁獎”稱號；並多次榮獲國內外各項二胡專業大賽“園丁獎”“優秀指導教師獎”。 現任西安音樂學院副教授，民樂系弦樂教研室主任，「秦派二胡」研究室副主任，碩士研究生導師，中國音樂家協會二胡學會理事，中國民族管弦樂學會胡琴委員會理事，陝西省民族管弦樂學會理事、二胡專業委員會副會長。
沈正陸，二胡演奏家、教育家。1936年出生，江蘇省濱海人。自幼天資聰穎、性格活撥，對音樂方面的事物表現出濃厚的興趣。他出生在江蘇蘇北地區，有多種民間藝術形式伴隨著生活，如蘇北民間小調、蘇北勞動號子等。從小受到蘇北民間音樂的感染、薰陶和影響，還受到蘇南民間音樂和戲曲音樂的滋潤。他來到江蘇蘇南地區，集中學習音樂知識，學習二胡演奏。幼時的沈正陸是憑著自己對二胡的濃郁興趣跟隨他人學習二胡演奏，真正學習二胡演奏是從丹陽藝術師範學校開始的，他第一位正式二胡老師是閔季騫，閔先生是音樂家劉天華第四代傳人，是當時推崇音樂專業化教學路線的傑出音樂家之一，對二胡傳統曲目的把握完整，二胡演奏方法規範標準化的，有嚴格的界定與體系。1957年畢業於南京師範學院音樂系，先後師從閔季騫、甘濤、張銳等著名二胡大師。1963年獲第四屆“上海之春”全國二胡比賽三等獎。他演奏的《陽關三疊》以新穎獨到的藝術處理引起了二胡界的關注。沈正陸先生長期工作於南京師範大學音樂學院，以“雙台”理念（上得舞台表演，上得講台授課)，堅持傳統音樂的教育與傳承，具有積極意義和深遠影響。他還撰寫發表了《二胡揉弦初探》、《我是這樣進行二胡教學的》、《談談二胡教學中的幾個問題》等論文。
陸軼文，二胡演奏家，1991年12月10日出生於江蘇啟東。上海音樂學院青年二胡教師、中國音樂家協會弓弦學會理事、中國民族管弦樂協會二胡學會理事、中國音樂最高獎——金鐘獎與文華獎的雙金獎獲得者。就讀於上海音樂學院附小直至上音碩士畢業，先後師從劉捷、陳春園教授以及二胡大師閔惠芬。作為二胡藝術領域極具演奏實力和發展潛力的青年領軍人物之一，她於2014年榮獲CCTV「中國新十大二胡演奏家」稱號，2018年被評為「2016-2017中國民族音樂年度新人」，2019年入選「上海青年文藝家」計劃。
近年來，陸軼文以獨奏家身份活躍於國內外音樂舞台。她曾於2016年受邀隨習近平總書記出訪埃及，參加兩大文明對話“2016中埃文化年開幕式演出”。合作過的樂團有中國愛樂樂團、上海交響樂團、廣州交響樂團、法蘭克福廣播交響樂團、Liège皇家愛樂樂團、以色列現代樂團、台灣廣藝愛樂管弦樂團、杭州愛樂樂團、深圳交響樂團、上海愛樂樂團、青島交響樂團、貴陽交響樂團、河北交響樂團、香港中樂團、新加坡華樂團、台北市立國樂團、上海民族樂團、江蘇民族樂團、吉林民族樂團等。她的演出足跡遍佈南極洲、美洲、歐洲、非洲、亞洲等多個國家和地區，獲得各界高度讚譽，如潮好評。
