董楠:
董楠，琵琶演奏家。1973年生於青島市，自幼隨母親學習琵琶，四歲即登台為國內、外友人表演。1983年，考入上海音樂學院附屬音樂小學，師從周麗娟、張祖培老師學習琵琶，並同時學習鋼琴。以優異成績免試直升上海音樂學院附中，1989年獲ART杯中國器樂國際比賽表演獎。1992年考取中國音樂學院，成為著名琵琶大師劉德海的得意門生。1995年11月成功的舉辦了個人獨奏音樂會，並獲得琵琶界的讚譽。1996年第四屆台北市國際民族器樂協奏大賽中獲得第三名，並與台北國樂團合作琵琶協奏曲《祝福》，在台中、台東、高雄、花蓮等城市巡迴演出獲得觀眾好評。1996年11月11日受北京音樂廳的邀請同另幾位獲獎者舉辦了四合如意琵琶行音樂會獲得成功。1996年於中國音樂學院本科畢業，並在劉德海教授的大力推薦下留校任教。1997年考取中國音樂學院劉德海教授的碩士研究生。董楠在國內曾多次為中央電視台、北京電視台錄製大型音樂會節目及電視劇的配樂。曾被中國教育電視台“青春旋律”專題所採訪。
欒越:
欒越，青年琵琶演奏家(原名欒玥) ，籍貫江蘇省江陰市，出生於北京。自幼學習琵琶，曾先後師從吳崇義、劉桂蓮、李景俠、魯長青、吳俊生、劉德海等諸位名家大師，更得到已故音樂界老前輩秦鵬章先生的指點。
中國音樂學院碩士研究生畢業，師從著名琵琶藝術大師劉德海教授，目前執教於中國音樂學院。中國致公黨中央文化委員會委員、北京市文化委員會委員，北京市朝陽區青聯常委，新聯會理事。中國國際廣播電台特邀專家、《民樂逍遙游》節目策劃主持，中國社會藝術水準考級評委。
1996年欒越作為參賽年齡最小選手奪得第四屆台北國際民族器樂協奏大賽第二名，開始嶄露頭角。曾錄製出版個人獨奏CD專輯《琵琶仙子》，及琵琶教學光碟。先後出訪近二十個國家和地區，在國內外舉行專場音樂會逾百場。以溫婉、細膩的獨特演奏風格，博得“琵琶玉女”、“琵琶仙子”的美譽，知名華人陳香梅女士贊其為“中國的音樂大使”。
2001年曾在中央電視台影視頻道拍攝的文藝電影《十面埋伏》中，擔任女一號，並擔任片中音樂指導和演奏。
曾任“CCTV國際青少年夏（冬）令營才藝選拔賽”等大賽評委；多次榮膺大賽“優秀園丁獎”、“優秀輔導教師獎”。
在音樂道路上欒越不斷探索，堅定地繼承傳統，又博採眾長，開拓創新，廣泛涉獵流行、搖滾、即興、宗教等多種形式跨界音樂，多次參加“迷笛音樂節”、“摩登天空音樂節”、“和平音樂節”、“賀蘭山搖滾音樂節”、“草原音樂節”等大型音樂節，令業內人士和音樂愛好者讚歎。
欒越多才多藝，在樂曲創作、改編、編配上頗多建樹。長期擔任專場音樂會主持人，主持風格即興、自然、親切，贏得廣泛好評。從2004年始在中國國際廣播電台主持《民樂逍遙遊》節目，向歐、美、非、澳洲數十個國家宣傳中國優秀音樂文化，成為獨具特色、影響深遠的品牌欄目。2014年，該節目榮膺國家播音主持最高獎項—金話筒獎。
董曉琳:
董曉琳，琵琶演奏家。1980年2月出生於山東濟南，7歲的時候，母親說這麼修長的一雙手，不學習琵琶真是可惜了，遂從劉錫剛、田毓成二位老師啟蒙。1992年，考上中國音樂學院附中，先後師從於吳俊生、周慧、任宏和董楠老師。1998年以第一名的成績考入中國音樂學院器樂系本科，師從琵琶大師劉德海先生，2005年獲得中國音樂學院碩士學位。曾獲得 CCTV中國十大青年琵琶演奏家殊榮。第八屆中國音樂金鐘獎琵琶大賽銅獎。改編創作琵琶獨奏曲《昭君怨》《夜深沉》，著有論文《論劉德海的琵琶創作理念》。演出足跡遍佈世界，多次出訪英國、法國、美國、德國、瑞士、義大利、奧地利、荷蘭、希臘等30多個國家。曾與中央民族樂團、上海交響樂團、中央歌劇院交響樂團、布拉格廣播交響樂團、俄羅斯交響樂團等國內外樂團合作，並在甘乃迪藝術中心，卡內基音樂廳、維也納金色大廳、日內瓦聯合國中心、國家大劇院等一流劇院精彩演出。她堅持傳承中國傳統音樂精髓，演奏風格嚴謹細膩，沉穩大氣，音樂內涵表現深刻，充滿內在的張力，獲得國內外極高評價。現為中國音樂家協會琵琶學會理事，2005年考入中央民族樂團，任琵琶首席。
李廷松:
琵琶演奏家李廷松，一九零六年二月十日出生於上海，祖籍江蘇蘇州，一九七六年八月十一日病逝於北京。李氏高中畢業後，在洋行任「跑街」；一九三零年後，在其父開辦之搪瓷廠任職經理。少時喜愛絲竹之樂，十五歲開始學習琵琶，由詹啟宏啟蒙，其後從遊於施頌伯、吳夢飛等，最後經胡光介紹，師事琵琶名宿汪昱庭數載，潛心研習，得汪氏器重，盡得其藝，為汪氏琵琶承傳之代表人物。一九五三年起，李氏先後任教於中央音樂學院、天津音樂學院、中國人民解放軍總政治部文工團、瀋陽音樂學院、哈爾濱藝術學院與吉林藝專等，並為中國音樂研究所特約演奏員。一九六四年九月，李氏在《音樂論叢》第五輯上發表《傳統琵琶的音律和音階》一文，對界內之影響尤深。一九八二年十二月，他演奏的十首琵琶樂曲，由其子李光祖整理成《琵琶古曲‧李廷松演奏譜》出版。
LI Ting-song
On February 10, 1906, pipa performer LI Ting-song was born in Shanghai, his ancestral home was in Jiangsu Suzhou. After the high school graduation, he was appointed as a salesman. After 1930, he worked in his father’s factory as manager. He liked music when he was young. By 15 years old, he learned pipa from ZHAN Qi-hong, SHI Song-bo and WU Meng-fei. Finally studied under WANG Yu-ting several years. In 1953, LI began his teaching career in the Central Conservatory, the Tianjin conservatory and most of the music institutes in the northern part of China. He is also a special researcher of the Music Research Institute of Chinese Academy of Arts. In September 1964, he publishes the article Temperament and Scale of Traditional Pipa. In December 1982, Beijing’s People Music Publication published a book Ten Ancient Scores on Pipa of LI Ting-song for him. On August 11, 1976, Li died of illness in Beijing.
白鳳岩:
琵琶、三弦演奏家、曲藝弦師白鳳岩，一八九九年九月二十六日出生於北京的一個曲藝藝人家庭，一九七五年八月十七日病逝於北京。八歲從父白曉山習三弦演奏，又隨義父盛連堂學單弦伴奏，十五歲時，拜韓永先為師，並向著名弦師韓永祿習三弦、琵琶。成名後，仍多方求教問藝，不僅師事「京韻鼓王」劉寶全習三弦，又向著名弦師蘇啟元習琵琶、霍連仲習四胡。故其亦善琵琶及四胡，三弦技藝更為精湛，有「三弦聖手」之美譽。白氏不僅創造了「凡字腔」創立京韻大鼓的「少白派」、改革了梅花大鼓舊的結構，除在京韻大鼓三弦伴奏上多所建樹外，對梅花大鼓、聯珠快板、單弦、時調小曲、南板馬頭調、靠山調等曲種也都進行過唱腔的改革與創新，並且創作了著名的大三弦獨奏曲《風雨鐵馬》、《八音合》，改編了《變調柳青娘》、《萬年歡》等樂曲，創作琵琶獨奏曲《花鼓琴聲》、《劍閣聞鈴》，改編了《新八板》等樂曲，這些樂曲，在指法上及技巧上，都有革新與創造，後棄藝行醫近十年，新中國成立後重返藝壇，一九五四年參加中央廣播文工團說唱團，任藝術指導。
BAI Feng-yan
On September 26, 1899, BAI Feng-yan was born in Beijing. When he was eight years old, he learned sanxian from his father BAI Xiao-shan and learned sanxian and pipa from HAN Yong-lu. After becomes famous, he still sought for famous expert for learning yangqin and sihu. Bai not only created new style of Beijing dagu, he also reformed the old structure. He has composed many famous sanxian pieces and arranged many traditional pieces. On August 17, 1975, Bai died of illness in Beijing.
楊大鈞:
琵琶演奏家、作曲家、教育家楊大鈞，一九一三年出生於北京，一九八七年逝世。一九二○年代，從米替祥學琵琶，在學期間曾組織國樂研究社演出。一九三一年，考入北京華美術學院國畫系，師從國畫大師齊白石學花鳥畫，在寒暑假期時間又到上海，隨國立音樂院平湖派琵琶大師朱英學習。一九三五年美校畢業，進河北省立大學女子師範學校任音樂、美術教員。其間又從上海派琵琶大師汪昱庭學習。一九四○年，任重慶中央廣播電台特約指揮、琵琶獨奏演員，並兼任教育部音樂教育委員會編輯。一九四二年後，歷任國立女子師範學院音樂系副教授、湖北師範學院音樂系教授兼主任、北京師範大學音樂系教授，並於北平藝術專科學校音樂系教授琵琶。一九五六年後，歷任北京藝術師範學院音樂系教授、中國音樂學院器樂系教授、中央音樂學院民樂系教授等。在一九三○年代，對舊制琵琶作了按十二平均律排列品位的嘗試。其早年創作有琵琶曲《蜀道行》、《血染盧溝橋》；二胡曲《步月吟》、《雙鶯對語》、《勝利曲》；民樂合奏《大地回春》等，一九五六年創作琵琶曲《勝利鑼鼓》。楊氏還編撰和講授中國音樂史，是我國高等音樂學府最早開設音樂史課程的導師。
YANG Da-jun (1913-1987)
In 1913, pipa performer, composer, educationalist, YANG Da-jun was born in Beijing. In 1920, he learned pipa from MI Ti-xiang. In school period, he organized a national music research society and made performances there. In 1931, he was admitted the Beijing China Fine Arts Institute and studied under the Chinese painting master QI Bai-shi. In the winter and summer vacation time, he went to Shanghai to learn Pinghu school pipa pieces under pipa master ZHU Ying. In 1935, he graduated from the art institute, and studied pipa on Shanghai school under pipa master WANG Yu-ting. In 1940, he was the invited conductor of the Chongqing Central Broadcasting Orchestra, and the pipa performer. He held a concurrent post of music education committee in the Ministry of Education. After 1942, he took music as career in most of the Beijing schools and universities. Besides of teaching pipa, he also compiles and teaches the Chinese music history. In 1987, Yang died of illness in Beijing.
秦鵬章:
琵琶演奏家、作曲家、指揮家秦鵬章，一九一九年三月八日出生於上海，二ＯＯ二年五月四日病逝於北京。秦氏祖籍江蘇無錫，父親秦雲德在城隍廟設刻字店以維生計，其七歲時，父亡。一九二七年，在上海隨施家森學二胡，後入學校國樂隊，小學畢業後在上海民眾教育館國樂隊學習江南絲竹。中學時隨衛仲樂學習琵琶，並加入著名的「大同樂會」任簫及大忽雷演奏員。一九三五年，考入聶耳主持之上海百代唱片公司國樂隊，一九三六年起，隨汪昱庭習琵琶，又向旅滬俄籍之上海工部局樂隊單簧管演奏家學習單簧管，並加入該樂隊，及黃自創組之上海管弦樂團。一九三七年，考入國立音專，隨黃自修習理論作曲，一九四一年隨德籍作曲家習現代和聲，同時參加衛仲樂的中國管弦樂團及費穆的上海藝術劇團，一九四七年，任國立上海音專單簧管副教授及上海交響樂團單簧管首席。一九五二年，參加籌組中央歌舞團，一九五五年，以中國民間音樂團負責人身份，任編曲、指揮及琵琶獨奏，往捷克參加「布拉格之春」音樂節。一九六○年，中央民族樂團成立，秦氏為藝術委員會副主任及首任指揮。秦氏創編樂曲甚豐，其論述音樂之文字散見於各報刊。
QIN Peng-zhang
On March 8, 1919, pipa performer, the composer, conductor, QIN Peng-zhang was born in Shanghai. QIN’s ancestral home was in Jiangsu Wuxi and his father QIN Yun-de died when he was seven years old. On February 15, 1960, the National Traditional Orchestra was established, QIN was the artistic committee and the first conductor of the orchestra. In 1979, QIN made a written speech at the National Fourth Cultural Representative Conference, he proposed the rescue of traditional music inheritance. Stated that most of the provinces and cities’ song-and-dance troupe should established a traditional orchestra to strengthen the national music education. QIN has composed and arranged many musical pieces. His arrangement the Green Jade Lake in Spring Time was published since 1963 in Beijing.
呂培原:
琵琶演奏家呂培原，一九三三年八月二日出生於江蘇蘇州，祖籍吳縣。一九三八年，隨上海琵琶名家蕭韻閣及夏寶琛先生學習古曲，一九五一年，居香港以後，又隨吳宗漢先生學習古琴，他除了擅奏琵琶及古琴外，更精通多種絲竹樂器。呂先生之演奏技巧，不止融匯了清秀的江南絲竹味道，而且加進了十幾年來琵琶發展中的許多新指法，剛柔並重，技韻傳神。呂先生是中樂界的前輩，如果說今天的香港中樂界是一塊花朵盛開的園地，那麼呂先生應該是其中的拓荒者。經過二十多年培養出不少人才，堪稱桃李滿門，他謙遜認真，充滿人情味，每年的香港校際音樂節中的中樂比賽，便是他與已故洞簫演奏家黃呈權所發起。一九六一年，他匯集了香港中樂名家創立「香港中國國樂團」。今天香港有職業化的中樂團，呂先生等前輩們在啟蒙和孕育時期中的汗馬功勞當然抹煞不了。一九七三年，呂先生移居美國後，仍致力發揚中樂，先後於布朗，雷奧拿，伯克萊之美國東方藝術院及世界音樂中心等著名學府任教，又經常在紐約，波士頓，水牛城，芝加哥，侯斯頓，三藩市，伯克萊，溫哥華及多倫多等美加城市作巡迴演出，所到之處，被評為中國傳統音樂之典範。
LUI Pui-yuan
A native of Wu country of Jiangsu province, LUI Pui-yuan learned the classical repertoire from the famous pipa masters XIAO Yuan-ge and XIA Bao-sen in Shanghai. Since going to Hong Kong he started studying the guqin under Mr. WU Zhong-han. Besides pipa and guqin, Mr. LUI is also good at other silk and bamboo instruments. Not only imbued with the elegant style of the “Silk and Bamboo Ensemble of Southern Yangtze River (Jiangnan Sizhu) , Mr. LUI also incorporates into his performance the newly developed fingering technique of recent years. Combining the gentle with the strong, LUI’s virtuosity is both captivating and inspiring. As an early promoter and teacher of Chinese music, Mr. LUI has taught and trained numerous musicians during his stay in Hong Kong. The Chinese music class of the Annual School Music Festival was initiated by Mr. LUI and the late Dr. WONG Ching-kuen. Early in 1961, Mr. LUI had organized the “Chinese National Music Troupe” composed of the best players then available in Hong Kong. Now we have the fully professional Chinese Music Orchestra which is greatly indebted to the hard work of forerunners like Mr. LUI. Since immigrating to the United States in 1973, Mr. LUI has taught Chinese music at the Oriental Institutes or World Music Centres of universities such as Brown and Berkeley. He also concertizes in New York, Boston, Buffalo City, Chicago, Houston, San Francisco, Berkeley, Vancouver and Toronto with high acclaims. His performances have been regarded as models of traditional Chinese music.
劉德海:
琵琶演奏家劉德海，一九三七年八月十三日生於上海，祖籍河北，二零二零年四月十一日病逝於北京。劉氏自幼學習琵琶等多種民族樂器，對中國民族、民間音樂接觸較早，為以後的發展打下了堅實的基礎。一九五四年起，先後從林石城、孫裕德、曹安和及楊大鈞習琵琶，一九五七年，進入中央音樂學院深造，同時接受系統的西方音樂教育。學習刻苦，成績優秀，畢業後留校從事琵琶教學工作，培養眾多優秀音樂人才。一九七零年，劉德海擔任中央樂團獨奏演員，經常參加國內外音樂會演出。一九七九年開始，他與著名指揮家小澤征爾及美國波士頓交響樂團三次合作，演出了琵琶協奏曲《草原小姐妹》等樂曲，並灌制了唱片。一九八一年以來，劉德海還與柏林交響樂團、德意志廣播交響樂團、新加坡交響樂團合作演出，他的高超技藝、獨特演奏風格和極大的演出熱情，吸引和征服了國內外廣大的聽眾。近二十年來，劉德海專攻西方近代哲學理論，相容中西，確立了「相容‧優選‧鼎立」——「金三角」哲學思想，拓展藝術思路和空間，由琵琶向室內樂、交響樂的領域發展。特別是他以新思想、新視角所構架的理論更具有普遍性和使用價值。劉德海是一位集演奏、教學、作曲、理論、指揮於一身，各領域皆有所業績的音樂大師，嘗任中國音樂學院教授。
LIU De-hai
LIU De-hai was born on August 13, 1937 in Shanghai and passed away of illness on April 11, 2020 in Beijing. His ancestral home was Heibei province. He started to learn traditional instruments such as pipa at a very early age. This early contact with Chinese traditional and folk music laid a solid foundation for his future achievements. In 1957, LIU De-hai entered the Central Conservatory of Music of China for further study, where he received the education of western music. His diligence brought good marks. After graduation, he was assigned to work at Alma mater, teaching pipa. He trained many splendid music talents. In 1970, LIU became a soloist of Central Orchestra of China and often participated in the concerts home and abroad . Since the 1960s, LIU has visited around 30 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa and America and put on lots of shows. Since 1979, he has three wonderful co-operation with Seiji Ozawa, the famous conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He performed musical compositions such as The Little Sisters on the Prairie and recorded his own albums. Since 1981, LIU has also worked together with Berliner Philharmoniker, German Broadcasting Symphony Orchestra and Singapore Symphony Orchestra. His superb skill, unique playing style and great zeal attracted and genuinely convinced the audience home and abroad . LIU De-hai’s artistic ideas have gradually formed and developed through practice. He successfully combined the spiritual pursuits of humanity, the choice of artistic road and the development of traditional music through three aspects: traditional, national, and universal. He incorporated things of diverse nature and adopted other’s merits. After almost thirty years’ effort, he greatly developed the performing skill of pipa and formed a unique, new, philosophical artistic style. All these are the hallmark of a new stage of the art of pipa, in theme, content or skill. In the last twenty years, LIU De-hai has specialized in the modern philosophical theories. By combining Chinese with West, he has formed his philosophy of “golden triangle”—all-embracing, optimum seeking and tripartite confrontation. His philosophy expands artistic train of thought and space, making pipa develop toward new fields such as chamber and symphony music. Particularly, as his theory is based on new thoughts and angle, it is more universal and practical. LIU De-hai is a versatile person, a performer, teacher, composer, theorist and a conductor. He is a master musician in every field. Recently, LIU De-hai holds the position of professor in the China Conservatory of Music.
馬聖龍:
琵琶演奏家、指揮家馬聖龍，一九三四年出生於上海一工人家庭，二○○三年病逝於上海。自幼在父親影響下學習江南絲竹。一九五○年，隨瞿東森習琵琶演奏。一九五一年，在上海楊浦區的絲竹活動中認識了陸春齡、周惠、周皓等人，常與之合樂而成為「清客串」，四人之「老搭檔」，今已被譽為江南絲竹「四大名宿」。一九五二年十月，馬氏等四人同入上海民族樂團，並任琵琶首席。一九五九年，兼任上海音樂學院琵琶教師，一九六○年，任上海民族樂團學館琵琶教師，一九七八年起，任該團專職指揮多年。早於一九五八年，其處女作，著名的琵琶曲《歡樂的日子》面世，次年又與顧冠仁合作，創作民族管弦樂作品《東海漁歌》，至今仍為海內外中樂團體常演奏之曲目。
MA Sheng-long
In 1934, pipa performer, conductor, Ma Sheng-long was born in a Shanghai-worker’s family. In 1950, he learned the pipa from JU Dong-sen. In 1951, He played music together with LU Chun-ling, ZHOU Hui and ZHOU Hao. Later on they often gathered together and to be treated as “Four Famous Elders”. In October, 1952, MA and his three friends joined the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra and he became the pipa principal of the orchestra. In 1959, he was the pipa teacher of the Shanghai Conservatory. In 1960, he was the pipa teacher of the learning center of Shanghai Traditional Orchestra. In 1958, He composed his maiden work, the famous pipa piece Happy Day. On the next year, he composed together with GU Guan-ren, a famous orchestral work Fishermen’s song on Eastern Sea. Until now, this piece is still be performed by many orchestra. In 2003, MA Sheng-long died of illness in Shanghai.
王惠然;
柳琴、琵琶演奏家、作曲家、指揮家王惠然，一九三六年十二月十日生於上海，原籍浙江鎮海。十三歲開始自學琵琶、月琴等彈絃樂器及蘇州彈詞。一九五三年，他不顧家庭反對，高中未畢業即輟學，先後入上海春江、群立、文華越劇團及山東單縣越劇團任職。一九五六年四月，入北京公安軍文工團，師從李廷松習琵琶。一九五八年七月，調濟南軍區前衛歌舞團民族樂團，歷任獨奏演員、彈撥樂聲部長、首席、教員、藝術指導、指揮等職。一九九七年，任珠海女子室內中樂團藝術總監、指揮。王氏為一級作曲、中國民族管弦樂學會常務理事、中國柳琴學會會長、作曲及指揮專業委員會常務理事。一九七五年，因手疾而放棄演奏生涯，轉投作曲與指揮。王氏的學生遍及中國二十多個省市，港澳台地區，以及美國、新加坡等地，培養出王紅藝、花曉榮（均為一級演奏員）徐仕瑛（高雄）林靜慧（台北）等一批高級人才。曾多次出任全國和國際比賽評委。
WANG Hui-ran
WANG Hui-ran is a famous composer, conductor, instrumentalist and instrument reformer. He was born in Shanghai on December 10, 1936. Since his childhood, he has been very interest in traditional music. At the age of 13, he started to learn the pipa and yueqin by himself. He has taken part in various traditional musical activities including Chinese operas and ensembles, in which his solid foundation of traditional music was laid. He was admitted into the Beijing Military Orchestra as a pipa soloist in 1956. The orchestra was very enthusiastic in training him, and employed Professor LI Ting-song to teach him the pipa for half a year. In 1957, he took part in the 6th Global Youth Festival in Moscow and was well received. In 1958, he joined the Jinan Progressive Dance Company. Since the 60’s, WANG Hui-ran started composing outstanding works for the audience to match the achievements in his instrument reformation of Liuqin.
湯良興:
琵琶演奏家湯良興，一九四八年四月二十二日生於上海，七歲開始學習二胡及琵琶，十三歲考入上海民族樂團學館，先後師從馬林生、馬聖龍、孫裕德、李廷松、衛仲樂、鄒軻等習琵琶，又從張子謙習古琴，一九七○年，調上海樂團，一九七四年，被選為中央交響樂團特邀琵琶演奏家，在北京和日本十六個城市演出，獲得高度評價，其後又受邀於上海交響樂團、上海藝術團、上海芭蕾舞團、中國藝術家代表團等出訪海外演出。一九七五年，奉調文化部籌組的「錄音錄像小組」與其他多位音樂家一同研究民族器樂人聲化，以琵琶模擬京劇唱腔作實驗。一九八一年起，開始首演了《花木蘭》、《西雙版納的晚霞》等大型琵琶協奏曲，一九八六年，移居美國，又參與當地樂團為各大學與中小學作音樂教育節目數百場，影響深遠。一九九七年，自美赴台，在高雄市實驗國樂團任客席演奏家，一九九八年八月，被聘為台南藝術大學專任副教授，致力於教育和傳承工作。
TANG Liang-xing
On April 22, 1948, pipa performer TANG Liang-xing was born in Shanghai. He started tolearn erhu and pipa when he was seven years old. At thirteen years old, he admitted the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra’s learning center. He learned from MA Lin-sheng, SUN Yu-de, MA Sheng-long, LI Ting-song, WEI Chung-loh, ZOU Ke for the pipa and ZHANG Zi-qian for the guqin. In 1970, he was admitted the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1974, he was invited to the Beijing Central Philharmonic Orchestra as a guest pipa performer. He joined the orchestra to perform in the cities of Japan. The Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, the Shanghai Ballet Troupe, the Shanghai Art Group and the Chinese Artist Delegation then invited him to join them for the overseas performances. In 1975, he was appointed by the Ministry of Culture together with WANG Fan-di, XU Jiang-de, SONG Bao-cai, HON See-wah and some others to form a group in research to imitate human songs with traditional instruments. Since 1981, he has premiered many pipa concertos such as Hua Mu Lan, Xishuangbanna’s Sunset, etc. In 1986, he migrated to the United States. In 1997, he has his pipa concerts in Taiwan and uptil now he is invited as professional pipa tutor in the universities of Taiwan.
陳音:
中國廣播民族樂團青年琵琶演奏家陳音，一九六三年生於四川成都市，九歲學琴，啟蒙於其祖父——著名民族音樂家陳濟略教授。一九七八年，考入四川音樂學院附中，一九八一年，升入本科。在校期間先後師從韓淑德、潘鳳鳴二位副教授，從而在音樂理論知識和琵琶演奏技術上有了更大的提高。一九八五年，畢業後被分配到中國廣播民族樂團工作迄今，後又師從著名琵琶大師王范地教授，在樂團的工作中亦常受到俞良模等的指導。陳音早在一九八二年便獲得了四川省琵琶比賽一等獎，後又多次在全國的各種比賽中獲獎，一九八六年，他曾應日本著名電子音樂家富田勳（I Sao Tomita）的邀請作為唯一的中國音樂家參加了在紐約舉行的為慶祝自由女神落成百周年的紀念音樂會。
CHEN Yin
CHEN Yin is a young pipa soloist of the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra. Born in 1963 in Chengdu of Sichuan Province, he has been studying music since he was nine. On music, he was enlightened by his grandfather— the famous expert of national music, Professor CHEN Ji-lue. In 1978 he entered the Affiliated Secondary School of the Sichuan Music Institute, and in 1981 he was promoted to his own major. In that period, he studied under the two Vice-Professor HAN Shu-de and PAN Feng-ming, and his knowledge of musical theories and his art of performing the pipa was greatly improved. Since his graduation in 1985 till now, he has been working for the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra. Under the leadership of the famous conductor PENG Xiu-wen. He also studied under the celebrated pipa master, Professor WANG Fan-di. During those years under the instruction of WANG ,his art of performance was developed in steady progress, especially on the expression traditional flavour when interpreting traditional piece and on the use of language and tone colour of the pipa. During his work in the orchestra he was also guided frequently by musician like YU Liang-mo. Even as early as in 1982, CHEN Yin already won the first class award in the Sichuan Province Pipa Competition, and since then he has won many awards in various competition in China. In 1986, at the invitation of the celebrated Japanese electronic musician I Sao Tomita, he joined the concert for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the erection of the Statue of Liberty in New York, in which he was the only Chinese musician.
張強:
青年琵琶演奏始家張強，一九六五年出生於陝西省西安市。六歲開學習鋼琴；九歲隨其父張棣華（西安音樂學院副教授）學習琵琶；一九七八年，考入中央音樂學院附中，先後從師吳俊生、鄺宇忠、李光華等諸位名師，並經常從游於劉德海先生；一九八三年，升入中央音樂學院本科，從師陳澤民先生；一九八七年，畢業並留校工作。一九八七年，參加全國廣東音樂演奏邀請賽，獲一等獎；一九八九年，獲全國民族器樂「山城杯」電視大獎賽琵琶組三等獎；同年，獲得第一屆「ART」杯中國樂器國際比賽琵琶青年專業組二等獎；一九九二年，參加第二屆海內外江南絲竹演奏比賽，獲一等獎；一九九三年，赴台灣參加「第一屆台北市民族器樂協奏大賽」，獲第一名，同時獲協奏曲《花木蘭》最佳演奏獎及海外地區最佳演奏獎。張強現為中國民族管弦樂學會會員，中央音樂學院民樂系講師，中央音樂學院實驗樂團琵琶獨奏演員。
ZHANG Qiang
ZHANG Qiang was born in Xi’an in 1965. He started his piano learning at 6 and started to learn to play pipa from his father, an associate professor Xi’an Conservatory of Music. He was admitted to the School attached to Central Conservatory of Music in 1978, following the instruction of WU Jun-sheng, KWONG Yu-zhong and LI Guang-hua and receiving tutoring from LIU De-hai. He entered the Central Conservatory of Music in 1983 and became a teacher in the school after graduation in 1987. He won the first prize in the National Guangdong Music Contest in 1987. In 1989, he was awarded a third prize in National Folk Music Instrument Contest. In the same year, he won the second prize of Professional Group in the “ART” International Chinese Music Instrument Contest. In 1992, he participated the Second Jiangnan Si Zhu International Contest and out performed all other competitors. He went to Taiwan in 1993 and won the first prize in the First Taipei Municipal Folk Music Instrument Contest. ZHANG is now a member of Chinese Folk Wind and String Music Association, lecturer in Central Conservatory of Music and pipa soloist in Experimental Orchestra of Central Conservatory of Music.
楊靜:
琵琶獨奏家、作曲家楊靜，一九八六年畢業於上海音樂學院，師從葉緒然教授學習琵琶演奏，師從胡登跳教授學習作曲，並同時師從林友仁教授學習民族音樂學及古琴。又先後求教於林石城等琵琶教授，並師從琵琶教授王范地先生。一九九七年起，師從作曲家三木稔深造作曲。曾任職琵琶獨奏，在中國中央民族樂團工作十二年，一九九八年起，獨立為職業獨奏家，二○○二年起，擔任「亞洲室內樂團」音樂監督。在繼承古典傳統的同時，更具有鮮明的音樂個性。由她創作的琵琶獨奏作品：《龜茲舞曲》、《九連鈺》等及其首演的三木稔的獨奏作品《江上流韻》、《琵琶潭詩》和一些傳統曲目組成的琵琶獨奏音樂會，在世界各地久演不衰。一九八九年，在第十三屆世界青年聯歡節上楊靜榮獲金獎並被授予「最傑出藝術家」榮譽證書；琵琶作品《龜茲舞曲》獲一九九三年中國小型民樂作品一等獎及演奏一等獎。
YANG Jing
YANG Jing graduated from the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and had been a member of the National Traditional Orchestra of China for twelve years. She is now an individual soloist and the Music Director of the Asian Chamber Orchestra. She has dedicated herself to music composition in recent years, and her works include Dance Along the Old Silk Road, Dream of Duanhuang and Nine Jade Chains. Being an active musician in the international scene, she has performed pipa concerto with the Yomiuri Nippon Symphony Orchestra and the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra of the United States.
衛仲樂:
衛先生本姓殷，過繼衛姓後更名衛秉濤、衛祟福，其後鄭覲文又替他改名衛仲樂，原籍江蘇無錫。一九○八年三月二十三日生於上海的一個碼頭工人家裏，一九九七年四月七日逝世於上海的病榻中。一九二八年因家貧，得鄭覲文免收會費，招為「大同樂會」會員，並拜在鄭覲文、汪昱庭、柳堯章等人門下，學習古琴、琵琶、小提琴等，又從其他樂家學習簫、笛、二胡等民族樂器，由於興趣、天賦及刻苦，加上良師的指導，成為首屈一指的學員。一九三八年隨中國文化劇團赴美國演出，頗獲盛譽；一九四一年創辦中國管弦樂隊及仲樂音樂館；新中國成立後隨「中國文化代表團」出訪印度、緬甸、印尼等國；除任教於上海音樂學院外，還受託籌建該院民樂系，初任副主任，一九五八年升為系主任，一九八五年改任名譽系主任。他畢生致力音樂教育事業，學生桃李滿天下。
WEI Chung-loh
WEI Chung-loh was born in Shanghai on March 23, 1908 and passed away of illness on April 7, 1997 in Shanghai. In 1928, he joined the influential “Ta Tung National Music Research Institute”. There he learned many instruments including qin, pipa, erhu, jinghu, sanxian, xiao, bamboo flute and violin from famous players. His musicianship became so mature that he was appointed the Associate Music Director of the institute. In 1938, he was involved in many charity concerts in Hong Kong and in United States to raise money for Chinese refugees. The American critics called him “Kreisler on the pipa”. He also became “The first Chinese person to appear on American TV”. In 1939, he made 4 records before he left the States. In 1941, the member of “Ta Tung” became scattered, but this did not stop him from forming music societies, ensembles and teaching students. In 1949, the People’s Republic of China was established. Shanghai Conservatory employed him to teach Chinese music. In 1956, he became Associate Department Head of the Chinese Music Depart of Shanghai Conservatory. He became Department Head in 1958, and in 1985 he became Honorary Department Head.
孫裕德:
國樂演奏家孫裕德，一九○四年十一月二十三日出生於一個工人家庭，一九八一年十一月二十八日病逝於上海。孫氏祖籍原江蘇寶山縣月浦新興鎮（今劃歸上海市）。一九一七年，孫氏在上海城隍廟九曲橋畔，為一賣簫老人的簫聲所感動，買下簫笛各一支自學，從此與音樂結下不解之緣，後又購舊琵琶一把，得旁人指點入門。一九二○年，經同學介紹，參加南市國樂研究社，始向研究社導師金忠信習簫，向許仙習琵琶，並學江南絲竹八大曲的演奏。一九二四年，孫氏經友人李振家介紹，向名師汪昱庭學大套琵琶曲，無論寒暑，刻苦練習，令琴弦勒傷手指，琵琶面板經常留下斑斑血跡，技藝日趨成熟。一九三八年八月，與衛仲樂等參加「中國文化劇團」往美國演出，一九三九年，返國後任上海友聲旅行團國樂組導師，其後該會改組易名「上海國樂研究會」，孫氏成為首任會長。一九五一年「上海國樂聯誼會」成立，衛仲樂為主任委員，孫氏與陳日英、金祖禮為副主任委員。一九五七年，上海民族樂團成立，孫氏任第一任副團長，成為專業音樂工作者。
SUN Yu-de
On November 23, 1904, national music performer SUN Yu-de was born in a worker-family, His ancestral home was in Jiangsu. In 1917, he bought a xiao from an old man and studied independently. Latter on he bought an old pipa and learned from some others. In1920, introduced by a schoolmate , he joined an ensemble and began to learn the xiao from JIN Zhong-xin, the pipa from XU Xian also with the Jiangnan music. In 1924, he learned the pipa from the famous teacher WANG Yu-ting, and his techniques were day by day matured. In 1951, the Shanghai National Music Society was established, WEI Chung-loh was the director, SUN Yu-de and CHEN Ri-ying, JIN Zu-li were the vice director. In 1957, the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra was established, was the first assistant director, and began his professional live in music. On November 28, 1981, he died of illness in Shanghai.
林石城:
琵琶演奏家、教育家林石城，一九二二年出生，二○○五年病逝於北京，上海南匯人。十三至十五歲時，父親教會他演奏二胡、三弦、琵琶等多種民族樂器。十九歲畢業於上海中國醫學院，工作期間仍醉心於樂器演奏，尤其是琵琶，並拜浦東派琵琶大師沈浩初為師，技藝逐漸成熟。被邀任上海浦東電氣公司國樂隊、永泰公司樂隊、廣慈醫院民樂隊、上海第一醫學院學生會民樂隊為教師；上海春秋集團樂社音樂指導；上海國樂研究會及建聲國樂社顧問等。一九五六年，任教中央音樂學院，為民樂系教授。長期以來，他還和中央音樂學院、北京民族樂器廠、上海民族樂器廠的琵琶製作師傅合作，對舊有的琵琶的背料長度、音箱形態、橫檔位置、面板厚薄、複手材料及金屬弦的鑒定等，進行了多方面的改革，取得了明顯的效果。從教五十年，培養了劉德海、葉緒然、吳俊生、李光祖、潘亞伯等一大批當今琵琶界的中堅力量，成為我國現、當代琵琶界承上啟下的代表人物，獲中國音樂「金鐘獎終身榮譽勳章」。
LIN Shi-cheng
LIN Shi-cheng was born in 1922 in Shanghai Nanhui. Under his father’s direction, he learned to play erhu, samxian and pipa at 13 to 15 years old. When he was 19 years old, he graduated from the Shanghai China Medical College. He was still interested in playing musical instruments. He then learned the pipa under the direction of master SHEN Hao-chu of the Pudong School. Many ensembles in Shanghai employed him as instructor in traditional music training. In 1956, he was a professor of the Central Conservatory, which started him for pipa teaching profession. He also worked together with the musical instrument manufacturing section of the Central Conservatory, the Beijing Musical Instrument Factory, the Shanghai Musical Instrument Factory for the reformation of pipa manufacturing skills, and has obtained the tangible effects. After teaching for 50 years, his fellow students like LIU De-hai, YE Xu-ran, WU Jun-sheng, LI Guang-zu, PAN A-bo and so on are now the representatives in pipa performing and teaching in China.
俞良模:
琵琶演奏家俞良模先生，一九三七年出生於浙江慈城的一個音樂家庭，十二歲隨父學習琵琶，一九五三年，考入中國廣播民族樂團，繼而師從彭修文、王君僅、李庭松、孫裕德等學習琵琶及二胡，一九五六年，起擔任中國廣播民族樂團彈撥樂聲部長及琵琶首席。數度學習民間琵琶彈奏法，如向琵琶大師白鳳岩學習北派琵琶藝術，接受老一輩演奏的技法與傳統精華，深入傳統又不拘泥於傳統。一九五七年，參加莫斯科第六屆世界青年聯歡節獲得了金質獎章，同年應聘於中央音樂學院，廣州音樂學院，南京藝術學院，湖北藝術學院，浙江藝校，中國社會音樂學院等講課；自一九五九年以來，俞先生創作和改編了不少的彈撥樂合奏曲。俞先生現為中國音樂家協會會員，中國民族管弦樂學會會員，中國琵琶研究會理事兼演出部主任等。
YU Liang-mo
Born in a musical family in Zhejiang Province in 1937, Yu had developed an aptitude and interest for Chinese Music since childhood. He studied pipa (a plucked lute) from his father at age of twelve. In secondary school, he joined the school’s traditional music orchestra. He joined the China Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra and studied pipa and erhu from PENG Xiu-wen, WANG Jun-jin, LI Ting-song, and SUN Yue-de. In 1956, he became the pipa leader of the orchestra. Yu’s pipa virtuosity is thorough in traditional interpretation but is open to new adaptation. He often exchanges techniques with the contemporary pipa soloists and also consults more senior virtuosos, like BAI Feng-yan, etc. From 1957 onwards, he participated in the recordings of The Moon is High etc. Moonlight Over the River in Spring won the Gold Medal in the World’s Youth Festival. He has toured U.S.S.R., the Easter European countries ,Japan, and Hong Kong. In 1957, he published “How to Play Pipa” in People’s Music and the article was very well received. He was appointed in the Central Conservatory,Guangdong Conservatory, Nanjing Institute of Arts, Zhejiang Institute of Arts, and later the Chinese Society School of Music. Many well known young virtuosos have studied with Yu. Since 1959,Yu has composed and arranged many piece of the orchestra. Yu is at present a member of the Chinese Musician Society. Academy of Chinese Traditional Orchestra, Executive and Head of the Performance Section of the Chinese Pipa Research Society.
王範地:
琵琶藝術家、教育家王范地浙江鎮海人，一九三三年十二月十六日生於上海，二零一七年十二月八日病逝於北京。王氏曾師從琵琶專家馬林生、李廷松、絲竹專家陳永祿。一九五七年，在第六屆世界青年聯歡節國際民間器樂比賽中王範地榮獲金質獎章。二十世紀六十年代起，開始從事琵琶專業教學和理論研究，他是培養出中國第一位琵琶碩士研究生的導師。一九九一年，應日本國國際交流基金會的邀請赴日進行中國琵琶和日本薩摩琵琶之比較研究。他創編了《天山之春》、《送我一支玫瑰花》、等琵琶獨奏曲，對中國多種民族樂器有較深的研究。在他豐富的藝術活動中，集演奏、教學和理論研究於一身，在繼承傳統的基礎上，對琵琶藝術的演奏、創作教學研究作出了貢獻。王教授嘗任中國音樂學院教授，北京中華傳統樂會會長，中國國際文化交流中心理事。
WANG Fan-di
China’s famous pipa artist and educationist WANG Fan-di was born in Shanghai on December16,1933 and passed away of illness on December8,2017 in Beijing. His ancestral home was in Zhenhai, Zhejiang province. He had studied under pipa expert MA Lin-sheng and LI Ting-song as well as expert of string and woodwind instrument, CHEN Yong-lu. WANG Fan-di has been active in domestic and foreign stages since 1950s. He won the golden medal in the competition of international instruments in the Sixth World Youth Gathering Festival in 1957. He has engaged himself in the professional teaching and theoretical research of pipa the 1960s and has trained hundreds of pipa performers and teachers, most of whom have become the professional performers and teachers. The first graduate who got pipa master degree in China was tutored by him. He has been invited to teach or give lectures in conservatories of different regions. In 1991, he was invited by Japan International Cultural Exchange Foundation to do research work in Japan for comparing the Chinese Pipa and Japanese Pipa. The teaching and researching results work of WANG Fan-di has wide influence both at home and abroad. He has recorded albums and tapes of traditional pipa solo music, and has composed the pipa solo tunes such as Spring of Tianshan Mountain, Give Me a Rose, etc. Professor WANG Fan-di has done deep research in various kinds of Chinese traditional instruments. WANG Fan-di is the professor of China Conservatory, the president of Beijing Chinese Traditional Music Association and the member of the Chinese International Cultural Exchange Center.
王正平:
琵琶演奏家、作曲家、指揮家以及台灣國樂園地的拓荒者王正平，一九四八年九月二十七日年生於中國杭州，二零一三年二月二十一日病逝於台北市。王氏中學時在香港跟隨琵琶名家呂培原先生習藝，奠定了其藝術生涯的穩固根基。一九六八年，獲全台灣音樂比賽琵琶獨奏成人組冠軍，在台大求學期間，領導台大國樂社並指揮多年，歷任中國國樂團指揮五年、台北市立國樂團指揮兼副團長五年、台北市立國樂團團長等職。一九八九年，獲英國CNAA音樂哲學博士，為中國傳統樂界第一位博士。
WONG Ching-ping
WONG Ching Ping is a pipa soloist, composer and conductor. Born in Hangzhou on September 27, 1948 and passed away of illness on February 21, 2013 in Taipei, Taiwan. He studied pipa with LUI Pui-yuan during his secondary school days in Hong Kong. In recent years, he has devoted himself to the modernization of pipa repertoire. Besides rearranging ancient melodies, he also engages in music creation and concentrates efforts on the incorporation of the distinctive flavour of guqin into pipa and develops new fingering techniques. He is formerly the director of the Taipei Municipal Chinese Classical Orchestra and has performed widely in Japan, Korea, the United States and Europe.
吳玉霞:
琵琶演奏家吳玉霞，一九五九年十月出生於上海。得衛祖光及楊承業啟蒙，習琵琶。一九七七年，在北京舞蹈學院音樂班就讀，後入中央音樂學院民族音樂系，修讀琵琶專業，一九八六年畢業。在京期間，師從趙忠達、吳國梁、陳澤民、劉德海、李光祖及李光華等。吳氏現為北京中央民族樂團琵琶首席、彈撥樂聲部長，國家一級演奏員。一九八○年，在首屆全國琵琶比賽中獲二等獎，一九八七年，被評為文化部尖子演員，三度應邀往日本舉行獨奏音樂會。其作品有琵琶曲《聽雨》、《律動》、《風戲柳》及《故園情》等。錄製個人專輯音帶、唱片《敦煌古樂‧琵琶卷》、《情寄長白山》等多輯。
WU Yu-xia
In October 1959, pipa performer WU Yu-xia was born in Shanghai. When she was a child, she studied the pipa under WEI Zu-guang and YANG Cheng-ye, etc. Then she entered the Central Conservatory, studing under LIU De-hai, LI Guang-hua, CHEN Ze-min, LI Guang-zu, WU Guo-liang, ZHAO Zhong-da, who are famous pipa players. In 1980, she won an award in the first national pipa competition, and was recognized by the Cultural Ministry to be one of the top artists. WU Yu-xia not only often participated in many major performances within the country, she also has given various successful recitals. In 1992 she was selected to be one of the first ten Mainland China artists visiting Taiwan.
劉桂蓮:
琵琶演奏家劉桂蓮，一九六一年一月，出生於上海，一九八三年，畢業於中央音樂學院，同年起留校任教。一九八七年起，被中央文化部評為國家二級演員，曾任中央音樂學院民族管弦樂團琵琶首席及獨奏家，中國民族器樂演奏中心獨奏家，香港現代國樂精英團獨奏家，復旦大學藝術指導，中國高等教育學會美育研究會會員，中國音樂家協會會員。一九八○年，獲「上海之春」全國琵琶比賽三等獎及「全國民族器樂獨奏觀摩會演」優秀表演獎，一九八七年，獲「羊城音樂花會」廣東音樂演奏一等獎及「全國首屆海內外江南絲竹創作與演奏比賽」演奏一等獎、新作品演奏第一名。出訪過近二十個國家和地區，海內外報章雜誌均有好評，有專題、專訪和專評。一九九一年起，與徐山共同從事「中國彈撥樂（器）與西洋彈撥樂（器）之比較研究」、「中國傳統音樂的表演藝術美學」、「兒童學琴的生理與心理探微」、「琵琶譜版本考證」、「中國當代琵琶文獻學」等課題的科研工作，兼事琵琶電視教學。改編、移植、創作琵琶練習曲、樂曲多首。
LIU Gui-lian
In January 1961, LIU Gui-lian was born in Shanghai. She was employed as a teacher after her graduation from the Central Conservatory in 1983. She has been the pipa soloist of the orchestra of Central Conservatory. In 1980, she won the third prize award in the national pipa competition of the Shanghai Spring Festival. In 1987, she won the first prize award in the competition of Cantonese Music and also the first prize award in the competition of Jiangnan Sizhu. Her performances are always well-received in the overseas countries and districts. By 1991, she started to research on the performance arts and history of the pipa. Besides, she also worked hard in composition and arrangement of pipa music.
楊靖:
青年琵琶演奏家楊靖，一九六四年四月出生於湖北省武漢市。六歲在其父親劉時本的啟蒙下開始學習柳琴，十歲時從遊於湖北各琵琶名家。一九七七年考入武漢音樂學院附中，師從周謙副教授。一九八二年秋，她以優異的成績考入中國音樂學院器樂系本科，師從當代著名琵琶大師劉德海教授學習四年，更加系統地接受了嚴格的訓練，一九八六年大學本科畢業以優異成績被推薦為免試碩士研究生。一九八六年到一九八八年間，在導師劉德海教授的指導下，對琵琶演奏藝術、理論研究等方面進行認真的研讀。一九八八年獲文學音樂表演碩士學位，並留校任教。一九八零年舉行的「上海之春」全國琵琶比賽，年僅十五歲的小楊靖，初露鋒芒，榮獲二等獎。一九八二年春在全國民族器樂觀摩比賽中，榮獲總名次第二，琵琶演奏第一名的成績，並獲得了優秀表演獎。一九八九年夏在「ART」杯民樂國際比賽，獲琵琶二等獎。一九九五年五月楊靖在中國民族器樂國際獨奏比賽中再次奪魁，榮獲一等獎。一九九四年她被評為北京優秀青年教師骨幹，同年被評為副教授。她現時為中國音樂學院器樂系副教授、音樂表演專業碩士、中國音樂家協會會員。
YANG Jing
The young pipa player YANG Jing was born in the city of Wuhan in Hubei Province in April 1964. At the age of 6 she started to learn the liuqin under her father. She grew up in a good arts education environment and soon began performing on stage. At the age of 10, she travelled along various famous pipa player in Hubei. In 1977, she entered the affiliated secondary school of Wuhan Music Institute and studied under Professor ZHOU Qian. In autumn 1982, she entered the Instrumental Music Department of Chinese Conservatory of Music with excellent academic achievement and studied under the famous contemporary pipa master Professor LIU DE–hai for 4 years. She received demanding training systematically and represented the Conservatory for many times to join various performances. In 1986, she graduated with excellent academic achievements and was exempted from further assessment to become a postgraduate student. From 1986 to 1988, under the instruction of Professor LIU DE–hai, she seriously studied the areas of pipa performance art and theoretical research, and wrote an academic thesis entitled The Rational Perception and Recreation of Pipa Performance. In 1988, she held her solo graduate concert. After answering questions about her thesis, she was awarded the Master Degree in Literary Music Performance and stayed in the Conservatory as a teacher. In the national pipa competition in Shanghai in 1980, the 15-year-old YANG Jing won a second prize award and left a deep impression in the hearts of the audience. In the National Chinese Instrumental Music Competition in spring 1982, the matured Yang Jing achieved an overall rank of 2nd among many musician playing different instruments and ranked 1st in pipa performance. In summer 1989 she won a second prize award in pipa performance in an international Chinese music competition. In October 1992, her solo concert was held in Beijing together with the Central Philharmonic Orchestra. In 1993, she joined the concert performance of Classic Works of 20th Century Chinese Music. In May 1995, YANG Jing won a first prize award in an international Chinese instrumental music competition. For over 10 years,YANG Jing has been involved in various large-scale concert performances in China and visited over 20 countries for performance, and was well-received by the audience and critics.
楊敏:
楊敏，上海市黃浦區青少年藝術活動中心琵琶教師，上海市音樂家協會琵琶專業委員會理事。2012年加入上海飛雲民族樂團，現擔任樂團彈授聲部首席，其演奏音色純淨，音樂處理細膩感人，注重表現樂曲內涵。
1990年考入上海音樂學院附中，後以優異的成績直升上海音樂學院本科民樂系，師從著名琵琶教育家殷榮珠、葉緒然、張祖培、王臻、張鐵等名師。1993年參加“全國民族器樂邀請賽”獲少年專業組一等獎，在校期間多次獲得專業獎學金，協助錄製琵琶考級示範帶，並隨校“絲弦五重奏”組出訪新加坡、香港等地，多次參加“上海之春”等各級演出活動。
從事琵琶教育工作期間，榮獲第一、二屆“敦煌杯”全國琵琶比賽優秀指導獎，多次獲得中華青少年文藝英才推選活動上海賽區優秀園丁獎，上海之春國際音樂節“上海小音樂家”評選活動優秀指導獎，2011年上海市校外教師業務比賽二等獎。在歷年的上海市學生藝術單項比賽中均有學生獲金獎。
楊惟:
青年琵琶演奏家楊惟，一九六○年出生於上海。十三歲開始學習琵琶演奏，先後師從陳宏仁、畢志光、謝家國、林石城、湯良興、孫裕德、馬聖龍、秦鵬章、龔萬里等，一九八一年，隨名師劉德海進修，技藝日進，十八歲時，考入上海民族樂團任職演奏員。一九八○年，參加全國琵琶比賽，獲三等獎；一九八二年，參加全國民族器樂獨奏觀摩演出，獲優秀表演獎；一九八五年，參加上海市青年演員匯演，獲優秀獎，一九八九年，又在ART杯中國樂器國際比賽中，獲琵琶青年專業組一等獎。一九九○年代中，移居美國三藩市，致力於教學與演奏活動。
YANG Wei
In 1960, pipa performer, YANG Wei was born in Shanghai. He started to learn the pipa since his childhood. When 18 years old, he was admitted the Shanghai Traditional Orchestra to be a pipa player. In 1980, he attended the national pipa competition and won a third prize award. In 1982, he participated in the national instrumental music solo emulation performance, won the outstanding performance prize award. In 1985, he participated in the Shanghai Young Actors Performance, and won the outstanding prize award. In the mid 90’s, he migrated to San Francisco, devoted himself to the teaching and the performance activities.
王超慧:
王超慧出生於黑龍江省的哈爾濱市，自幼受到嚴格的音樂啟蒙教育，九歲開始學習琵琶。一九七九年九月考入黑龍江省藝術學校，主修琵琶、古箏等民族樂器。由於品學兼優，連續五年獲校方嘉許，並被推薦參加「哈爾濱之夏」等重要演出；一九八五年以優異的成績畢業。一九八七年九月考入中國音樂學院，因得文化課最高分的成績，獲院方嘉許為好學生。在學期間師從中國著名琵琶教育家、演奏家王範地教授，掌握了大量傳統及具地方風格的曲目。
十四歲時，她被特邀主演省內第一部兒童電視劇《琴弦為甚麼斷了》，披露了她所具有的演劇潛質。除了經常參加舞臺演出、影視配樂等工作外，同時也兼任黑龍江省人民廣播電台編輯，還擔任外全教學部的教師，教育很多不同國籍、不同年齡的學生。畢業後在中國歌劇舞劇院工作，參加了很多的晚會、音樂會及歌劇、舞劇的演出，並獲得傳媒的好評及專題介紹。
一九九三年經過激烈角逐，入選參加大阪首屆國際藝術節的演出，首演新作品《土風》。一九九四年出訪挪威，演出琵琶獨奏、古箏和簫二重奏等節目，均獲好評。
王超慧嘗為中國歌劇舞劇院的獨奏演員、北京中華傳統樂會會員、中國琵琶研究會會員、中國民族管弦樂學會會員、北京音樂台特邀編輯。
賴秀綢:
賴秀綢出生於臺灣雲林縣，九歲起接觸琵琶。1986年畢業於中國文化大學音樂系國樂組，先後受教於顧豐毓老師、王正平老師，林谷芳老師。1989年至1994年間，多次利用假期到北京進修，其間受教於林石城老師、王範地老師。1995年李光祖老師受邀在臺灣演出教學，又得到李老師的指導。
涂善祥:
當今活躍在世界樂壇的琵琶演奏藝術家涂善祥先生，從1970年起，從事專業琵琶演奏。1984年畢業於上海音樂學院民族器樂系琵琶專業。1989年東渡日本留學，獲東京藝術大學、大學院、音樂學碩士學位，師從著名音樂學家柘植元一博士。
旅日期間，在日本各地、電臺、電視臺、音樂廳舉辦各種規模的琵琶音樂會，並應邀在韓國、古巴、墨西哥、法國、俄羅斯、加拿大、美國等世界各地舉辦音樂會，是第一位在美國卡內基音樂廳舉辦琵琶獨奏音樂會的琵琶演奏家，也是第一位在韓國首爾和法國著名作曲家德彪西紀念館舉辦音樂會的琵琶演奏家。與涂善祥曾經合作的樂團包括：日本東京交響樂團、日本愛知交響樂團、俄羅斯聖彼得堡交響樂團、葡萄牙國立交響樂團、越南胡志明市交響樂團等等。迄今為止涂善祥創造了世界範圍內演出場次2500場的演出奇跡。
涂善祥先生不斷開拓琵琶演奏藝術，在現代電子音樂中加入琵琶的合作，在世界各地的公演中深受聽眾的喜愛，開創了琵琶與現代電子音樂合作的成功先例。2005年北京環球音像出版社、天天藝術有限公司，在全國出版、發行有喜多郎特別友情出演的我國有史以來第一張琵琶與電子音樂現場音樂會的實況DVD。《旅日琵琶演奏家涂善祥‧與世界音樂的對話》民族與世界的融合、傳統與現代的交織，視聽的震撼與回味在瞬間把您引入未知的超感覺音畫世界。
涂善祥先生還是一位社會慈善家。在中國洪水災害和四川大地震時涂先生在日本義演，為災區捐獻大量財物，親自捐款在中國建立希望小學。日本各大報紙均作了專題報道，朝日新聞報稱之為“民間外交官”。2002年獲日本《小島康譽國際貢獻音樂獎》、2003年獲日本《大眾文化獎》。2004年設立《涂善祥音樂基金》，援助國內學習音樂的大學生。2005年中國政府任命愛知世博會中國館音樂顧問。2007年贊助上海音樂學院建院八十周年《祥音杯》作曲比賽，應聘上音客座教授。
2010年從事琵琶演奏40周年在北京國家大劇院、上海世博中心紅廳、西安音樂廳、宜春藝術大劇院和東京、大阪、名古屋以及越南、加拿大、義大利、法國、韓國、芬蘭舉辦八國二十二城市大規模世界巡演。
嘗任上海音樂學院客座教授、宜春學院大學音樂學院名譽教授、日本大垣女子大學音樂學部客員教授。
李佳:
李佳，青年琵琶演奏家，中國音樂學院琵琶教師，中國首位琵琶演奏博士。
1980年出生於江蘇省無錫市，6歲開始在無錫市少年宮師從錢鐵軍老師學習琵琶。1990年考入上海音樂學院附小，1993年升入上海音樂學院附中，曾先後師從周麗娟、張祖培、張鐵、殷榮珠、楊惟、周韜等老師。在此期間，又利用寒暑假拜著名琵琶大師教劉德海授學藝。
1998年在上海首次成功舉辦“李佳琵琶獨奏音樂會”，受到學校及各專家教授的一致好評。
1999年以優異的成績考入中國音樂學院，隨著名琵琶大師劉德海教授繼續深造。
2003年9月，獲學院免試直升碩士研究生學習。
2006年9月，以優異成績獲得中國音樂學院琵琶演奏碩士研究生學位，並留校任教。
2009年9月，在劉德海先生門下攻讀琵琶演奏博士研究生學位。
楊婷婷:
楊婷婷，青年琵琶演奏家，7歲起學習琵琶，中國音樂學院碩士研究生畢業後留校；現為中國音樂學院國樂系琵琶教師。師從著名琵琶教育家劉石教授和著名琵琶演奏家、教育家王范地教授。曾獲“金鐘獎”全國琵琶比賽金獎、第二十四屆朝鮮“四月之春＂藝術節國際金獎、全國優秀文藝獎項琵琶演奏一等獎、“天華杯”全國青年琵琶大賽銀獎等獎項。2005年被授予江蘇省“新長征突擊手稱號”，並當選為“江蘇省首批中青年優秀演藝人才”。曾多次作為獨奏嘉賓應邀參加國內外許多的重要演出，足跡遍及亞洲、美洲、歐洲、非洲、大洋洲等多個國家及地區。
任宏:
任宏，江蘇南京人。現任中國音樂學院講師。1983年考入中國音樂學院附中；1989年考入本院本科；1993年留附中任教。在校期間師從吳俊生、楊靖、王范地教授。1999年考入該院研究生學位班學習，師從王范地教授。
1997年受聘於中國音樂家協會，任“天華杯”全國少年琵琶比賽評委。
2000在京舉辦“任宏琵琶獨奏音樂會＂，並受專家、同行好評。
葛詠:
葛詠，青年琵琶演奏家，中國音樂學院國樂系副教授，碩士研究生導師。中國民族管弦樂學會琵琶專業委員會理事，中國音樂家協會琵琶學會理事，中國音樂學院表演藝術理論在讀博士。九歲習琴，先後師從邵秀崇、楊靖、周慧教授，本科起師從著名琵琶大師劉德海先生。
葛詠的演奏精巧委婉，音色細膩豐富，技巧嫺熟流暢，極富音樂表現力，在致力於琵琶藝術傳承的同時，嘗試將傳統音樂與現代意識相結合，將琵琶運用到新的演奏形式與作品中，以獨奏音樂會、合奏、協奏、室內樂、電子音樂及即興演奏等形式與歐洲、亞洲、美洲等十幾個國家及地區的音樂家並樂團合作，首演多部中外作曲家譜寫的琵琶及室內樂作品。創作琵琶獨奏曲《晨曲》、《光之愛》，在國內外錄製及發行影唱片《神女》、《懷古》等。多次擔任國際、國內琵琶專業大賽評委並獲國際大賽優秀輔導教師獎。主持及參與多個北京市級項目並在國家核心期刊上發表〈初探劉德海琵琶音色的把握與應用〉、〈琵琶視奏能力培養探研〉等學術論文。編寫教材《琵琶左手活指訓練五十首》（附CD）、《琵琶嶺南風格樂曲訓練十首》，由人民音樂出版社出版發行。
王靜:
王靜，出生於音樂世家，曾師從琵琶演奏家俞良模、湯良州。自1976年加入中國廣播民族樂團後，拜著名琵琶教育家、演奏家王范地教授門下深造學習，獲益非淺。1987年起加入香港中樂團，為樂團彈撥組聲部長兼琵琶首席；並於1995年起師從包幼蝶學習京劇。
她的演奏音色純淨，富有韻味，能掌握不同時代不同風格的大量作品，被報界譽為“演奏相當有音樂感，技巧技藝兼備”。她的藝術活動頻繁且活躍。曾合作的樂團包括聖馬田室內樂團、香港管弦樂團、香港小交響樂團、菲律賓國家交響樂團、臺北市立國樂團、臺灣省交響樂團、日本廣島交響樂團、俄羅斯愛樂管弦樂團、廣州交響樂團。她的演奏深得觀眾喜愛和廣泛的好評。
她推廣現代音樂不遺餘力，1995年10月在香港“國際現代音樂節”成功地演奏了羅永暉兩首新作《滾沙沙》及琵琶與絃樂四重奏《潑墨仙人》。翌年4月參與現代舞蹈《字戀狂》演出，嘗試將樂韻融匯舞律之中。在與香港中樂團合作演奏的古曲《霸王卸甲》中，加插了自彈自唱的華彩樂段。
